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The nation's wealth gap is widening as the health crisis drags on, disproportionately burdening women and the expanding pool of nonpermanent workers.

Exhibition explores the creative expression seen in Meiji-era prints Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915), Night Patrol in the Snow near Niu-chuang, 1894, woodblock printed triptych 14 1/8 by 27 5/8 in., 35.8 by 70.3 cm. NEW YORK, NY .-Scholten Japanese Art is presenting, On The Vanguard: Meiji Period Woodblock Prints, a two-part exhibition, with thirty prints in each section, exploring the creative expression seen in Meiji-era prints and the acceptance of new cultural ideas in the Japanese populace...

With a bounty of treasures from the East, Asia Week New York opens Egami Etsu (b. 1994), Face, 2020. Oil on canvas, 66 1/8 x 46 1⁄2 in (168 x 118 cm). Photo: Courtesy Chambers Fine Art. NEW YORK, NY .- With its spectacular trove of Asian works of art–both ancient and contemporary– spanning the Far East and South Asia–the 12th annual Asia Week New York continues to delight collectors and connoisseurs of all persuasions. Opening on March 11th through March 20th, the 29 international galleri...

TsukuBlog Some Musings on the History of Japan`s National Foundation Day (Kenkoku Kinenbi, 建国記念日) 11 February, 2021   Before 1872  and the adoption of the Western Gregorian Calendar, the Japanese kept track of the passage of the years in one way – the NENGO system, in which a new ERA (年号) was proclaimed with the accession of each new emperor, with each successive year of rule during that reign numbered, advancing by one on each (Lunar) New Year`s Day (which usually fell in Fe...

Bain Capital Boosts Japan Staff by 25% as Competition Grows Bloomberg 2/8/2021 Takashi Nakamichi and Takako Taniguchi © Bloomberg The Sumida River flows through Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. Japans infrastructure is already one of the world’s safest and investment in mitigating natural disasters is ramping up. (Bloomberg) -- Bain Capital is expanding in Japan as competition intensifies among the world’s largest private-equity firms to win deals from businesses...

After devastating US airstrikes during the Second World War, Tokyo was almost razed to the ground. But the city quickly rebuilt itself. Now the Japanese capital is a vibrant place, well-known for its futuristic urban landscape, but also for being a “green” capital. You can find nature there where you would least expect it. _A city adapting to its green needs _ 13.9 million people live in Tokyo and it is one of the world’s most densely populated cities. Every inch is used purposefully for ...

Patlabor 2. Image © 1993 Headgear Since the release of Akira in 1988, the popular idea of anime in the western public imagination is one of shimmering future cities, all neon and tech, usually only a flicker away from an act of gratuitous destruction. It is the glitter and sheen of those urban visions that catches the eye and has helped shape our idea of far eastern cityscapes. These imaginary cities may be the backdrop to the story, but they are often the thing that animates our interest....

TsukuBlog A Local Perspective on Life in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. To Start the New Year-The Seven Gods of Good Fortune (七福神)- in Treasure Ships, under your pillow, or as part of a mini pilgrimage: SHICHIFUKUJIN MEGURI 30 December, 2020 A sheet of paper with an image of a TAKARA BUNE ( treasure ship) carrying the SHICHIFUKUJIN ( 7 Gods of Good Fortune), which should be put under your pillow to ensure an auspicious FIRST DREAM ( HATSU YUME) of the year- the kanji character on the sail re...

The seven lucky gods of Fukagawa: Ensuring a good year to come Dec. 29, 2020 06:00 am JST Dec. 29, 2020 | 06:41 am JST TOKYO Most of us are only too happy to see 2020 come to an end. And we all have high hopes for a better year in 2021. In Japan, one popular New Year’s tradition calculated to bring good luck and assure a good year to come is a “pilgrimage” to a fixed set of shrines and temples to worship each of the seven lucky gods. Perhaps a pilgrimage is a good excus...

Zipper Fastener Ship: Boat Shaped Like Giant Zip Puller Looks Like It’s Opening the Water Japanese designer Yasuhiro Suziki has created a unique boat shaped like a giant zipper puller that looks like it’s opening up the water when sailing. Unveiled as part of the Designart Tokyo 2020 event, the zipper puller boat – officially known as ‘Zipper Fastener Ship’ – is the brain child of Japanese designer Yasuhiro Suzuki, who claims it was the result of a simple observation. He was looking...