The Japanese American National Museum, or JANM, in Los Angeles is struggling with subsidy cuts by the Elon Musk-led “Department of Government Efficiency,” also known as DOGE. Read more
After a five-month refurbishment, the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum believes it’s better suited to care for its trees during intensifying summers. Read more
The company has partnered with the National Museum of Art, the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage and the National Museum of Nature and Science. Read more
The museum in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward is designed to publicize Japan’s position on disputed territories. Read more
The Okhostk culture thrived in northern Hokkaido from the fifth to ninth centuries and may have provided the Ainu with some of their best-known rituals. Read more
The blocks attracted a lot of media attention when the town first posted them on the app in April of last year. Read more
The collection includes Japan’s only display of an extinct butterfly species native to South America. Read more
The museum is part of Nintendo’s efforts to broaden its brand that include the release of a Super Mario animated movie last year. Read more
The museum in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, will feature vintage video games and an interactive shoot-em-up with Super Mario characters. Read more
The town of Higashiura in Aichi Prefecture is aiming to sell two giant pieces of rock salt for ¥300,000 each on the flea market app Mercari, with the items to be posted on Thursday morning. Read more
