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JAPAN Art

JAPANese News

News Review

🎧 Sheep Announcing the Arrival of Guests
お客の到着を知らせる羊

New Expression & Buzzwords

🎧 Komikomide / こみこみで
🎧 Oshihen / 推し変

Close Up Japan

🎧 Background of the Tanka Trend that Captured the Hearts and Minds of the Youth
若者たちの心を捉えた短歌ブームの背景

Pros and Cons

🎧 Structure of a Divided World
分断世界の構造

Nihongo Spirit

Nihongo Spirit, Leading Article

🎧 The Philosophy Behind the Japanese Language
日本語の背景にある哲学

Nihongodo Practice

🎧 Mottainai
もったいない

Echoes of Historic Japan

🎧 Ono no Komachi – A Woman’s Heart Spelled Out Through the Ages
小野小町－－時代を超えて綴られる女心

Japan Trend

Topics & Events

– A Large Exhibition of Original Artwork Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Serialization
連載開始40周年を記念した大原画展
– Exhibition of “Yamato-e” Paintings that Have Been Passed Down Through the Millennia
千年を超えて描き継がれる「やまと絵」の展覧会

Japan Products

• Sobokuni Chiffon | ソボクニシフォン
• Baby Banana | ベイビーバナナ
• Osaka local trump（Playing cards） | ご当地トランプシリーズ「大阪トランプ」
• INCENSE OF MEMORIES | あの日のおもかげ線香