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The Next Wave of Japanese Menswear Is Here—These Are the Brands to Know
Japan’s influence on menswear over the past several decades has been profound. At this stage, in fact, it’s practically to the point of cliché. Ask a cool guy who makes his cool pants.
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10 Best Japanese Whisky Bottles to Drink Right Now
Here’s how we test products and why you should trust us. Until recently, that bottle of Japanese whisky you paid a premium for might not actually contain whisky made in Japan. Producers could ...
Asia Society5mon
Japanese History
JOMON (10,000 - 300 B.C.) Prehistoric period of tribal/clan organization. Stone Age hunters and gatherers who make jomon (rope-patterned) pottery inhabit Japan. 660 B.C. Mythological Jimmu ("Divine ...
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What Was Japan’s Lost Decade? How Did It Happen?
Japan, stuck in a liquidity trap, faced a particularly deep economic crisis between 1991 and 2001. The country was actually experiencing a liquidity trap: It seemed like everything Japan’s ...
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Learning Japanese with games and anime is easier than ever
Want to learn Japanese by playing video games and watching anime? A band of YouTubers — with the help of modern tools — has made learning one of the world’s most challenging languages into a ...
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South Korea and Japan's feud explained
The ongoing trade and political dispute between South Korea and Japan is tied to lingering wounds dating back more than 100 years. However, as the countries are two of the world's largest ...
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Japan Travel Guide
Planning a trip to Japan? Here's what you need to know Planning a trip to Japan? Here's what you need to know ...
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Black Lives Matter pushes Japan to confront racism
To many Japanese, racism towards black people has long been considered something that happens in the US or Europe, not at home. But when the death of George Floyd in the US sparked a wave of ...
The New York Times17d
Japan’s Long-Governing Party Loses Its Majority
The Japanese electorate appeared to punish the Liberal Democrats, leaving it unclear whether the party would be forced to expand its coalition to stay in power. By Motoko Rich Kiuko Notoya and ...
The Economist21d
Japan is remarkably open to AI, but slow to make use of it
What does a Japanese person recall? Doraemon, the friendly robot helper of an enormously popular eponymous anime series. So goes an anecdote making the rounds in Japanese tech circles. It suggests ...
The New York Times22d
4 Can’t-Miss Towns in an Often Overlooked Corner of Japan
“You can feel that this tree is still alive.” Some 140 years ago, laborers on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands, soaked a massive felled tree in the ocean for 12 month ...