Pacific Vistas: California and the Opening of Japan -- Apocalypse Now: A Bottom-Up View of the Years 1853 to 1868 -- Fukuzawa Yukichi, "A Petition on the Subjugation of Chōshū -- That Terrible Year ...
The last high-rise disappeared in the rearview mirror as rice fields unfolded like a patchwork quilt stitched across the countryside. A thin mist hovered over narrow paddies, each sprout glowing green ...
Japan is where old traditions and modern wonders collide. From robot cafes in Tokyo to green tea ceremonies in the mountains ...
A potter's paradise: the realm of ceramics in modern Japan / Meghen Jones -- Tradition, modernity, and national identity: celadon production at the Makuzu ceramic workshop, 1870-1916 / Clare Pollard - ...
The country’s aesthetics and inventions have spread far. It still remains a singular place. To accompany one of this issue’s stories, T invited three artists to make mascots inspired by The New York ...