Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum not in New York City, a place we ...

No matter how much we prioritise the convenience and accessibility of city life — high-rise buildings, modern amenities, and ...

A collection of unique love hotels spotted around Japan. The post François Prost Photographs Quirky Japanese Love Hotels For ...

An installation view of “Japanese Art History à la Takashi Murakami” at Gagosian in Grosvenor Hill, London. Courtesy the artist and Gagosian “Japanese Art History à la Takashi Murakami ...

The "Birds of a Feather" singer is nominated seven times. Billie Eilish has made her much-anticipated, grand arrival to the 2025 Grammy Awards. And while fans will have to wait and see if she wins ...

The art of 'Hara Hachi Bu' In Japan, there's a centuries-old principle called Hara Hachi Bu, which means "eat until you are 80% full." This practice encourages people to stop eating before they ...

The Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, is now filled with art symbolizing longevity and prosperity to celebrate the new year. “Inviting Fortune: Auspicious ...

While rooted in tropes of the Chicano aesthetic—intrinsic to Chavarria, who was raised in California by a Mexican father from a farm worker family and an Irish American mother also from the ...

I set out on a 3 ½-week trip to Japan. The timing worked out — the favorable dollar-to-yen exchange rate, mild weather, and vibrant autumn foliage made it a great time to visit. With little ...

A one-stop shop for wagyu, sashimi, and all the Japanese snacks you could dream of is now open in Tysons. Marufuji, a spinoff of a small family-owned grocery chain that started in Connecticut, offers ...

Edo sashimono is a Japanese woodworking art in which precise joinery techniques are used to fit pieces of wood together without nails. Crafts in this style are shapely and sturdy, with exquisite ...