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THE CONTAINER

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 29, 2017
Brave new world of the post-human
Tobias Klein¡¯s ¡°Augmented Mask,¡± an installation that incorporates an elaborate 3-D printed mask, colorful projection mapping, a virtual reality headset and references a popular Chinese opera, looks a lot like future art as imagined in science fiction.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 1, 2016
¡®Game Boy Tetris: Rutherford Chang¡¯
Feb. 22-April 3
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 15, 2015
Offbeat satire that finds the bizarre in the banal
Sometimes the pen really is mightier than the sword ¡ª not only when it is deployed to capture in words the loftiest philosophical ruminations, but also when, through pictures, it causes heroes to tremble and fall. For skilled satirists, trenchant humor is a potent tool.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 16, 2014
Symbolic olives trace the journey of Catholics in Japan
Japanese-born artist Yu Araki is currently presenting his site-specific video installation ¡°Angelo Lives,¡± (2014) at Nakameguro¡¯s quirky The Container art space.
Japan Times
Events / Events In Tokyo
Dec 12, 2013
Find art contained at affordable prices
The Container, the freight-container-sized gallery in Nakameguro that has been impressively punching above its weight in Tokyo¡¯s art scene since 2011, is taking its mantra of ¡°art for everyone¡± one step further with its latest show. Described as ¡°shamelessly¡± manufacturing and retailing contemporary...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 9, 2013
Complex issues knitted into the fabric of art
It¡¯s difficult to say something new about the Holocaust in face of an immense body of work produced over seven decades. Consequently more outlandish forms of expression are often required to inspire a fresh reaction.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 6, 2013
How far does the apple drop?
¡°I don¡¯t like Graffiti¡± states French artist Zevs, who is known for his street-art work and is currently showing at The Container in Daikanyama.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 7, 2013
Infectious artwork that spreads ideas
¡°On Mosquitoes Human and Other Animals¡± is the work of artist Beatriz Inglessis in collaboration with three other people: philosopher Suzanne McCullagh, education specialist Renee Jackson and gallery curator Shai Ohayon. The latest show at The Container gallery in Nakameguro, it¡¯s the result of months...
Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Â鶹´«Ã½ anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend ¡ª or want to pay off their debts ¡ª at host clubs.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Unrelenting Russian anti-war protesters in Japan fight through inescapable doubt
Anti-war Russians protest Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in February.
How U.S. bombing survey in Japan shed light on civilian sentiments of WWII
Residents are seen walking beside rubble in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in this undated photo taken soon after the end of World War II.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Takaichi needs Aso on her side to solidify position in LDP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.

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