COVID-19: Japan faces moment of truth PREMIUM

Jakuchu rediscovered as art circle outlier PREMIUM

Looking at the life of painter Ito Jakuchu (1716-1800), we see a person who was labeled an outlier in the Kyoto circle of artists. Artists in Kyoto...

Classical Japanese dance: A special performance celebrates dancing as life PREMIUM

Outdoor gear beats fashion as solo camping, golf boom in Japan PREMIUM

Noh & Kyogen: Parliamentary group inaugurated to promote nohgaku PREMIUM

On Dec. 2, I went to report on an event at a venue that was not very familiar to me, a member of The Yomiuri Shimbun’s cultural news department....