• Culture
• Special Coverage

Kennedy Appointed as International Advisor for Prestigious Praemium Imperiale Cultural Awards

JAPAN Forward October 22, 2018

    JAPAN Forward   The Japan Art Association announced on Monday, October 22...

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• Culture

Go Face-to-Face with Buddha at Tokyo’s Suntory Museum until November 11

Yukihiro Watanabe Sankei Shimbun October 20, 2018 2

Seated Nyoirin Kannon (Important Cultural Property), Heian period, 10th century.        ...

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• Special Coverage

Chinese Communist Party’s Influence in Interpol Should No Longer Be Tolerated

Anders Corr Sankei Shimbun October 20, 2018

  (Last of Three Parts)   Part 1: Did China Corrupt Interpol to Get...

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• Culture

Shonen Jump Weekly Celebrates 50 Years with Popular Anime on YouTube

JAPAN Forward October 19, 2018

  Shonen Jump Weekly turns 50 this year, and anime producer Shueisha surely knows...

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• Culture

Cherry Blossoms in Autumn: Japan Weather Expert Explains 'Surprise' Sight

JAPAN Forward October 19, 2018

      It’s October. The colors of autumn are expected to give us...

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• Culture

Japanese Passport Is Now The Most Powerful In The World

grape Japan October 19, 2018

  Source: blanche / © PIXTA   190.   That is the number of countries...

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• Special Coverage

The Fall of Interpol President Meng Hongwei: Abuse of Power or Coverup by China?

Anders Corr Sankei Shimbun October 19, 2018

The 86th Session of the Interpol General Assembly opened in Beijing on September 26,...

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• Culture

‘Culture and the Arts for Humanity’: Laureates Commemorate Praemium Imperiale’s 30th Anniversary

JAPAN Forward Sankei Shimbun October 19, 2018

  The Praemium Imperiale, a global arts prize sponsored by the Japan Art Association,...

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• Culture

Giveaway: Get Tickets for You and a Friend to the 'Swords of Kyoto' Special Exhibition

JAPAN Forward October 18, 2018

  Swords of Kyoto, a spectacular new sword exhibition opened September 29 at the...

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• Culture

The Way of the Sword: Getting Started with Kendo in Japan

Alexa De Leon October 18, 2018

  People start kendo for many different reasons. Maybe they have an interest in...

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• Hidden Wonders

[Hidden Wonders of Japan] Here’s What Awaits You at the New Toyosu Fish Market

JAPAN Forward October 18, 2018

      The market started operation on October 11, and tours for the...

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• Culture

[INTERVIEW] Actress Catherine Deneuve on Choosing Films and Accepting the 2018 Praemium Imperiale Award

Mina Mitsui Sankei Shimbun October 18, 2018

  French actress Catherine Deneuve is set to receive the Japan Art Association’s annual...

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