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- The Healing Power of Art: A Major Collection of Japanese Art Tours the Disaster Areas of Tōhoku
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In March 2013 the world-renowned Price Collection returns to Japan with “Jakuchū’s Here,” a six-month show that will bring more than 100 artistic masterpieces of the Edo period (1603–1868) to museums in the three prefectures worst affected by the triple disaster of March 2011. We spoke to Joe and Etsuko Price about their hopes for the exhibition and the joys of Edo period art.
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- Kabuki Fights for its Future After Two Tragic LossesKamimura Iwao
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Kabuki is struggling to recover after the death of two leading actors: Ichikawa Danjūrō and Nakamura Kanzaburō. This double-blow puts pressure on the younger performers to play a more prominent role, and some are questioning whether they will have what it takes. A connoisseur of the art looks at the current crisis and at how kabuki has overcome similar challenges in the past.
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- Obituary: Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIIIKamimura Iwao
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On December 5, 2012, kabuki actor Nakamura Kanzaburō passed away. Kanzaburō was larger than life, loved by many, and his activities transcended the kabuki world. Theater critic Kamimura Iwao looks back on his life.
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- Tokyo Station Lights Up the Sky Once More
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The beautiful red-brick Tokyo Station building once more became a canvas for a 3D projection show in December 2012. It was so popular, though, that overcrowding caused organizers to cut short the show’s run for safety reasons. We managed to capture a video while it was on.
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- Giving a Flowering Art a New Arrangement
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Ikebana flower arranging has a history stretching back over 500 years. One world-renowned practioner of the art today is Kariyazaki Shōgo, who brings his own unique style to this traditional art. In this interview, we discuss his recent projects and the aesthetics of flowering arranging.
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- Japanese Makeup Artist Makes It Big in Hollywood
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Tsuji Kazuhiro is one of top prosthetic makeup artists in Hollywood, where he has worked for the past 17 years. We sat down to talk to him about his career there and his most recent work on the film Looper starring Bruce Willis.
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- Manga: Not Just in Japan
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Although Japanese manga is gaining popularity abroad, Japanese readers have little awareness of comics and similar publications produced abroad. We talk to Frédéric Toutlemonde, a Frenchman who is looking to change this.
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- Tapping into Art’s Power in Post-3/11 Japan
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The Aichi Triennale, which debuted in 2010, is wide-ranging art exhibition held in Nagoya. The theme of the event to be held in 2013 is “Awakening.” We sat down with the artistic director of the exhibition, Igarashi Tarō, to find out more about this theme and discuss the potential of art in Japan following the earthquake and tsunami of 2011.
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- Manga Artist Brings Bushidō Spirit to FranceLaurent Lefebvre
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Every summer France hosts the Japan Expo to showcase Japanese pop culture. In 2012, the martial-arts manga artist Saruwatari Tetsuya attended the event. In this article, we spotlight his visit.
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- Isezaki Jun’s Beautiful “Bizen” Pottery (Photos)Ōhashi Hiroshi (Photographer)
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Isezaki Jun has been designated as a “living national treasure” for his “bizen” pottery creations. This traditional style of pottery is distinguished for its reddish-brown color and lack of glaze. Here we take a closer look at his marvelous creations.
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