October 2025 Issue—Available as a Back Issue
- Hiragana Times
- Sep 20, 2025
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

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

Japan Style
The Sour Truth of Sushi
寿司の真実 〜酸っぱい歴史〜
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

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。

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

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

