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‘Kitty cars’ coming soon as Hello Kitty set to appear on tiresOctober 19, 2017Hello Kitty fans will be purring at the prospect of these novelty car tires themed on the ubiquitous character. Nexen Tire Japan Inc. announced it is planning to release the “kawaii” product range in or
Otsuka Museum cosplay event offers chance to be work of artOctober 17, 2017NARUTO, Tokushima Prefecture--For art lovers who dreamed of being a muse for a masterpiece, the Otsuka Museum of Art is offering a chance to see how they stack up against the real thing. The museum is allowing
Artist draws great Daruma based on legend of Hokusai’s featOctober 15, 2017Following in the brushstrokes of a famed ukiyo-e woodblock artist, Akira Yamaguchi drew a massive portrait of the Buddhist monk Daruma on a cotton cloth of about 120 square meters with black “sumi” ink. The
Arita ware firms aim to conquer chess market and OlympicsOctober 6, 2017ARITA, Saga Prefecture--Traditional Arita ware porcelain has entered its fifth century by setting foot in the huge chess market. Takashi Haraguchi, president of pottery sales company Toraku, and others developed
Ministry to restore neglected Japanese-style gardens abroadOctober 5, 2017The land ministry plans to dispatch green-thumbed experts overseas to spruce up poorly maintained Japanese-style gardens and use them as bases to present the attractiveness of Japanese culture. More than
KYOTO GOES KAWAII: Silk braids for kimono sash bands make shiny shoelacesOctober 2, 2017“Kumihimo” pure silk braids used to be made for colorful “obijime” kimono sash bands at Showen Kumihimo, but the shop, founded in 1948, has since branched out to create chic accessories for contemporary
Major exhibition proves Unkei’s greatest hits still crowd-pleasersSeptember 26, 2017Dozens of works by Unkei, the acclaimed Buddhist sculptor who lived about 800 years ago, went on display in an eagerly awaited special exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum on Sept. 26. An estimated 520
Kumamon plots global takeover to avoid slipping in popularitySeptember 22, 2017KUMAMOTO--Kumamon rules. A household name in Japan, the bear seems to have his paws in everything, especially in his home prefecture of Kumamoto where he served as a flag-bearer for relief efforts after
Japan’s emoji creator sees nuance in tiny picturesSeptember 21, 2017The tiny smiley faces, hearts, knife-and-fork or clenched fist have become a global language for mobile phone messages. They are displayed in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. They star in a new Hollywood
The wonders of a dig on remote Kyushu island 60 years agoSeptember 21, 2017MUNAKATA, Fukuoka Prefecture--Tadashi Ishii was a university sophomore 60 years ago when he took part in a momentous dig on Okinoshima island in southwestern Japan that turned up an astonishing number of
Anime-inspired ‘otattoo’ designs challenge social stigma of tattoosSeptember 21, 2017While tattoos might be considered scary and intimidating in Japanese society, designs featuring characters from anime, manga and video games have gained traction at home and abroad. A pun on “otaku” geek

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