TOKYO ART PICKS (JULY & AUGUST)
Colin Liddell
July 09, 2026
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"Vampire" (2025) by Monoko Hanamisaki (private collection) In numbers of eyeballs on artworks Tokyo is the undisputed art capital...
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Thursday, July 9, 2026
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
SEX DOLLS BUSTED SMUGGLING A BILLION IN GOLD INTO JAPAN
Colin Liddell
June 23, 2026
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Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 46-year-old Chinese company executive and five accomplices for trying to sneak over ¥1 billion wor...
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
BOOK REVIEW: JAPANESE THINGS
Colin Liddell
June 16, 2026
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Before the internet era, the picture of Japan that was fed to the world came through books written by an elite class of highly educated peop...
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
JAPAN HAS AN ORGAN DONATION PROBLEM: AN INTERVIEW WITH CAMPAIGNER YOSHIKO KOBATA
Colin Liddell
May 26, 2026
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Kobota at Deathfes An ageing society like Japan faces many challenges, ranging from health care to dealing with senility and loneliness. But...
Saturday, May 16, 2026
EXHIBITION REVIEW: EUGENE BOUDIN AT THE SOMPO MUSEUM
Colin Liddell
May 16, 2026
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Troupeau s’abreuvant ( 1880) Reims, Musée des Beaux-Arts, C. Devleeschauwer © If you dared to visit the Artizon’s ongoing Monet exhibition, ...
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
IRAN WAR SUCKS COLOUR OUT OF JAPAN'S SNACKS
Colin Liddell
May 12, 2026
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"We fade to grey" — even the humble potato chip isn’t immune to geopolitics. Pass the black-and-white bag (at least until the co...
Thursday, May 7, 2026
JAPAN'S DEPENDENCE ON GULF REVEALED BY HYSTERICAL STOCK MARKET
Colin Liddell
May 07, 2026
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Japan's Nikkei has soared to its highest level ever. On Thursday it advanced 5.6% in one day to reach an all-time high of 62,833. This s...
Friday, May 1, 2026
TOKYO ART PICKS (MAY)
Colin Liddell
May 01, 2026
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Tattooed Lady (detail) by Paul Binnie (1997). In numbers of eyeballs on artworks the great "Mega City" of Tokyo is the unchallen...
Monday, April 20, 2026
RESTAURANT REVIEW: OTA CAFE, KOKUBUNJI
Colin Liddell
April 20, 2026
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A PEACEFUL LUNCH SPOT BESIDE THE SPRING WATERS OF KOKUBUNJI Tucked along the scenic Otaka no Michi in Kokubunji, Ota Cafe serves as a relaxi...
