5:46 am, January 17, 1995. An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 originating from a point twenty kilometers below Awajishima Island in southern Hyogo Prefecture struck the city of Kobe and its vicinity. It shook the earth for a mere 15 seconds, enough to kill 5,000 people and destroy more than 100,000 homes and other structures. In the aftermath of the quake, the city caught fire, laying waste ...

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«Focus Japan» is the first of our exhibitions about Japanese Photography this year.

We start with an overview of our collection. Alongside watercoloured Albumines from the 19th century, at that time mainly produced for travellers from the West, we show samples from the sixities and seventies, two important decades for Japanese Photography, as well as some works of the...

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TOKYO PHOTO 2009 endeavors to be the foremost art fair of photography in Japan. The venue is located in the heart of international business and culture in Tokyo. To be held from September 4 to 6, Tokyo Photo 2009 will provide visitors with a unique opportunity to see and buy a wide range of photographic works from vintage prints to cutting-edge digitally enhanced images.

With the...

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Pour son 2ème numéro, réalisé dans le cadre de Paris-Photo et qui sortira le jour de son inauguration, VU MAG a choisi pour thème un face à face avec le Japon. Un face à face entre l’Occident, son appétit insatiable pour l’archipel nippon, et le Japon, plus précisément les modèles qu’il nous transmet....

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