In the 1870s, Western tourists flocked to Japan in vast numbers, eager to experience a country that had only recently opened up to visitors. During their stay these globetrotters purchased all manner of souvenirs, including photographic albums of traditional Japanese subjects and popular sites. Samurai, geisha, performers and street vendors featured prominently in … [Read more...] about postcards from a pictureperfect japan
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Seal in Japan falls in love with stuffed animal look-alike
Seal in Japan falls in love with stuffed animal look-alike More It’s hard not to squeal when looking at this seal and its sweet stuffed-animal seal best friend. The perfect pair lives in the Seal Paradise exhibit at Mombetsu Land in Japan. Zoos Duke It Out on Twitter Over Who Has the Cutest Animals, and It's Glorious 2-Month-Old Elephant Splashes in His … [Read more...] about Seal in Japan falls in love with stuffed animal look-alike
What Do You Want To Know About The 2018 Subaru Levorg?
Subaru showed off the handsome VIZIV Tourer Concept at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, hinting at a future WRX wagon. The level of excitement was appropriate, but there’s already a WRX wagon of sorts for sale today—the Subaru Levorg. Well, for sale if you live in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, South Africa and parts of Asia. I’m here to find out what you … [Read more...] about What Do You Want To Know About The 2018 Subaru Levorg?
The Extreme Japanese Pedicure Peel That Will Give You Baby Feet
I had read the rumors. New York’s fashion circles couldn’t stop whispering about a pedicure peel from Japan so powerful it frees dead skin in “sheets.” I had Google Image searched. Pink, smooth skin emerging from a veritable cocoon of calluses in photo after photo. And I took to Reddit, where my curiosity was stoked into full-flame obsession. We all have our beauty … [Read more...] about The Extreme Japanese Pedicure Peel That Will Give You Baby Feet
Japan: Life after devastating tsunami revealed in pictures
When a massive earthquake struck in 2011, Japanese oyster fisherman Atsushi Fujita was working as usual by the sea. Soon after, a huge black wave slammed into his city and killed nearly 2,000 people. Seven years on, Fujita and thousands like him along Japan’s north-east coast have rebuilt their lives alongside huge sea walls that experts say will protect them if … [Read more...] about Japan: Life after devastating tsunami revealed in pictures
WHY Japan’s Prisons Are a Haven for Elderly Women ?
Every aging society faces distinct challenges. But Japan, with the world’s oldest population (27.3 percent of its citizens are 65 or older, almost twice the share in the U.S.), has been dealing with one it didn’t foresee: senior crime. Complaints and arrests involving elderly people, and women in particular, are taking place at rates above those of any other demographic group. … [Read more...] about WHY Japan’s Prisons Are a Haven for Elderly Women ?
How Japan Took Control of Korea
Japanese troops occupying Korea in the early 1900s. (Credit: Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images) During the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, outraged South Koreans demanded an apology from NBC after a commentator asserted that Korea’s transformation into a global powerhouse was due to the “cultural, technological and economic example” of Japan. For many South … [Read more...] about How Japan Took Control of Korea
American Who Decapitated Tinder Date in Japan Was a ‘Spoiled Child’ Whose ‘Dream Was to Marry a Japanese Woman’
An American tourist suspected of murdering and chopping the head off of his Japanese “Tinder date” last month has been revealed to be a “mama’s boy” who once served in the United States Air Force. Yevgeniy Vasilievich Bayraktar, 26, is accused of killing 27-year-old office worker Saki Kondo before putting her severed head in a bag and then scattering the rest of … [Read more...] about American Who Decapitated Tinder Date in Japan Was a ‘Spoiled Child’ Whose ‘Dream Was to Marry a Japanese Woman’
A Sea of 4.5 Million Baby Blue Eye Flowers in Japan’s Hitachi Seaside Park
Azure TB Hitachi Seaside Park is a sprawling 470 acre park located in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, that features vast flower gardens including millions of daffodils, 170 varieties of tulips, and an estimated 4.5 million baby blue eyes (Nemophila). The sea on blue flowers blooms once annually around April in an event referred to as the “Nemophila Harmony.” If you plan on … [Read more...] about A Sea of 4.5 Million Baby Blue Eye Flowers in Japan’s Hitachi Seaside Park
Naomi Watanabe, the “Beyoncé of Japan,” Is Taking Down Sizeism in Tokyo—And Becoming a Fashion Icon
Photographed by Keiichi Nitta FacebookPinterest Naomi Watanabe is gazing out from the 46th floor of a slim glass tower in Tokyo, taking in the sunset. Marveling at the endless expanse of lights before her, it’s almost funny that the comedian should be so enthralled, considering that the city below is pulsing with people who know her name. As we ride the elevator down a few … [Read more...] about Naomi Watanabe, the “Beyoncé of Japan,” Is Taking Down Sizeism in Tokyo—And Becoming a Fashion Icon
Cameroonian Artist And Japanese Designer Collab For Stunning Kimono Line
Serge Mouangue is a Cameroonian artist whose own cultural heritage and interest in the particular refinement of Japanese design inspired Wafrica, a project which “encapsulates both West Africa and Japanese ancient sophisticated aesthetic to create a new territory, redefining our sense of origin.” A 2011 TED Fellow, Mouangue has worked with Japanese designers to create unique … [Read more...] about Cameroonian Artist And Japanese Designer Collab For Stunning Kimono Line
A Visit to Aoshima, a Japanese ‘Cat Island’
Aoshima Island is one of about a dozen "cat islands" around Japan, small places where there are significantly more feline residents than people. In Aoshima more than a hundred cats prowl the island, curling up in abandoned houses or strutting about in the quiet fishing village. Cats outnumber humans six to one on the island. Recently becoming popular online, tiny Aoshima has … [Read more...] about A Visit to Aoshima, a Japanese ‘Cat Island’