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The Complicated Legacy of Tazuko Sakane, Japan’s First Female Director

By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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How Michail Gkinis Aoyama Is Modernizing Kimono

By Zoria Petkoska
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Kyosai Kawanabe: The Art, the Humor, the Horror

By Malene Wagner
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Kings of Convenience: Japanese Konbini History

By Andreas Neuenkirchen

From Ainu to Samurai: 8 Japanese History Books to Read

By Ciaran Lawler

Spotlight: Machiko Hasegawa – Creator of Sazae-San

By Matthew Hernon
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Onbashira Festival: Japan's Most Dangerous Matsuri

By Patrick Murphrey

List of 7: Recommended Japanese Flower Parks This Spring

By Matthew Hernon