Our Art Deco Centenary series will delve into the style throughout March but to help start us off, this five-minute guide covers all the basics.

TOKYO -- An art deco building in the Japanese capital that has been serving as the country's first textbook library houses materials dating as far back as the Kamakura period (1185-1333).

Characteristic of the Art Deco movement, his works are boldly adorned with all ... His artistic turning point came when he began working with Japanese artist Seizo Sougawara in the early 20th century, ...