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Japan now

What's on view, what the Japanese-language press is covering, and this week's Japanese web — in English

5exhibitions on nowon now
4open in the next four weeksopening soon
2close on Oct 21: last weekclosing Oct 21
2cities: Kyoto and Tokyocities

Departures

Dates from the galleries’ own pages · today is Oct 16

  1. On now · last weekLast weekAug 28 – Oct 21Alan Kitching: Living Legacy of Letterpresskyoto ddd galleryKyoto
  2. On now · last weekLast weekSep 4 – Oct 21Yoshihisa Tanaka ARCHIVE / ACHIEVEginza graphic gallery (ggg)Tokyo
  3. On nowOn nowOct 2 – Oct 25JAGDA Exhibition 2026Tokyo Midtown Design HubTokyo
  4. On nowOn nowOct 16 – Nov 4TOKYO MIDTOWN DESIGN LIVE 2026 — 'Gazing'Tokyo MidtownTokyo
  5. On nowOn nowAug 28 – Jan 11Learning from Hōjōki — Tiny Architecture Reweaves Life21_21 DESIGN SIGHTTokyo
  6. Opens in 14 daysIn 14 daysOct 30 – Nov 30ART DIRECTION JAPAN 2026 EXHIBITIONginza graphic gallery (ggg)Tokyo
  7. Opens in 14 daysIn 14 daysOct 30 – Nov 8DESIGNART TOKYO 2026 — 10th edition, theme 'Hibiki'Multiple venuesTokyo
  8. Opens in 15 daysIn 15 daysOct 31 – Nov 4GOOD DESIGN EXHIBITION 2026Tokyo MidtownTokyo
  9. Opens in 19 daysIn 19 daysNov 4 – Jan 13Superplay — Graphic design in Rotterdamkyoto ddd galleryKyoto
The full board: all 15 exhibitions on file

Japanese web this week

Picked from MUUUUU.ORG

Oct 15Kyoshin Digital AcademyMUUUUU.ORGOct 14Wedding InvitationMUUUUU.ORGOct 13株式会社サン防災MUUUUU.ORGOct 12いざ、十方へ。MUUUUU.ORG

The wire: AXIS and Japan Design Net, translated