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Miyazaki Hayao was astonished by the quality of the 1958 anime Hakujaden (The Legend of the White Snake).https://www.nippon.com/en/features/h00043/ …

When poet Bashō visited Hiraizumi in 1689, he wrote his oft-quoted haiku, “Summer grasses— / all that is left to us now / of warriors’ dreams.”https://www.nippon.com/en/guide-to-japan/gu010003/ …

Mascots of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games are named Miraitowa and Someity.https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2018072200226/ …

Prints of scales from carp streamers were used in the design of these items.https://www.nippon.com/en/guide-to-japan/gu900039/ …

"Convenience Store Woman" serves up a fresh take on the opposition between the virtues of individuality and a sense of belonging.https://www.nippon.com/en/guide-to-japan/bg900003/ …

The systematic resettlement of Japanese Americans to, for example, interior cities like Chicago and Denver is a topic that has received comparatively little scholarly attention.https://www.nippon.com/en/guide-to-japan/bg900007/ …

In international marriages, Japanese men tend to choose brides from Asian countries, while Japanese women's husbands show greater geographical diversity.https://www.nippon.com/en/features/h00174/ …

When poet Bashō visited Hiraizumi in 1689, he wrote his oft-quoted haiku, “Summer grasses— / all that is left to us now / of warriors’ dreams.”https://www.nippon.com/en/guide-to-japan/gu010003/ …

Artist Yamamoto Motoi creates maze-like installations with salt, which is strongly associated with purification in Japanese culture.https://www.nippon.com/en/views/b02338/ …

Properly warmed sake can hit the spot any time of year.https://www.nippon.com/en/guide-to-japan/gu002011/ …

There are countless ways to serve "yuba" (tofu skin).https://www.nippon.com/en/guide-to-japan/gu900028/ …

The Aoi Matsuri is one of the three major festivals of Kyoto.https://www.nippon.com/en/guide-to-japan/gu009004/ …

While the decision to marry or remain single is ultimately a personal one, the trend is starting to affect society as a whole.https://www.nippon.com/en/features/h00182/ …

Many of the government's Cool Japan initiatives are suffering substantial losses.https://www.nippon.com/en/news/fnn20180713001/ …

Properly warmed sake can hit the spot any time of year.https://www.nippon.com/en/guide-to-japan/gu002011/ …

Chūsonji temple’s dazzling Konjikidō hall in northern Japan is a match for the great temples of Kyoto.https://www.nippon.com/en/guide-to-japan/gu010001/ …

A comfortable burrow of a home looking out over paddy fields.https://www.nippon.com/en/views/b08706/ …

Japan's 2.5 million foreign residents are largely of working age and living in its main metropolitan centers.https://www.nippon.com/en/features/h00242/ …

Japan currently has five nuclear plants with a total of nine reactors that have met new regulatory standards.https://www.nippon.com/en/features/h00238/ …