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U.K. artist Luke Jerram's signature giant moon installation looms over Tokyo's Shimokitazawa neighborhood during Moon Art Night Shimokitazawa.
CULTURE / Art
Sep 24, 2026
Moons, mazes, mountains: 91AV原创 art scene this fall will tickle your fancy
A busy season lies ahead with new festivals in Tokyo and Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, as well as ongoing exhibitions and performances.
Watercolor paintings by Itaru Maruo, a student deployed to China by the Imperial Japanese Army who died in World War II, are now displayed at the Wadatsumi no Koe memorial museum in Tokyo.
JAPAN / History / FOCUS
Sep 10, 2026
Memories of students killed in World War II live on at Tokyo museum
The Wadatsumi no Koe museum holds numerous letters, diaries and other personal effects of young men mobilized to the front lines.
A visitor films the "Girl with a Pearl Earring" painting by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer at Nakanoshima Museum of Art in Osaka on Thursday.
CULTURE / Art
Aug 20, 2026
‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ in Japan, perhaps for the last time
The work will be displayed from Friday at the Nakanoshima Museum of Art in Osaka while its home museum, the Mauritshuis in The Hague, closes until September 20 for maintenance.
Yuko Nakadaira, a certified storyteller, shares the story of a former soldier who lost his left leg during World War II, at a lecture at the Shokei-kan museum in Tokyo in July.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 20, 2026
Postwar generation takes up storyteller mantle to keep wartime memories alive
Like a relay, they hope to pass down stories from World War II to the next generation.
The "Miked" or "M" room, a secret World War II British intelligence listening facility, is pictured inside the new Trent Park Museum, after its recent opening in Enfield, north London, on July 29.
WORLD
Aug 6, 2026
U.K. mansion where ‘listeners’ spied on Nazi generals becomes museum
Trent Park, a country house north of London, had been turned into a camp for high-ranking German prisoners of war during World War II.
The Rabbit Hole is helping redefine Okayama as a contemporary-art destination.
CULTURE / Art
Aug 4, 2026
Before the art islands, a reason to stop in Okayama
The Rabbit Hole and Fukuoka Shoyu Gallery make Okayama a contemporary-art destination before visitors reach the Seto Inland Sea.
A-bomb survivor Shingo Naito speaks during an interview in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in the city of Hiroshima on July 17.
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2026
Organizers work to balance tone for Hiroshima A-bomb children’s exhibit
The new exhibit will have selective materials for children to view amid a fear they could leave only thinking they saw something horrifying rather than thinking about peace.
The Toyota Automobile Museum in the city of Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, displays a collection of about 150 old vehicles preserved in working condition.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 3, 2026
91AV原创 thriving corporate museums offer tourism appeal and learning experiences
With more than 1,000 such facilities believed to exist across the country, corporate museums are increasingly serving local communities in more diverse ways.
A sign outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington earlier this month
WORLD / Politics
Jul 25, 2026
Trump orders disclaimer signs outside museum of American history
The highly unusual move marks the 80-year-old Republican’s latest battle in his ideological war on American cultural institutions and monuments.
Kazama's woodcut print “Dyslympics 2680” satirizes and compares the 1964 and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
CULTURE / Art
Jul 5, 2026
Sachiko Kazama’s art bites back at a cruel society
Sachiko Kazama has made a name for herself as a sharp satirist. Her art from spanning a nearly four-decade long career is now on display in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture.
Main characters from the popular Japanese manga "One Piece" on display at the Grevin Museum in Paris on Thursday
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2026
‘One Piece’ manga characters join Paris wax museum
The 10 wax dolls of the Straw Hat Crew members are the first Japanese anime characters to join the Grevin Museum.
Emperor Naruhito delivers remarks at a luncheon hosted by Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten at the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague on Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2026
Emperor Naruhito attends luncheon in The Hague
The emperor said he hopes the friendly and cooperative ties between Japan and the Netherlands will become deeper and more multifaceted for next-generation youths and children.
Yukiaki Sasaki (left), president of Body Shop Takata, and former Mazda engineer Takao Kijima talk about a new sports car museum they plan to open at the former Kuruhara Elementary School site in Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jun 15, 2026
Former Mazda engineer leads sports car museum project in Hiroshima
The hope for the museum is that it becomes the centerpiece of a broader initiative aimed at turning the surrounding area into a gathering place for motorsports fans.
The distinctive architecture of MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives has made the building a standout in the area.
CULTURE / Art / Greater Shinagawa Area
Jun 2, 2026
Takanawa Gateway’s latest landmark is still working on its own story
The museum’s programming may lack focus, but its open spaces already offer Tokyoites a reason to stop in.
Visitors queue outside the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.
JAPAN
May 26, 2026
Hiroshima atomic bomb museum to be reservation-only from Aug. 8 to 16
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, which documents the world’s first atomic bombing in August 1945, will start accepting online reservations as early as this month.
Visitors stand under the Espiritu Santo, a full-scale representation of a 17th century galleon, on display at the Museo del Galeon in Manila on April 23.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 28, 2026
Philippine museum brings deadly and lucrative galleon trade to life
Museumgoers will starting May 1 be able to walk on the deck of a full-size replica of a Spanish galleon that was built and crewed by Filipinos.
An artist’s rendering of the new wing of the National Gallery in London, designed by Kengo Kuma and others.
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2026
Kuma-led team to design new wing of London’s National Gallery
The new building is scheduled to open in the early 2030s, according to British media, and is slated to showcase modern paintings made after 1900.
Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, on Tuesday observe a class and speak with students at the municipal educational facility Manabiya Yumenomori in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2026
Emperor and his family visit education facility in Fukushima Prefecture
The imperial couple and Princess Aiko watched elementary and junior high school classes at Manabiya Yumenomori, which also functions as a certified kindergarten-nursery hybrid.
A cicada fossil dating back about 300,000 years was discovered by two elementary school-aged sisters from Tokyo. Whole-body cicada fossils are extremely rare.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 5, 2026
Tokyo elementary school sisters discover rare cicada fossil
Whole-body cicada fossils are extremely rare, with most fossils consisting only of wing fragments.
A man looks at the preserved Atomic Bomb Dome from an observation point near the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park last year.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2026
Hiroshima’s A-bomb museum draws record visitors for third straight year
The tally for the year that ended Tuesday was up 14% from the previous year, the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation said.

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