What is Ningyo Joruri? Find out about the trends of the Edo period depicted in Japanese art! //Summary - Level-B2// Ningyo Joruri, also known as Bunraku, is a traditional Japanese puppet theatre combining storytelling, shamisen music, and …

At the Osaka Expo, Italian and Japanese craftsmanship cultures are compared. Graphic designer Kenya Hara and others discuss the similarities and differences between the two countries' manufacturing processes. Summary of the Article: Compar…

This summarises Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji, volume 53: Tenarai. Your dead lover is alive! The story unfolds like a modern drama heading towards its final chapter. //Summary - Level-B2// In The Tale of Genji, volume 53, "Tenarai,"…

The buttons on men's and women's clothing are in opposite positions due to an unexpected history. //Summary - Level-B2// Men's and women's clothes usually have buttons on opposite sides—right for men, left for women. This comes from histor…

A summary of Thomas Mann's Death in Venice. A story that questions beauty, art and humanity's true nature. //Summary - Level-B2//Death in Venice by Thomas Mann is about a writer, Gustav Aschenbach, who visits Venice and becomes obsessed wi…

Taiwanese team discovers clues from Japanese and US satellite images that could be a candidate for the solar system's "ninth planet." What do the future hold? //Summary - Level-B2// A Taiwanese research team has found possible evidence of …