As a fellow artist focusing on Japanese calligraphy, she is "jealous" of her daughter's first solo exhibition, she joked, though of course "I'm happy, as a mum". Once she thought her daughter ...

Transience has come to inform so much of Japan’s culture — even its sense of self. T commissioned the Tokyo-based fine-art photographer Moe Suzuki to travel from her home to Kyoto, the city of ...

Fan art inspired by Studio Ghibli anime is nothing new ... to continuing traditional artistic methods and Ghibli’s status as a point of pride for Japan as a whole, and the idea of AI trying to copy ...

The recent surge in AI-generated images mimicking the distinctive style of Studio Ghibli has prompted discussions among Japanese lawmakers regarding ... which allows users to create images in specific ...

Following the popularity of the AI-generated images in Studio Ghibli-style that took over the internet a few weeks ago, Japanese lawmakers are considering making them illegal. The images ...

I have been granted the extraordinary privilege of seeing Osaka from a place of supreme comfort. As I write from 33 stories above the city’s bustling streets, I’m propped up on Simmons bedding ...

The Setouchi Triennale 2025, a contemporary art festival held once every three years on 11 islands ... a total of 256 works by artists from Japan and abroad will be on display. Organized by an ...

Although Van Gogh plays a secondary role in the London exhibition, the British Museum has secured rare loans which emphasise how Japanese art inspired avant-garde European artists. It was while ...

“The Wheel of Time” concluded its third season ... TV critic Robert Lloyd looks at the documentary of acclaimed cartoonist Art Spiegelman and culture columnist Mary McNamara shares her ...

In staid and overstuffed Kyoto, every year documentarians come bearing news from beyond the old Japanese capital. This year, despite a grim global outlook, they’ve brought mostly cheerful tidings.