CULTURE
CINEMA & TV
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Exploration of the Intimate in ‘The Sound of Water’ Available for Online Viewing
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The Vibrancy of Modern Japanese Cinema Extends All Over France
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ADStories Connecting Past and Present in a Series of Short Films by GANZO
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Interview with Makoto Shinkai on his feature film ‘Suzume’
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‘Belladonna of Sadness’, Erotic Fantasy in Watercolour
BOOKS
MUSIC
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‘As the Wind Stirred the Ashes, Little Gems Remained’: Haruomi Hosono by Laurent Brancowitz, Guitarist of Phoenix
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Mamiko Watanabe, Determined Contemporary Jazz
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WaqWaq Kingdom, Music of Ultramodern Folklore
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‘Kiren’, Yasuaki Shimizu’s Illusory Gem
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KAIRAI-BUNCH, Noise Music by Robots of Mass Destruction
SOCIETY
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The Minamata Health Disaster, from Dancing Cats to Johnny Depp
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How Lily Deakin Rediscovered the Carefree Spirit of Childhood Through Pole Dancing
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‘Me and the Cult Leader’, an Account About the Aum Sect Told Through Film
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The Statue of Hachiko, a Symbol of Loyalty to Humans
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‘The Prostitute’, Helplessness in Squalor
HERITAGE
IDEAS
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A Non-Conformist’s Guide to Surviving Society, episode 1: Things I Do in Secret to Keep People from Reading My Mind
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Shuntaro Tanikawa, the Poet Weaving Words
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Kodo Nishimura, or How Buddhism Is Supporting the LGBTQ+ Community
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When Nikko Inspired Paul Claudel
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Japan as Read and Dreamt About by Emilie Papatheodorou