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2 weeks ago |
japantimes.co.jp | Laura Pollacco
In 2015, an unusual discovery was made in Malta’s capital city, Valletta: forgotten samurai armor from Japan. This find kicked off a period of painstaking restoration resulting in the armor’s shiny debut at the Expo 2025 in Osaka. “We were restoring our Grand Master’s Palace when our Heritage Malta (a national agency for museums and cultural heritage) colleagues uncovered this huge box,” Josephine Farrugia, deputy commissioner general of the Malta Pavilion, tells The Japan Times.
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1 month ago |
japantimes.co.jp | Laura Pollacco
Shogo Yamaguchi, 30, has been sharing his love of Japanese traditional culture with the world through his YouTube channel Let’s ask Shogo since 2020. The Kyoto-based cultural enthusiast and content creator’s goal is to protect and promote Japan’s traditions, from tea ceremony to martial arts and beyond. 1. Are you ready for the cherry blossom-fueled surge in tourism? In certain locations, it's going to be absolutely crazy.
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1 month ago |
japantimes.co.jp | Laura Pollacco
This is a sponsored story, created and edited exclusively by Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Tokyo Updates website. Buddhism is one of Japan's leading religions, second only to Japan's native Shintoism. In Buddhism, the goal is to attain enlightenment and liberation (nirvana) by practicing the teachings of the Buddha, who himself achieved enlightenment by sitting in meditation under a bodhi tree.
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2 months ago |
japan.travel | Laura Pollacco |Caleb DeMarais |Brock Kuhlman |Melanie D. Sweeney
Photo Credit: ©︎ Okayama Prefectural Tourism FederationJapan’s fashion scene has attracted the world’s attention for decades, with Japanese designers and brands being recognized for their ability to blend the historical crafting culture of their country with cutting-edge innovation. Japan’s fashion scene is as vibrant and diverse as the country itself, from the idiosyncratic street styles of Tokyo to the action-packed mountain slopes of Niigata to the artisanal denim workshops of Okayama.
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Feb 8, 2025 |
themarysue.com | Laura Pollacco
When Reincarnated as a Sword’s second season was greenlit before the finale of season 1, fans breathed a sigh of relief. That sigh might have been premature, though, as now, more than two years later, we’re still waiting on season 2. The isekai anime, which sees an unnamed man transported to a fantastical world after being transformed into a sword, was released in the fall anime season of 2022. Producers greenlit a second season after the show received positive reviews and ratings.
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