Japan and Australia boost art ties

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Updated September 5, 2008 18:42:07

The strength of Australia's trade relationship with Japan has provided the foundation for a much broader partneship to include cultural, education and exchange programs. And now there's a push to focus on contemporary art.

Presenter: Linda LoPresti
Speakers: Reuben Keehan, Curator "Diorama of the City: Between Sight and Sound" exhibition, opens in Tokyo on 13 September.

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