November 2025 Issue —
Available as a Back Issue
Available as a Back Issue
JAPAN Art
Cover Story
Autumn’s Breath in Tokyo — A Map of Chrysanthemums, Towers, and Memory
東京に咲く秋のいぶき —— 菊と塔と記憶の地図
IBUKI Seasonal Breath
Kiku: The Ibuki of November –A Flower that Carries Japan’s Spirit
菊：11月のいぶきー日本のこころを映す花
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Japan Style
Buddha Statues: Who Are They? ~ Incarnations of Prayer That Have Sustained the Japanese Heart for 1,500 Years ~
仏像とは何者か？ ～日本人の心を1500年間支え続けた「祈りの化身」～
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JAPANese News
News Review
🎧 Giant Animals Appear After the Harvest: Amazing Wara (Straw) Art in Niigata!
収穫後に現れる巨大動物。新潟のわらアートがすごい！
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New Expression & Buzzwords
🎧 しごでき | Capable person
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🎧 〇〇ニキ / 〇〇ネキ | Big bro / Big sis
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Close Up Japan
🎧 Shrines and Temples Purchase Problem and Japanese People’s Identity
神社仏閣の買収問題と日本人のアイデンティティ
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Pros and Cons with Insight
🎧 “Japanese First”: Whose Priority Does It Serve?
日本人ファースト：誰のための「優先」か？
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Nihongo Do
Voice Wave | 言波
🎧 The Japanese World Shaped by “Mono” and ”Koto”
「モノ」と「コト」が生む日本語の世界
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Word Leaves | 言の葉
🎧 Seasonal Word Leaves: Japan’s November, “Shimotsuki” — The country’s long, changing face from north to south.
季節の言の葉：日本の11月「霜月」—縦に長い列島が見せる多様な晩秋の表情。
Voice-Word Art | 言技
🎧 Seasonal Voice-Word Art: “The fuller the grain, the lower it bows”
季節の言技：実るほど頭を垂れる稲穂かな
Japan Savvy | 日本通
🎧 “Food of the Gods” – Kaki Reflecting the Autumn of Japan
「神の食べ物」 ― 柿が映す日本の秋
Become a Kaki Savvy | 柿通になる
Information From Hiragana Times
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November 2025 Issue —Topics in Japan
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![Shogatsu—Osechi Cuisine Celebrating the “Fushi” (Nodes) of the Sun and Moon <br src=]()
正月――太陽と月の節（ふし）を祝うお節料理" />
Shogatsu—Osechi Cuisine Celebrating the “Fushi” (Nodes) of the Sun and Moon
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Seasonal Voice-Word Art: “When yin reaches its extreme, it turns to yang” — even at the lowest point, signs of improvement will soon appear.
季節の言技：「陰極まれば陽に転ずる」― どん底のときほど、やがて好転の兆しが訪れる。 -
![Seasonal Word Leaves: Japan’s January, “Mutsuki” — New-year gatherings, fresh starts, and quiet winter mornings across the islands. <br src=]()
季節の言の葉：日本の1月「睦月（むつき）」— 新年の集いと新たな始まり、そして静かな冬の朝。" />
Seasonal Word Leaves: Japan’s January, “Mutsuki” — New-year gatherings, fresh starts, and quiet winter mornings across the islands.
季節の言の葉：日本の1月「睦月（むつき）」— 新年の集いと新たな始まり、そして静かな冬の朝。 -
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Legalization of the Use of Old Surnames, Yet the Controversy over ‘Selective Separate Surnames’ Continues
旧姓使用が法制化、それでも続く「選択的夫婦別姓」論争
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正月――太陽と月の節（ふし）を祝うお節料理" />
季節の言技：「陰極まれば陽に転ずる」― どん底のときほど、やがて好転の兆しが訪れる。" />
季節の言の葉：日本の1月「睦月（むつき）」— 新年の集いと新たな始まり、そして静かな冬の朝。" />
旧姓使用が法制化、それでも続く「選択的夫婦別姓」論争" />
