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A Tale of Two "Japan Blues"
From the early 17th century to the late 19th century, Japan lived in a self-imposed seclusion that lasted nearly three hundred years. This was the Edo period, inaugurated by Tokugawa...
Five Japanese Women Who Shaped Craft, Design, Art, and Literature
To celebrate Women’s History Month this March, we have chosen five Japanese women who shaped crafts, design, art, and literature—each in her own fierce and distinctive way. • • •...
BORO - The Art of Necessity
Boro collection of Chuzaburo Tanaka is now on view in The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm.
The Prophet Bird and Dr. Fauci in Early 19th Century Japan
How people dealt with pandemic in early 19th century in Japan.
Life in Mid-Century Aomori Captured by Shoichi Kudo
A stack of negatives left by a newsman reveals life of northern Japan in 50's.