An exhibition marking the 15th anniversary of the government-sponsored Japan International Manga Award for foreign cartoonists is being held at Kyoto International Manga Museum in Kyoto, displaying works by each of the 15 winners to date.
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Hiroko Nobara
Kieta Mama Tomo centers on a group of mothers who meet in their children s kindergarten and become friends. One of them, Yuki, is happily married, and lives with her husband, child, and mother-in-law, but one day stops coming to the kindergarten with her child. Rumors begin to circulate that she had an affair, and her friends realize that they don t really know her that well.
Tsuma wa Kuchi o Kiite Kuremasen centers on a family of four: a husband, wife, son, and daughter. One day, the wife starts not to say anything except the absolute bare minimum, and the husband wracks his mind for a reason why.
Apr 17, 2021
The more cautious traveler will always have time to kill at an airport. Maybe they’ll peruse a few shops, look for a cafe or just vacantly stare at the flight information board. There’s usually not much else to do. Imagine their astonishment if they were to stumble across a huge contemporary artwork, one so unusual, it begs to be approached.
Yuri Suzuki and Miyu Hosoi’s new “Crowd Cloud” sound sculpture at Haneda Airport offers that element of surprise. A conceptual but playful work, the copse of tall golden and black trumpet horns dominates a corner of the domestic departure floor, inviting visitors to wander around it, lean in and listen to a chorus of soft, relaxing sounds. Step farther away and the notes dissipate into the white noise of its location.