News Japan Culture: Pico Iyer’s Japanese Love Story, from Spring to “Autumn Light”
but he had long been drawn to Japanese culture, and he relished the idea of a year of quiet and solitude. He arrived in Kyoto with a plan to live as a Buddhist monk for a year, but instead he fell in ...
News Japan Culture: Japanese whaling: Cultural or cruel?
What's happening: Japanese ships resumed hunting whales in waters off the nation's coast Monday, ending a 31-year ban on commercial whaling. The country's whalers expect to kill hundreds of whales ...
News Japan Culture: Foreigners can get new twist on Japanese culture at 'Ukiyo-e Cafe'
YOKOHAMA--Traditional ukiyo-e art will get a modern makeover at a venue here that will open in August allowing overseas visitors to enjoy a show inspired by Japanese culture over dinner. The opening ...
News Japan Culture: Teaching Innovation And Creativity In Japan: Is 'Spinach' The Problem?
Hug, who is married to Reiko Hug, a Hiroshima native, says the biggest blocker to the government's efforts to produce a culture of innovation might be "spinach." Here's Hug: "The Japanese school ...
News Japan Culture: Japanese culture celebrated at 13th Cherry Blossom Festival
It didn’t take much for Michael Tsugawa to attract an audience Sunday at the Cherry Blossom Festival, an event that also captivated attendees with origami, musical performances, martial arts ...
News Japan Culture: Hundreds gather under rain to celebrate Japanese arts, culture at Santa Rosa’s Matsuri Festival
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News Japan Culture: Japan's toxic culture of overwork drove this 31-year-old woman to death — and it looks like there's no end in sight
Japan recently gave its citizens a one-off, ten-day-long public holiday to celebrate the enthronement of its new emperor, Naruhito, who officially took over from his father last Wednesday. ...
News Japan Culture: Japan's labor shortage eats away at back-breaking work culture
TOKYO (Reuters) - When she worked in sales for a Japanese bank, Chihiro Narazaki was passed over for the best assignments in favor of older colleagues. Her input was discouraged and she often stayed ...
News Japan Culture: Japan’s Toei Animation Teams With Saudi’s Manga Productions on ‘The Journey’
In an industry-building effort for Saudi Arabia, new Saudi animation studio Manga Productions has teamed up with Japan’s Toei Animation ... work representing our culture is produced,” he ...
News Japan Culture: What it’s like to experience reverse culture shock after leaving Japan
I recently returned to my home country of America after living in Osaka for six years. I wasn't prepared for what to expect. Recently, I was catching up with a friend at a Thai restaurant near ...
