When it comes to surrealism, Japan has a head start. At its essence, Surrealism is the evocation of a higher (i.e. less bound by materi...
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Sengai and the World of Zen
One of the most delightful museums to visit in Tokyo is the Idemitsu Museum of Arts. It is set several floors up in a building that ove...
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Makoto Aida: Sorry For Being a Genius
For most of his career, Makoto Aida has been the enfant terrible of the Japanese art world. But now this exciting and iconoclastic art...
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Punning the Russian Fleet into Submission
"Gonbei who is picking up rubbish" In the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05, perhaps the climatic moment was the great Battle o...
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Photo: Mimicking Gaijin
Japan is very international: it welcomes stereotypes from all round the world! This is from a popular and regular rakugo show on Ja...
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