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Koreeda Hirokazu stands uniquely as Japan’s most regarded filmmaker of his generation. His subtle, humanistic portraits of modern-day family life have inevitably drawn comparisons with that celebrated master from the classical age of cinema, Ozu Yasujiro.

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Story Koreeda Hirokazu: natural successor to master film director Ozu Yasujirō

Heta-uma was never an organized movement, but it had the culture-changing impact of one.

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Story ‘So bad that it’s good’: the Japanese graphic art of heta-uma

Inspired by the wave of digital natives, online illustrators and amateur artists who gained prominence in the early 2000s, Jenny kaori is known for her bold, punky depictions of girlhood.

Video Story Jenny kaori: riding the wave of new Japanese graphic art

Kanazawa Shōko is one of Japan’s most acclaimed young contemporary calligraphers, known in particular for her bold and powerful brushstrokes.

Video Story Kanazawa Shōko: from dreams to international calligraphy fame

The Shinkansen, commonly known in English as the ‘bullet train’, is an icon of Japanese design and technology

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Japan's landscape is dotted with groomed, green tanada (rice paddies) which tend to grow short-grain, slightly sticky rice suitable for making sushi and mochi.

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