A new study has found that most judges and award winners in the art world in Japan are males, as are professors at art universities, while most of the students are females.
Japanese writer and illustrator Kentaro Miura, author of influential Berserk series, dies at 54 wsws.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wsws.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Naoki Fukuda captured this critical moment when Naoya Inoue landed a left hook that sent Michael Dasmarinas to the canvas in the third round of their June 19 bout in Las Vegas. (Provided by Naoki Fukuda)
World champion boxer Naoya Inoue’s body blows land so quickly that his opponent might crumple to the canvas before the crowd even knows what hit him.
But the shots of another Japanese at ringside are even faster.
Naoki Fukuda, 55, is often called the best boxing photographer in the world. And his photos of a recent Inoue fight show why.
On June 19, Inoue stopped Michael Dasmarinas in the third round to defend his world bantamweight titles in Las Vegas.
Doraemon music composer Kikuchi dies at 89 The Japanese composer of the theme song for the popular anime Doraemon has died. Kikuchi Shunsuke was 89.
Kikuchi was born in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, in 1931. After studying at Nihon University s College of Art, he made his debut as a film music composer in 1961.
He later moved on to television, where he wrote theme songs and background music for everything from anime series, such as Doraemon and Dragon Ball, to a historical drama.
Kikuchi s work also earned him money from outside Japan. He topped an annual list of earners of overseas royalties nine times.