Art, architecture and travel in Japan

Collecting memories: Shinro Ohtake debuts his first UK solo multimedia show at Parasol Unit

By Nick Compton Last updated 19 October 22

Shingo Masuda + Katsuhisa Otsubo Architects

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 19 October 22

What lies beneath: a swirling installation in light by TeamLab is pulling us in

By Elly Parsons Last updated 18 October 22

Nobuyoshi Araki explores the beauty of Japanese bondage and flower arranging

By Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated 18 October 22

Need-to-know technology news from Salone del Mobile 2018

By Elly Parsons Last updated 18 October 22

Lexus RC F swaps the marque’s tech-first attitude for pure power

By Jonathan Bell Last updated 18 October 22

Japan Fashion Week

By Gordon Knight Last updated 18 October 22

Pablo Coppola on Bally’s 100-year archive exhibition at its new Ginza flagship

By Katrina Israel Last updated 18 October 22

Minä Perhonen’s Tokyo show explores the emotive power of material

A new solo exhibition by Japanese fashion and textile brand Minä Perhonen at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT), explores the meaning of craftsmanship and the role of design in society

By Danielle Demetriou Last updated 18 October 22

Isamu Noguchi and Robert Stadler share a fascinating kinship, despite having never met

By Julie Baumgardner Last updated 17 October 22

Transforming traditions: a new exhibition in London showcases the mind-blowing skill of four Japanese artists

By Ali Morris Last updated 17 October 22

The school of things: Simon Lee's Five Decades exhibition addresses Japanese post-modernity

By Ellen Himelfarb Last updated 17 October 22

The Palais de Tokyo's latest exhibition 'Inside' has us all wrapped up

By Amy Verner Last updated 14 October 22

This new rug release from Floor Story is causing a cosmic eclipse

Kangan Arora and Floor Story have designed ten otherworldly illusions of form and tone – the ‘Cosmic Check’ and ‘Falling Shadows’ rug collections

By Martha Elliott Last updated 14 October 22

Fondazione Bisazza sheds new light on Nobuyoshi Araki’s sensual photo works

By Sujata Burman Last updated 14 October 22

Man at work: rigour, neurochemicals and 24/7 assistants at Takashi Murakami’s studio

By Jens H Jensen Last updated 14 October 22

Masako Miki’s shapeshifting spirits draw on Japanese folklore

In San Francisco, Osaka-born artist Masako Miki explores human identity, transformation and the Japanese Shinto concept in a new series of playful candy-coloured bronze sculptures

By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated 14 October 22

Nerima House combines the best of Swedish and Japanese architecture

By Sara Sturges Last updated 14 October 22

Wes Anderson’s set design for the Isle of Dogs goes on show in London

By Harriet Thorpe Last updated 14 October 22

MoMA's 'A Japanese Constellation' profiles Japan's most recognised architects

By John Gendall Last updated 14 October 22

Ori Gersht reflects on Kyoto’s Zen gardens and their secret floating worlds

By Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated 13 October 22

Junya Ishigami’s architecture aims high and digs deep at Fondation Cartier in Paris

By Jens H Jensen Last updated 13 October 22

US architect David Montalba invites us into his family home in Los Angeles

Designed for himself and his family, Montalba's LA home blends interior and exterior landscapes with Japanese architecture influences and a crisp, contemporary aesthetic

By Carole Dixon Last updated 13 October 22

Charting the unique make-up of Japanese architecture

By Jens H Jensen Last updated 13 October 22