A renovated and expanded Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan, which houses art and artifacts donated by the imperial family, partially reopened on Nov. 3.
“Chinese Lions” (Provided by the Museum of the Imperial Collections)
Masterpieces of Japanese art handed down by the imperial family for generations are to be designated as national treasures for the first time.
They include “Chinese Lions,” which is painted on a folding screen by Kano Eitoku (1543-1590) and regarded as one of his most important works, and “The Mongol Invasion,” a picture scroll dating from the Kamakura Period (1185-1333).
The Council for Cultural Affairs submitted a report July 16 to the education minister proposing that four paintings and a work of calligraphy be given the double status of important cultural properties and national treasures.
Japan’s no-mask crusader accused of punching police officer
By Tokyo Reporter Staff on April 15, 2021
Junya Okuno refuses to wear masks (Twitter)
CHIBA (TR) – Video footage has emerged that shows a man who has a reputation for not wearing a breathing mask getting into an altercation over the weekend, reports Fuji News Network (April 12).
On April 10, Junya Okuno, 34, allegedly punched the face of a police officer responding to a disturbance at the restaurant in Tateyama City.
The disturbance was caused by the suspect not wearing a mask. In footage provided by the network, an employee says, “Sir, please wear a mask.”