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Hajime Isayama Created Attack on Titan’s “Wall of Fear” Based on One of Japanese Culture’s Core Tenets That Still Shapes the Country
The idea behind the walls in Attack on Titan was inspired by Japanese history, adding another layer of complexity to the ...
Japanese prints, Cirque du Soleil, and must-see spots around the Bay State
Kim Foley MacKinnon’s new book “100 Things to Do in Massachusetts Before You Die” offers 100 must-do places to see or ...
Smithsonian Magazine19h
See These Newly Restored Massive Paintings Devoted to a Hindu God
The artworks, part of a new exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, help shed light on a traditional ...
How two art forms, baseball and manga, became intertwined in Japan
All are beloved fictional baseball characters found through the decades within Japanese comic books, the artform now known worldwide as manga. And all stand on equal ground with the likes of Shohei ...
Hyperallergic3d
Unlearning the Myths of Asian Art History
Culling ancient works from the Asia Society’s collection, Rina Banerjee, Howardena Pindell, and Byron Kim look to the past to challenge ideas of identity and authenticity.
‘Paint Japan blue’: How the Dodgers’ vision of Japanese prominence became reality
Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki are all Dodgers. And a Japanese fan base has coalesced around its interest ...
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The Chattering Classes : Hunting the FT in Tokyo; Fritz Merz’s Art of the Deal
The Chattering Classes is Euractiv’s new weekly newsletter on politics, lobbying and the media.
NOLA.com6d
A lifetime of design and painting skills come to the fore in New Orleans artist's Creole cottage
The Mid-City home that Nancy Hirsch Lassen shares with her newly minted husband, Jim Gambill, reflects the story of her ...
The Business Times14d
Home of Japanophiles
A couple passionate about Japanese arts and culture renovates their home to reflect their interests. Read more at The ...
Wall Street Journal14d
KKR, Walmart to Sell Japan Supermarket Chain Seiyu for $2.5 Billion
The U.S. investment company plans to sell its 85% stake in Seiyu, with the U.S. retail giant selling the remaining 15% stake to Japanese retailer Trial Holdings, the companies said Wednesday.
MyNorthwest.com15d
Asian shares and US futures are higher after Wall St losses wipe out S&P 500’s post-election gains
Target fell 3% despite beating Wall Street’s earnings forecasts ... and fantasy with its upcoming exhibition, “Asian Comics: Evolution of an Art Form.” In collaboration with the renowned ...
Associated Press16d
Percival Everett’s ‘James’ is a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner prize for fiction
(HarperVia/Doubleday/FSG via AP) Author Percival Everett attends the 75th National Book Awards ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Andy ...