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‘A huge loss.’ In remote Nagasaki islands, a rare version of Christianity heads toward extinction
After emerging from cloistered isolation in 1865, following more than 200 years of violent harassment by Japan’s insular ...
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The World’s Largest Wooden Architectural Structure: Explore Sou Fujimoto’s Grand Ring at Expo 2025 Osaka Through the Lens of Stephane Aboudaram
Osaka's Grand Ring, the world's largest wooden structure, showcasing innovative architecture and diverse global themes.
AP PHOTOS: On remote Nagasaki islands, a rare version of Christianity heads toward extinction
On the rural islands of Nagasaki, a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links to a time of samurai, shoguns, and martyred missionaries ...
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Japantown advocates watchful as redevelopment plans around Delta Center, Salt Palace proceed
Japantown advocates are watching with a measure of apprehension as major redevelopment plans around the Delta Center and Salt ...
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‘Hokusai & Ukiyo-e: The Floating World’ exhibit at Cleve Carney Museum of Art dives into Japan’s Edo period
Centered on the extraordinary appeal of "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa" by Katsushika Hokusai, this exhibition offers a smartly ...
Japan is a model of cleanliness. So where are all the trash cans?
Twenty-two percent of tourists cited the difficulty of finding a place to throw away garbage as the single biggest issue they ...
'Hokusai and Ukiyo-e' exhibit at Cleve Carney Museum of Art dives into Japan's Edo period
Centered on the extraordinary appeal of "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa" by Katsushika Hokusai, this exhibition offers a smartly ...
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Inside the Japanese Style Room: History, Design, and Modern Practice
Delve into the washitsu's role in Japanese homes, blending cultural history with contemporary interior design for a unique ...
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Beyond the Megacities, Uncovering Japan's Quieter Corners
Japan’s sidewalk restaurants, known as “yatai,” have almost entirely disappeared—except in Fukuoka, where they’ve undergone a ...
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Japanese artist Takashi Murakami opens exhibit in Cleveland museum with more than 100 works
Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami has never been limited to one medium, creating paintings, sculptures, luxury ...
Inside Frank Lloyd Wright’s Design Workshop Built From The Desert
Architectural Digest travels to Scottsdale, Arizona, to tour Taliesin West—Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic desert laboratory and ...
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Op-ed: In Japan, a puzzling curfew
TOKYO – While trying to schedule housing for a summer program at Temple Japan, I came across a discrepancy in dorm availability. TUJ offers two dorms: the Hiyoshi Men’s Dorm and the Kitazono Women’s ...