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Utah’s Japanese community, Japantown redevelopment plans focus at festival Saturday
Utah's Japanese community as well as Japantown redevelopment plans will be the focuses of Nihon Matsuri, the annual Japan ...
How Japan Remade American Culture
Convenience stores, ice and whisky first came as U.S. imports. Then, they were reinvented.
Why Some of Japan’s Most Exciting Cultural Figures Are of Korean Descent
In the rest of the world — where Korean restaurants, music and film have transformed popular culture — the discovery of ...
Tokyo X Festival returns to Houston this summer with Japanese bites, competitions and workshops
Tokyo X Festival will celebrate Japanese culture at NRG Center this summer with food, competitions and cosplay.
MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN’s Best Vocaloid Culture Song Entries Highlight Different Domestic & International Trends
The fourth installment of Billboard Japan’s series exploring the trends and characteristics of MAJ will focus on the Best ...
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Japanese Wisdom for a Good Life
What are the hallmarks of a resilient, balanced, long-term happiness? Traditional Japanese wisdom offers insights.
Japan's population is shrinking. Here's what it means – and what some are doing about it.
Japan's falling population is owed, in part, to a spike in the success of women in the workforce. A greater percentage of ...
Traditional Japanese crafts are at risk. Here’s how travelers can help.
From learning to carve woodblocks or make pottery, to observing artisans at work, tourists can help sustain and revive these ...
These hotels are enlisting travelers to help support Japanese crafts
From learning to carve woodblocks or make pottery, to observing artisans at work, tourists can help sustain and revive these ...
Why Japan's birth rate is falling and what the country's doing to try and reverse the population decline
Japan's population has been shrinking for 15 years, with huge implications for the country's economy, national defense, and ...
Japanese culture in Salt Lake City spotlight for Nihon Matsuri festival
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Japanese culture was in Salt Lake City's spotlight. Thousands of people came together in the heart of ...
Soaring prices, empty shelves as Japan’s rice crisis worsens
Japan is taking the rare steps of turning to imports and releasing part of its emergency stockpile of the grain as the ...