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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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A cut above: Ulster County is home to a thriving scene of woodworkers creating furniture as art
Secluded amongst the forests of Ulster County you’ll discover over two dozen master craftspeople sculpting lumber into ...
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Why Mid-Century Modern Design Is More Popular Than Ever
Discover the timeless appeal of mid-century modern design and why it's making ... rock guitarist dies aged 77 Boldly Bucking the Trend: Japan Launches a Naturally-Aspirated 2.5L at the Price ...
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1850s Brooklyn Heights townhouse reimagined with mid-century modern architecture asks $9.9M
this instantly recognizable 22-by-60-foot home at 52 Sidney Place underwent a 2010 transformation that optimizes its generous proportions with mid-century modern architectural style, resulting in ...
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Non-European modernity: Japanese and East Asian ideas of the West in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
Her research focuses on modern Japanese political thought ... Toynbee’s World History in Mid-Twentieth-Century Japan”, The Historical Journal (2024). Joe Nickols is a Curator in the Japan section of ...
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A Mid-Century Modern Home Defined by Color
The United Kingdom deals a new blow to the Russian economy New Netflix movie watched 38 million times in just 5 days to dominate charts US Air Force and Navy ‘elephant walk’ in Japan could be ...
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$9 million for a mid-century marvel in Rosedale with a secret garden and a winter-proof courtyard
A Japanese-style bridge weaves through the manicured gardens. Finally, here’s a look at the rear of the residence and its handsome ipe deck—an ideal spot to watch the Don’s wildlife.
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Mid-century modern meets Japandi in this 1960s extended home
Lucy describes the decor in the home as mid-century modern meets Japandi. Inspired not just by the building itself and the needs of her family, Lucy also drew on the serenity of the green spaces ...
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Why Japan Counts 72 Microseasons
Periods including “fish emerge from the ice” in mid-February ... Japanese calendar persists. Modeled after the lunisolar Chinese calendar introduced in the early seventh century by a Buddhist ...
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‘Mid-Century Modern’ Is Familiar, But Not ‘Your Parents’ Sit-Com,’ Say Creators
Nathan Lee Graham, Nathan Lane, and Matt Bomer star in "Mid-Century Modern." When Max Mutchnick and David Kohan set out to craft each episode of their new comedy, Mid-Century Modern, they made ...
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A local take on a Japanese mid-century modern bar
Live Twice isn’t just your typical Japanese bar wannabe. The tasteful mid-century modern decor takes a page off a bygone era in Japan and shakes up tipples that go against the traditional purist ...
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Hulu's 'Mid-Century Modern' show creators, stars talk about chosen family, Palm Springs
What can you expect with Hulu's new queer, Palm Springs-set series "Mid-Century Modern"? Co-writer Max Mutchnick said it best in a recent interview: "This is not your mama's sitcom." The new 10 ...