Photographic Report Praying at the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Tokyo |
by Itsushi Kawase |
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Special Feature: Artists Crossing Borders Preface |
by Kyo Cho |
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Japanese Musicians Active in Europe | by Seiji Choki |
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Currents of Japonisme — The Hybridity Seen in Japanese Painters in France |
by Atsushi Miura |
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The Shadow Cast on Japanese American Art by World War II | by Mai Sato |
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Portraits of Japanese Brazilian Artists | by Michiko Okano |
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Transborder Festivals in the Brazilian Nikkei Community | by Sachio Negawa |
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The Present State and Future Potential of Literature by “Dekasegi” Nikkei Brazilians | by Angelo Ishi |
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Diversity in Japanese American Authors | by Kaori Mori Want |
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What Does It Mean to Cross Borders? | by Masashi Miura |
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The “Manyoshu” Across Borders | A Discussion with Makoto Ueno, Peter MacMillan, and Kyo Cho |
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Essay Fireflies, Grasshoppers, Even Spiders… |
by Shuji Takashina |
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Photographic Report Images of Death—Sketches, Death Masks, and Bronze Statues |
by Ayaka Murashima |
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Essays Transformations in Architecture |
by Terunobu Fujimori |
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The Elevator at Osaka Castle and the Problem of Authenticity | by Hiroshi Watanabe |
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Articles Japan, the Ambiguous, and Masks — COVID-19 Measures and Remains of the Empire |
by Tomohisa Sumida |
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The Development of Western Music Education in Modern Japan — The Acceptance of Such Concepts as Scale and Harmony |
by Maho Nakatsuji |
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Correspondence on Current Thought Gender and Art |
by Izumi Nakajima |
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Advancing Through Creative Integration — The Present-day Significance of the Mary Parker Follett Theory of Management |
by Takuo Ando |
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New Developments in Theories of Nationalism | by Ryo Nakai |
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Essays Data Journalism Opening Up One’s Experience of the News |
by Kazuki Ogiwara |
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Man-Made War and Fictional States | by Yu Koizumi |
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Serial Project The Plan to Explore the New Coming Together and Fusions of the Two Cultures Part 4 (Final). Interdisciplinary, From Challenge to Everyday |
by Taeko Ando, Ayako Gotoh, Satoshi Sakurai, Gouranga Charan Pradhan, Soichiro Mitani, Jun Murata, and Naoki Miyano |
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Essays The Psychology and Historical Background Behind Clemency Petitions |
by Toshiki Koyama |
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José Ortega y Gasset’s “The Revolt of the Masses” vs. Harmless and Complacent Masses | by Naoyuki Agawa |
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Some Thoughts on Global Warming | by Naomichi Ishige |
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Serials Revisiting the History of Jiangnan (Southern China) Part 4. From “Land of Disease” to Revolution |
by Takashi Okamoto |
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The Beginnings of Entomology Part 4. The People Who Supported Japanese Entomology |
by Daisaburo Okumoto |
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Heisei History 6: Toward China’s Rise to Power and a World of US-China Confrontation | by Makoto Iokibe |
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