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Takeaways from AP's reporting on looming extinction of rare version of Christianity in rural Japan
On the rural islands off the coast of Japan, a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links ...
'A huge loss.' In remote Nagasaki islands, a rare version of Christianity heads toward extinction
On the rural islands of Nagasaki a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links to a time of ...
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The Art of Pleasure: Explore Japan’s Erotic Art at the Kabukicho Shunga Exhibition
Step into a world where sex was celebrated with ink and intention at the Shinjuku Kabukicho Shunga Exhibition.
A How-To for the Self-Sacrificing Samurai, Now in English
A gory set of manuals, one dating to the 17th century, advised Japanese warriors in the secret ways of seppuku.
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Japanese Islands’ 10th Tadao Ando Museum Caps a Billionaire’s Quest
It is part of the Benesse Art Site Naoshima, spread over three islands.Credit... Supported by By Ted Loos Visuals by Noriko Hayashi Reporting from Naoshima, Japan. On a tree-dotted hill on ...
'Hokusai and Ukiyo-e' exhibit at Cleve Carney Museum of Art dives into Japan's Edo period
Centered on the extraordinary appeal of "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa" by Katsushika Hokusai, this exhibition offers a smartly ...
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‘Hokusai & Ukiyo-e: The Floating World’ exhibit at Cleve Carney Museum of Art dives into Japan’s Edo period
Centered on the extraordinary appeal of "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa" by Katsushika Hokusai, this exhibition offers a smartly ...
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Hokusai & Ukiyo-e exhibit featuring Shogun-era art makes its U.S. debut at College of DuPage
The College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn is celebrating Japan’s iconic Shogun era with a never-seen-in-the-U.S. art exhibit. “Hokusai & Ukiyo-e: The Floating World, Artworks from the Chiossone ...
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Museum featuring Asian works opens on Japanese island of art
Exhibits at the Naoshima New Museum of Art in Naoshima, Kagawa Prefecture, are pictured on May 29, 2025. (Kyodo) NAOSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- A museum dedicated to contemporary Asian works opened ...
Bloomberg L.P.6d
Japan’s Top LNG Importer Will Explore Buying From Alaska
Japan’s largest liquefied natural gas importer, JERA Co., signaled it would consider buying the fuel from an export project in Alaska that has been championed by US President Donald Trump, as ...