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CELEBRATING DIVERSITY IN CULTURE
The Japan Cultural Expo is being held this year through 2021 to showcase the appeal of Japanese culture and art to as wide an audience as possible, the event coinciding with the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. In this issue, we introduce a number of artists, creators and curators who draw on traditional Japanese skills and strengths to create new art forms and promote cultural exchange.
An interview with Junko Kawamura, President of the Japan Arts Council and Secretary-General of the Japan Cultural Expo Secretariat
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Best enjoyed from dusk to dawn, Roppongi Art Night is one of Tokyo’s most eagerly anticipated arts festivals.
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Japan’s world of manga comics, anime and video games is being adapted for the stage in the form of “2.5 dimensional musicals.”
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teamLab Borderless is an immersive, digitally created “world of art without boundaries.”
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Robotics fashion creator and Mechanical engineer Kyunkun is creating a buzz with her “robot fashion” wear.
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Artist Katsushika Hokusai was born and lived most of his life in present-day Sumida, Tokyo, where a magnificent museum now stands in his name.
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Master of traditional sweet manufacturing Junichi Mitsubori promotes a new “way” of wagashi.
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A series of exhibitions curated by Japan House under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs showcases the beauty of Japan through windows.
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