CULTURE
Hatsumode: Japan’s First Shrine Visit of the New Year
How Japan's most popular New Years custom has changed over the centuries.
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CULTURE
How Japan's most popular New Years custom has changed over the centuries.
CULTURE
Shinto is more than a religion - it's also an indelible part of Japanese culture. Krys Suzuki discusses the structure, beliefs, and…
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Is anime "The New Orientalism"? How a Twitter controversy over Kizuna Ai had Japanese women questioning how the media depicts them.
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He ended a century-long war and brought about 264 years of peace. So why does no one in Japan like Tokugawa Ieyasu?
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Why, in a country littered with shrines and temples, does the majority of the population claim to practice no religion?
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How a former hostess kept one step ahead of the police - and nearly ran out the statute of limitations on her…