You know it when you see it. It’s smooth, angular, slightly retro, but not Tilda Swinton. It’s [drumroll] Japandi design, which is evocative of IKEA, but not as soulless, and Googie, but not quite as loosey-goosey. No, Japandi is a little more buttoned-up than that. Not in a holier-than-thou way, but in a “my button-up […]
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What is Japandi Design? Meet Scandinavian Decor’s Cooler, Japanese-Inspired Cousin
What is Japandi Design? Meet Scandinavian Decor’s Cooler, Japanese-Inspired Cousin
You know it when you see it. It’s smooth, angular, slightly retro, but not Tilda Swinton. It’s [drumroll] Japandi design, which is evocative of IKEA, but not as soulless, and Googie, but not quite as loosey-goosey. No, Japandi is a little more buttoned-up than that. Not in a holier-than-thou way, but in a “my button-up […]
What is Japandi Design? Meet Scandinavian Decor’s Cooler, Japanese-Inspired Cousin
You know it when you see it. It’s smooth, angular, slightly retro, but not Tilda Swinton. It’s [drumroll] Japandi design, which is evocative of IKEA, but not as soulless, and Googie, but not quite as loosey-goosey. No, Japandi is a little more buttoned-up than that. Not in a holier-than-thou way, but in a “my button-up […]
What is Japandi Design? Meet Scandinavian Decor’s Cooler, Japanese-Inspired Cousin
You know it when you see it. It’s smooth, angular, slightly retro, but not Tilda Swinton. It’s [drumroll] Japandi design, which is evocative of IKEA, but not as soulless, and Googie, but not quite as loosey-goosey. No, Japandi is a little more buttoned-up than that. Not in a holier-than-thou way, but in a “my button-up […]
Baku: The Legendary Dream Eating Monster of Japanese Mythology
The Baku, otherwise known as the dream eater, is a mythological being or spirit in Chinese and Japanese folklore which is said to devour nightmares. Read more Section: News Myths & Legends Asia Read Later Source
Young Ukrainians witness great performance of Japanese judoka
Day 2 of the Judo Grand Slam in Hungary starts with over 200 Ukrainian refugee judoka living in Hungary on the competition tatami. Source
Joe Biden ‘Outraged’ Over Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Assassination
Abe “was a champion of the Alliance between our nations and the friendship between our people,” Biden said. Source
Japan Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Assassinated by Japanese Navy Veteran
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead during a speech in the city of Nara on Friday morning, several media outlets reported. Security personnel on the spot immediately ran forward and wrestled down the perpetrator who could be arrested immediately. Gunman Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, shot Abe twice with a home-made shotgun made out […]
Ex-Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Fatally Shot In Shock Attack
Abe was later pronounced dead despite emergency treatment that included massive blood transfusions, hospital officials said. Source
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Assassinated
Abe was pronounced dead in hospital despite emergency treatment that included massive blood transfusions, officials said. Source
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Shot During Campaign Speech
He was airlifted to a hospital but he was not breathing and his heart had stopped, officials said. Source
Over 14,300 Japanese Hospitalized, 27 Dead in 1 Week Due to Heat Wave
Over 14,300 people have been hospitalized with heatstroke in Japan from June 27 to July 3 while 27 people have died as a record-breaking heat wave continues to persist in Japan, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Tuesday. Up to 2,030 people were hospitalized in Tokyo, […]
Japanese court upholds definition of marriage
Photo Credit: Rudy and Peter Skitterians/Pixabay (The Christian Institute) — A claim that Japan’s ban on homosexual marriage is unconstitutional has been rejected by a district court. Osaka District Court dismissed the case brought by three same-sex couples who argued that being unable to legally marry violated their constitutional right to equality. Legislation recognizing same-sex […]
As Chinese Financer Bows Out, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Restores Taiwanese, Japanese Flag Patches
Following the removal of Chinese sponsorship from the film, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ producers restored the original Taiwanese and Japanese flag patches to Maverick’s iconic jacket.
Japanese Government Official Arrested for Alleged Assault on Train
Tokyo police arrested a senior official of Japan’s Finance Ministry named Ono Heihachiro on Friday for allegedly “hitting and kicking” a fellow passenger while the two men were aboard a moving train, Japan’s Jiji Press reported.
