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JAPANESE

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CULTURE / Art
Jul 9, 2019
How folk craft found its place in the art world
'Japanese Tableware' highlights the passion with which Soetsu Yanagi — one of the founding fathers of the Japanese folk crafts movement — appreciated artisanal works into his own life, displaying the actual tableware that his family used when they gathered for meals.
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JAPAN
Jul 9, 2019
In 'rare' move, Abe says government won't appeal damages awarded to leprosy patients' kin
“We must not prolong the hardship of family members who have gone through something indescribable,” Abe said in announcing the decision.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 8, 2019
Get ready for a Cabinet reshuffle
The Upper House election is unlikely to produce a significant change in the composition of the Diet, but it will still shape the near-term political landscape significantly.
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JAPAN / History
Jul 8, 2019
Report documenting how Japan used chemical weapons during Second Sino-Japanese War found for first time
The existence of a detailed report documenting how chemical weapons were used by the Imperial Japanese Army in China has been confirmed for the first time, a Japanese historian said Sunday.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jul 6, 2019
Hitoshi Miyazawa: Taking a multicourse adventure in Australia
Kaiseki, the multicourse meal that is the height of refinement in Japanese cuisine is the modus operandi of Hitoshi Miyazawa, head chef for Ishizuka in Melbourne, Australia.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 6, 2019
Friction growing in Osaka over rising foreign population
The guests from the gala Group of 20 conference may be gone, but Osaka continues to garner attention in the media.
EDITORIALS
Jul 3, 2019
The damage done to kin of Hansen's disease patients
The government needs to listen to what patients' relatives have gone through and explore what can be done to make up for the damage done.
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CULTURE / Art
Jul 2, 2019
Sachiko Kazama: Objections on paper
Sachiko Kazama's epic black-and-white compositions scratch at the history of Japanese fascism, refusing to let it hide behind prevarication and bad text books.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 28, 2019
Court orders Japan government to pay ¥370 million to leprosy patients' kin for discrimination
The ruling by the Kumamoto District Court is the first to compensate for discrimination suffered by relatives of people who had Hansen's disease.
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JAPAN
Jun 27, 2019
Tokyo court admits Asahi reporter was defamed but denies damages over 'comfort women' articles
The Tokyo District Court recognized Wednesday that a former Asahi Shimbun newspaper reporter was defamed in connection with his 1991 articles on "comfort women," but it rejected his claim for damages against a major publisher and a scholar.
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CULTURE / Art
Jun 25, 2019
Tadanori Yokoo: From the shadows within
The blotchy, salty self-portrait that confronts you as you enter Tadanori Yokoo's exhibition of recent work "B29 and Homeland: From My Childhood to Andy Warhol" (2018) has a hangman's noose in the top left corner. This recalls one of the artist's most renowned works, the 1965 "Having Reached a Climax...
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 24, 2019
Gap between economic data and sense of recovery
The Japanese people's tendency to still lean toward pessimism over the state of the economy may be attributable to their cultural traits.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jun 22, 2019
David Wang: Designing a space between Asia and the world
Now that technology has made it so easy to get the word out, it's a great time for Japanese brands to join the Asian online marketplace says David Wang of Pinkoi.
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CULTURE / Art
Jun 18, 2019
Eiko Yamazawa: Cracking the glass ceiling of photography
One of the first successful female photographers in Japan, Eiko Yamazawa was not only an adept commercial photographer, but a pioneer of abstraction at the forefront of constructed photography.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2019
NRA safety license for Sendai reactors legal, Fukuoka court finds, dismissing volcano risk lawsuit
The district court says it found nothing illegal with a safety clearance granted to two reactors in Kyushu that were restarted after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.
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CULTURE / Books / Children's Literature in Japan
Jun 15, 2019
Children's author Kenji Miyazawa: Fundamental to the modern form
Author and poet Kenji Miyazawa's fantastical worldbuilding, poignant text and progressive morals laid the foundations of modern Japanese children's literature.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 10, 2019
Japan's January-March GDP upgraded but weak consumption still a concern
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 8, 2019
In Seoul, authentic Japanese food inspires everyday happiness
The rise in South Korean solo dining culture and a desire to seek out authentic experiences is driving up the popularity of Japanese food.
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CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Jun 8, 2019
'Modern Japanese Short Stories' review: A bridge between past and present
A classic introduction to the Japanese short story, 'Modern Japanese Short Stories' is a literary time capsule of postwar Japan.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 7, 2019
The high cost of young Japanese staying close to home
A lack of curiosity, reluctance to take risks and unwillingness to understand different values are hardly winning traits for anyone to succeed in the fiercely competitive and borderless global market.

Longform

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