He also operates a suicide help line from his personal cellphone. Noriko Hayashi for The New York Times A pastel painting by Sakaguchi depicts a seaside scene in Kumamoto.

A Japanese diplomat is creating abstract art using sand from Israel and the Palestinian territories as symbols of prayers for ...

Until recently, when pastel artists such as Carol Cullinan or Linda Wolitz wanted to be part of an art show or gallery exhibit featuring only their medium, they had to look outside Virginia.

A Claude Monet pastel painting stolen by Nazis from a Jewish family during World War II, which vanished for decades only to show up with a Louisiana art dealer, was returned Wednesday in New ...

We’re not really expected to enjoy a happy Wii life with plain white Wiimote straps, are we? Good thing, then, that Nintendo has announced a selection of colored straps, out next month in Japan ...

Krispy Kreme Japan’s range of treats is the envy of doughnut lovers worldwide. They bring out seasonal collections, cute characters treats, and even experiment with traditional Japanese ingredients ...

Pastel Nagomi Art is a form of self-healing art founded in Japan by Mr. Hosoya Norikatsu in 2003. The word “Nagomi” means harmony and calmness. And due to its therapeutic nature, you will be able to ...

Pastel Nagomi Art is a form of self-healing art founded in Japan by Mr. Hosoya Norikatsu in 2003. The word nagomi means harmony and calmness. And because of its therapeutic nature, you will be able to ...

Japan’s male-dominated businesses are starting to ditch long-held views about what kinds of products women want as female consumers flex their growing spending muscle.

In 1940, the Nazis seized a Claude Monet pastel and seven other works of art from Adalbert "Bela" and Hilda Parlagi, a Jewish couple forced to flee their Vienna home after Austria was annexed into ...

Norio Nakamura's entry is the latest in an iconic series of posters that has contributed some of the greatest and most impactful images in Japanese graphic design.

ChatGPT’s new image feature sparks viral renaissance of iconic Japanese animation style OpenAI launched its image generation feature, allowing users to create Studio Ghibli-style images.