On the Visit of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to India and Cambodia
On March 19 – 21, 2022, the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited India and Cambodia. Despite the obvious difference in the “weight classes” of the visited countries, both stages of this trip constitute a single remarkable event at the present stage of the “Big World Game”, which focuses on the confrontation between the United […]
Mummified “Mermaid” is CT Scanned by Japanese Scientists
The origins of a bizarre creature that resides in a Japanese temple are being studied. While the so-called mermaid is worshipped as such, a folklorist suspects this is another P. T. Barnum special. Mermaids: The Body Found was a wildly successful 2012 mockumentary television program presented as a factual documentary on American TV channels Animal […]
Shen Yun’s Revival of Traditional Arts Inspires Producer of Japanese Dance Show
BALTIMORE, Md.—The producer of a traditional Japanese dance show, Julia Mechler, appreciated the “beautiful mesh of traditional Chinese art and European classical music” presented in Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Hippodrome in Baltimore, Md. Commenting on the orchestra that combines East and West, she said, “I want to see something like that in Japan […]
Sino-Japanese Relations in 2021
The development of the situation in the Indo-Pacific region, where the entire global political map of the 21st century will be increasingly determined, is significantly influenced by the state of affairs in each side of the Asian Triangle: China, India, Japan. Moreover, one should expect only an increase in this influence as the significance of […]
Defending Japanese Imperialism
Three Senkaku Islands Common knowledge informs us that the surrender of Imperial Japan on August 15, 1945 brought an end to the Japanese empire and Japan’s occupation of all areas and countries that had been taken as a result of its military aggression. The Allied Cairo Declaration of 1943, for example, stated: “. . . […]
Japanese coast guard rescues man after boat capsizes
The man was the only person on board his boat, the Takamaru No. 5, when it capsized off the southern Japanese resort island of Yakushima on Saturday, the coast guard said. His name was not released. After receiving a call from his colleagues, coast guard rescuers searched for him for nearly a day before spotting […]
A Japanese Fan Became a Deadly Weapon in the Right Hands
In ancient Japan, the Samurai utilized a wide range of weaponry other than swords, bows, and spears. These weapons were used in places where swords were not allowed to be carried, for self-defense purposes, or when the use of swords was not ideal. One of the most interesting items that gradually became a weapon is […]
The Ainu and the Pandemic of Japanese Territorial Claims
Not only has the coronavirus pandemic become worse in Japan lately, but so have the new government’s territorial claims. As soon as Fumio Kishida, Japan’s new Prime Minister, took office in October, he hastened to announce a new round of the land of the rising sun’s territorial claims. As regional media outlets stress, Tokyo has […]
Japanese Stealth Aircraft Carriers?
F-35B landing on JS Izumo Although unfamiliar with the details, most people recognize the purpose of stealth technology is to make aircraft effectively immune to radar detection at normal combat ranges. The question is, would it be possible, employing the same technology, to make stealth aircraft carriers? The answer, even with Japan’s undoubted technical prowess, […]
Five Post Holes Reveal Legendary Japanese Empress’s Royal Pavilion.
A team of Japanese archaeologists have discovered what they consider to be the remains of is the legendary Tokaden royal pavilion. Until the early 8th century the Japanese court was peripatetic, meaning it moved from place to place. In the mid-9th century, increasing populations and subsequent imperial bureaucracy, required the building of the first centralized […]
Ancient DNA Rewrites Story of Japanese Ancestry
The archipelago nation of Japan has been occupied since the Upper Paleolithic period (36,000 BC), and dual genomic Japanese ancestry has been the dominant theory, up until now. A new study carried out by Trinity College Dublin, published in the journal Sciences Advances , has completely changed this narrative, pointing to a tripartite Japanese ancestry, […]
COVID-19 Impact Could Hit Japanese Automakers’ Output in October
TOKYO—Disruptions to parts and components suppliers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could force fresh production cuts at Japanese automakers in October, Akio Toyoda, the head of the auto industry lobby group, said on Thursday. Japanese car companies have already had to cut production this month because of difficulties finding semiconductors and other components as the […]
Japanese FM discusses de-escalation with Iranian officials
The Iranian president met Sunday with Japan’s foreign minister in the capital of Tehran and the two discussed de-escalation of tensions in the region, Iranian news agencies reported. The president’s official website said that Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi discussed bilateral, regional and international issues with President Ebrahim Raisi. The two-day visit is the first […]
Beware of the Cat: Tales of the Wicked Japanese Bakeneko and Nekomata – Part 1
Who knew innocent little Fluffy could be so devious? Cats’ reputations have often swayed from good to evil over the years as they have been both revered and feared around the world. One of the most famous malevolent associations cats have had is undoubtedly with witchcraft. Another, arguably lesser-known connection comes from Japan, in the […]