I went to Japan for the first time in 2017. Two weeks in August, the proverbially worst period due to the humid heat and sudden downpours. At the time, my imagination was running 50% on the long lines highway of a composite America halfway between the Beat dream and the pulpy notes of a Tarantino … Read more
One of the fans explained: “We are Japanese, we don’t leave trash behind us and we respect the place.” Farooq himself was amazed: “This is something I’ve heard of, but I never thought it was so real. Oh. All respect.” But not only the fans have these good habits. Also the players of the national … Read more
Courtesy of Yumiko Chiba Associates Thanks to its curator Diego Sileo, the Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea in Milan is conducting a careful and worthy exploration of contemporary artistic experiences from all continents. The Milanese public museum has in fact distinguished itself in recent years in restoring an extremely varied and sensitive art scene to listening to … Read more
Logbook # 5: The Miser or the school of lies By Jean Lambert-Wild The Miser or the School of Lies by Molière is a fascinating play. She is disconcerting by the darkness of her laughter. This comedy in prose can be read in many ways and each accent of an interpretation will reveal new teaching … Read more
To display Hide the table of contents When to go to Japan? Japan is a country very rich in culture, history and many mysteries fascinating. Nature, architecture and contrast between modernity and age-old traditions, many reasons push a large number of tourists each year to discover this mysterious archipelago. In recent years, the country has … Read more
Ainu artist and activist Shizue Ukaji, in 2009. JUN TAKAGI “We Ainu know how to interpret our dreams. A crow in a dream guides us by its gaze or its croaking. » Artist, poet and activist for the rights of this ethnic minority in Japan, Shizue Ukaji perpetuates the Ainu traditions, which are intimately linked … Read more
The Japanese have a particular relationship with spirituality, and this particularity seems to be a fertile ground for associations and religious sects. This is what emerges from an analysis by Pio d’Emilia for Il Messaggero, who writes, quoting the Jesuit Father Giuseppe Pittau: “in the Japanese there is a high sense of spirituality, but also … Read more
A delegation from the Archdiocese of Lucca, chaired by Archbishop Monsignor Paolo Giulietti, will travel to Japan from Monday (4 September) to 11 September. The opportunity is given by 400th anniversary of the martyrdomwhich took place near Nagasaki, by the Dominican missionary from Lucca Blessed Angelo Orsucci (1573-1622). And precisely by the archbishop of Nagasaki, … Read more
Suppose Japan did not exist. That it was a legendary territory like Atlantis or the islands of San Borondón, which are represented on old maps and wonders told by travelers who were never there. They tell us their myths, their culture, their customs, and then artists create a world of their own from those forms … Read more
Japan, where Hello Kitty is from, is a country that can be visited at any time of the year, although during spring the cherry blossoms arrive, a natural spectacle that no one should miss. The Japanese country, which has a population of 125,836,021 people, has temples, Zen gardens and Shinto shrines, which are examples of … Read more