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Hiragana Times
Sep 20, 2025

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JAPAN Art

Cover Story

The Autumn Light Rises Again — Memories of Osaka Expo and Cosmos Flowers
秋の光、再び空へ――大阪万博とコスモスの記憶

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IBUKI Seasonal Breath

Cosmos: The Ibuki of October –A Small Cosmos Blooming in Everyday Life
秋桜（コスモス）：10月のいぶきー日常に咲く、小さな宇宙

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Japan Style

The Sour Truth of Sushi
寿司の真実〜酸っぱい歴史〜

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JAPANese News

News Review

🎧 How should it be used for the future? The Expo Symbol “Grand Ring”
未来へどう活かす？万博のシンボル「大屋根リング」
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New Expression & Buzzwords

🎧 エモい | Emotional
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🎧 ギリハッピー | Barely Happy
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Close Up Japan

🎧 The Much-Talked-About Film Kokuho —— The World of Kabuki Where Art and Blood Intersect
話題の映画『国宝』 —— 芸と血が交差する歌舞伎の世界
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Pros and Cons with Insight

🎧 80 Years Postwar: Should We Speak of ‘Reflection’?
戦後80年、「反省」を語るべきか？
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Nihongo Do

Voice Wave | 言波

🎧 Kanji — A Record that Resounds with the History of Japan and China
漢字──日中の歴史を奏でるレコード

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Word Leaves | 言の葉

🎧 “Kanna-zuki / Kamiarizuki” – When gods travel, the air turns to autumn.
日本の10月、「神無月／神有月」－神々が旅立ち、秋季が深まる季節。

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Voice-Word Art | 言技

🎧 Seasonal Voice-Word Art: Taifu Ikka – the clearing after a tyhoon
季節の言技：台風一過

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Japan Savvy | 日本通

🎧 Japan’s Food Culture Living with Microorganisms—Flavors and Traditions Nurtured by Fermentation
菌と生きる日本の食文化 ― 発酵が育む味と伝統

Become a Hakko Savvy | 発酵通になる

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Japan Maze | 迷宮ニホン

🎧 Birthday Present
誕生日の贈り物

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