In support of Oyako Day, TSUTAYA has initiated a campaign asking parents to give their children a book this month. Our hope is that the present will serve as inspiration for the child. We believe in the power of books stimulate positive change.
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07/01/2017
11/04/2016
Higashi-Kuninomiya Culture Award
Bruce Osborn and Yoshiko Inoue were presented with the Higashi-Kuninomiya Culture Award for contributions they have made through their Oyako Day project. Bruce and Yoshiko are so grateful to the sponsors and volunteers who have supported their social action, without them Oyako Day would have never have reached so many people.
06/20/2016
OYAKO Photo Book
Twenty eight years ago I published “OYAKO", my photo book on Japanese parents and children. The book coincided with an exhibition I was having at Seed Department Store in Shibuya and the response was unbelievable. It was introduced on several TV programs including NHK Evening News, NHK Educational TV, and Tetsuko no Heya. In addition, articles were published in all the major newspapers and in a number of magazines. Needless to say, all the attention was amazing and this project has continued being a very important project for me.
03/11/2016
Pray for Tohoku
It’s been 5 years since the earthquake and tsunami, but it still feels like it happened yesterday.
03/10/2016
Kesennuma (Miyagi prefecture) Oct. 16, 2011
The Kyotoku Maru no.18, a 330 ton fishing vessel over 60 meters long, has focused a lot of attention. It was washed over 700 meters inshore from the harbor and tossed by one of the main roads leading to City Hall. This young girl with her parents don't weigh much in comparison, yet each is a monument of equal importance, one to past destruction, the other to hope and the future. As of October 9, 2015, the earthquake's toll is at 15,893 persons. Thewreckage of the Kyotoku Maru was removed in October 2013. more Tohoku photos
The Shashinkan (vol. 96)
“The Shashinkan”, a bimonthly magazine for members of the Professional Photographers of Japan, has an article about this year’s Oyako Day activities.
03/09/2016
Taro City, Iwate Prefecture Oct 14, 2011
This was the first time since March 11 that this family returned to the place where their home once stood. They were nervous about going at first, but when they saw a big sunflower growing on their lot, they took it as a sign of hope. Some 230,000 people have yet to return to their homes since the disaster. More Tohoku photos
03/08/2016
Oticon Japan Mimi Tomo Oyako Tour
Video clip of Oyako at 2015 Super Photo Session and other locations visited during their Mimi Tomo Oyako Tour in Tokyo
02/27/2016
International Polar Bear Day
February 27th is International Polar Bear Day. This annual event is organized by Polar Bears International to raise awareness about the impact of global warming and reduced sea ice on polar bear populations. The day encourages people to find ways to reduce their carbon output, such as by turning down their thermostat or driving less (more)
photo David Jenkins
02/15/2016
Bruce Osborn x Oyako Project in Singapore
Feb. 19 - March 12, Exhibition
Feb. 20, Oyako Photo Session
March 5, Oyako Movie
As a commemorative event to mark the 5th anniversary of the 3.11 Great East Japan Earthquake, the Embassy of Japan in Singapore - Japan Creative Centre (JCC) is pleased to showcase OYAKO: PRESENT TO THE FUTURE, a parent-and-child photography exhibition by Bruce Osborn, together with a photography shooting session and a movie screening from 19 February to 12 March 2016 at JCC.