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It is with great pride and pleasure that Nikkei and the Financial Times present this beautiful book of Michael Kenna photographs drawn from an exhibition series visiting major cities around the world during 2024.
Nikkei and the FT, who forged a global partnership in 2015, are best known for business journalism. But we also share a long-standing commitment to culture and the arts, understanding their importance to vibrant societies and recognising that our readers have passions well beyond their professions. In an age of artificial intelligence, algorithms and accelerating technological change, this appreciation of timeless craft and culture is especially valuable. And while Nikkei
and the FT have both embraced digital delivery our attachment to print and traditional formats runs deep.
These values are expressed perfectly in the works of Michael Kenna, one of the world's leading landscape photographers. His deep connection with the unique scenery of Japan built over decades of discovery is clear from the images, while their depth and lustre are the qualities of the darkroom where he continues to develop his own prints. International connections, shared vision and collaboration lie at the heart of the partnership between Nikkei and the FT and run through this publication. It represents a collaboration between one of Japan's leading designers, Hideyuki Taguchi, and renowned art book publisher, Chris Pichler of Nazraeli Press on the US west coast, and global gallerist, Peter Fetterman, a Londoner now based in California.
If you are fortunate to have one of these limited editions, we hope you will enjoy it. It is a book that you will likely return to time and again, and we are glad to share it with as many people as possible.Naotoshi Okada
Chairman and Group CEO
Nikkei Inc
John Ridding
CEO
Financial Times Group
