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　【モスクワ＝副島英樹】ロシア国立プーシキン美術館が大量に所蔵する浮世絵コレクションが、インターネットで鑑賞できることになった。同美術館が日本た ばこ産業グループの「ＪＴＩ」と協力し、６００点以上の浮世絵を高画質映像で紹介する電子カタログサイト （http://www.japaneseprints.ru）を開設した。日本語、英語、ロシア語で閲覧できる。
　浮世絵コレクションは、１９世紀末にロシアの海軍将校キタエフが集めたもので、３万点以上に及ぶ。このうちカラー版画の約６００点を２年かけてデジタル 化し、カタログにした。葛飾派や歌川派など七つの絵師流派や、役者絵、相撲絵、花鳥画などジャンル別の解説も充実。画像を拡大して細部まで鑑賞できる。
　２２日にモスクワで開かれた記者発表会で、同美術館のアイヌラ・ユスポワ素描版画部長は「この電子サイトは日本芸術の普及に大きく貢献すると思う」と述 べた。ＪＴＩの岩井喜代志代表は「三つの言語でアクセスできるのが重要。世界の多くの人々に日本の美術と文化に触れてもらえる」と意義を語った。

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Japan winter could be milder than usual, would curb kerosene demand Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will see mostly normal to above-average temperatures this winter, the country's official weather forecaster said on Thursday, implying demand for electricity and kerosene for heating may be restrained. Japan managed to avoid a ... See all stories on this topic »

Brash Tokyo governor quits, launches national party Washington Post SEOUL — One of Japan's highest-profile nationalists, Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara, said Thursday that he will resign his post and form a new political party in a bid to gain power in the country's central government. The new party figures to drive ... See all stories on this topic »

China ends nuke plant ban set after Japan disaster Businessweek BEIJING (AP) — China has decided to approve new nuclear power plants as part of plans to reduce reliance on oil and coal, ending the moratorium it imposed to review safety in the wake of Japan's Fukushima disaster last year. The government's decision ... See all stories on this topic »