Mr. Ueda was born in Osaka and studied art and English in Tokyo. His career in art began while working for an American trading company from 1957 to 1971, ...full story

... the Kansai area are holding a series of art workshops and performances to boost the profile of Tsutenkaku, a longtime landmark in Osaka, from Feb. ...full story

After serving as Director of Art Fair Tokyo, the country's leading art fair, from 2005 to 2010, Misa Shin opened her own commercial art space in November ...full story

This year's art scene was largely dominated by two new major events, the Aichi Triennale and the Setouchi International Art Festival, ...full story

“Less and More” kicked off in Japan's Suntory Museum in Osaka, before heading to Tokyo, London and then Frankfurt earlier this year. ...full story

... at the Daelim Contemporary Art Museum in Seoul. The show has been touring the world since 2008, and stopping in Osaka, Tokyo, London and Frankfurt. ...full story

A subsequent ¥2010 show was held at the Daimaru Osaka Shinsaibashi Department Store. "We had over 500 artworks dotted throughout the store," Midorikawa says ...full story

Matsui grew up in Osaka, Japan, and after moving in 1999 she studied at the National Art School. She was winner of the Fte Picasso Small Art Objects, ...full story

"Japanese Art 1950-2010" at the National Museum of Art, Osaka is a historical show by virtue of the span of time it covers. ...full story

... of the Nihon Bijutsuin (Japan Art Institute), from Yokoyama Taikan to Hirayama Ikuo" is on now at the Yamatane Museum of Art in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward. ...full story