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Fr. Masaharu Torigoe (Salesians): “The loneliness of young Japanese is based on a poor and dormant spirituality”

Every year, the Mext, the Japanese ministry of education, culture, sports, science and technology, conducts a nationwide survey on youth issues in all primary, middle and high schools, both public and private, with particular reference to long-term school refusal and absenteeism, severe bullying and violence in schools, and student suicides. The latest results published at … Read more

Japan. Body Perform Live, resistance and resilience in contemporary Japanese art

by Virgil Kish

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

The mystery of Isetodai, the ‘Japanese Stonehenge’ that scientists have not been able to decipher

by Aaron Mathis

More than 4,000 years after it was built, there is still no consensus on the original use of Isetodai: prehistoric stone circles in Japan. “Although there was no contact between Japan and Great Britain in prehistory,” documents English Heritage«there are striking parallels between them«. Such is the case of the Isetodai site, erected in the … Read more

The global success of Japanese culture

by Aaron Mathis

Federico Alvarez Gandolfi * Let’s start with a fact that may have gone unnoticed: on August 18, Akira Toriyama’s “Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero” premiered in theaters in Argentina. During its first weekend on the billboard, This anime film became a box office success over national productions such as “30 nights with my ex”. Surprise … Read more

Looking to the East: some keys to understand the global success of Japanese culture

by Aaron Mathis

Let’s start with a fact that may have gone unnoticed: on August 18, Akira Toriyama’s “Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero” premiered in theaters in Argentina. During its first weekend in theaters, this anime film became a box office success over national productions such as “30 nights with my ex”. Surprise for some, obvious for others, … Read more

Buddhist monk and legendary Japanese patron Kazuo Inamori dies at 90

by Helen Flores

DISAPPEARANCE. Founder of the Kyocera group, “savior” of the JAL airline, Kazuo Inamori died on August 24. Back on a unique journey. He was revered in Japan as a legendary patron, management mentor, philanthropist and Buddhist monk. Kyocera, the company he founded in post-war Japan, announced on Tuesday that Kazuo Inamori died on August 24 … Read more

[Musique] Awich, the Japanese hip

by Steven Felton

The self-proclaimed queen of Japanese hip-hop, Awich has many stories to tell, from her discovery of American rap as a rebellious teenage girl from Okinawa to the death of her husband in a shooting in the United States. While his concerts in Japan today draw crowds, Awich wants to push his fans to “accept“their own … Read more

Awich, the new Japanese hip

by Steven Felton

The singer from Okinawa in Japan, having studied in the United States, became a star in her native country, returns to the inspirations that drive her. The self-proclaimed queen of Japanese hip-hop, Awich has many stories to tell, from her discovery of American rap as a rebellious teenage girl from Okinawa to the death of … Read more

Awich, an Okinawan who became the sensation of Japanese hip

by Steven Felton

Published on : 08/18/2022 – 19:28Modified : 08/18/2022 – 19:26 Tokyo (AFP) – Self-proclaimed queen of Japanese hip-hop, Awich has many stories to tell, from her discovery of American rap as a rebellious teenager in Okinawa to the death of her husband in a shooting in the United States. While her concerts in Japan are … Read more

Samurai: 8 Facts You Didn’t Know About These Japanese Warriors (Part 2)

by Steven Felton

We had previously told you in our columns about these 8 facts that you may not have known about the samurai. Here today, a second part, more general, on their daily life: a short summary of their life, their rights, their duties and their functions, which did not consist only in eliminating peasants and going … Read more