Japan

The abstract painter wanted to make art like he was ‘rushing through a battlefield’ – so he started using his feet as brushes

Lab-grown gametes could transform fertility treatment – but biology is proving far harder to hack than technology

The country’s love of detail and discipline finds its purest expression in Tokyo’s tiny clubs and vinyl cafes

Discouraged by the sexism she’d suffered in mountain climbing circles, Tabei took matters into her own hands

The elemental works of the Japanese ukiyo-e artist are celebrated in a new book and exhibition at the British Museum

Putting up pictures in a new home leads to considerable pondering

Featuring the hit show tunes Don’t Cry for Me, Richmond (Yorkshire), Suella, If I Were a Poor Man, and many more!

Young people will spend their lives in the shadow of the problems discussed at the G7 summit. Is real help at hand?

The Japanese composer’s work was imbued with a healthy disregard for musical and national boundaries

A brand of English made it all the way to Iwo Jima – but linguists only found out thanks to a travel show on Japanese TV

How a disastrously expensive baseball signing gave his name to a new form of aleatoric art