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JAPAN Forward Streams The King’s Singers’ ‘Finding Harmony in Japan’ Starting October 24
The King’s Singers Stream ‘Finding Harmony in Japan: Heiwa’ ー Music with a Message for their Fans. “Finding Harmony [&
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First official Pokémon anime soundtrack album in ten years to be released
Source: © PR Times, Inc. Pokémon fans who love the show’s music will be happy to learn that an official […]
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[Bookmark] Architect Tadao Ando On Investing in the Future of Children Amid COVID-19
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching
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[Corona ni Makeruna] Meet the Top Chef who made Bento Boxes For Medical Workers During COVID-19
Restaurants have taken a heavy economic hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tokyo was under a state of emergency between
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Okuizumo Town Sells ‘Demon Slayer’-Like Black Sword to Promote Steelmaking
A Japanese sword resembling the style of the “Nichirin Blade,” a black sword carried by Tanjiro Kamado, protagonist of
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Hygienic Japan is Where Most Tourists Want to Go After the Pandemic
Japan is the most popular international destination for tourism after the coronavirus pandemic subsides, a new survey
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BOOK REVIEW | ‘Sharing a House with the Never Ending Man: 15 Years at Studio Ghibli’ by Steve Alpert
“Miyazaki and I… were first shown clips from Fantasia 2000, which was then in production. Asked what he thought [&hell
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Kadokawa Culture Museum: Landmark by Kengo Kuma Offers Limitless Discoveries
Within a 10-minute walk from the Higashi-Tokorozawa Station on the JR Musashino Line, an impressive, irregular-looking
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[Eternal Hokusai] The Master’s Obsession with Waves
(Above) Waves at Matsushima (17th century) by Tawaraya Sōtatsu A wild sea— Stretching to Sado Isle the Milky Way [&h
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teamLab’s autumn mountain forest exhibition lights up historic Kyushu park with signature digital art
teamLab’s interactive digital art exhibitions have become a favourite of Instagrammers thanks to the fully immersive aes
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Miracle Dog ‘Bunpuku’ Watches Over the Dying at Japanese Nursing Home
Bunpuku, a mixed-breed dog has a mysterious capacity for knowing when residents are approaching the end of life, and for
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Pioneer Japanese Designer Kenzo Takada, 1939-2020, Falls to COVID-19
Kenzo Takada, founder of the internationally renowned fashion design brand KENZO, has passed away at a hospital in Par