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A group of junior and senior high school students in Okayama is sewing small gar...
A Japanese international patent attorney has turned the traditional art of origa...
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Following on from my hafu article series, this piece shares my personal experien...
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In a quiet workshop in Kanazawa, one of the world’s last bamboo calligraphy brus...
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Every actor in kabuki -- a traditional Japanese performing art celebrated for it...
If you’ve seen headlines claiming that “Japan will pay you to use Tinder,” you c...
Getting around without Google Maps. No longer scrolling Instagram at the bus sto...
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Sakura season may be pretty much over and done with, but that just means it’s ti...
I was a tourist in Japan long before I moved here. Unfortunately, this hasn’t ma...
Inviting friends and family members over for a celebration, holiday or routine d...