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The city he fell in love with was changing fast, often in ways that erased its character. “There’s this mentality that buildings are disposable,” Urbanowicz says. “They go up fast, they come down fast. They don’t really belong to the city and the people anymore.”
How Mateusz Urbanowicz Preserves Tokyo’s Spirit Through Watercolor
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What a thousand years of Japanese color tradition can teach us about the way we see: Japanese color theory and how Japan sees color differently.
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Mi kasa es tu kasa?
The unspoken rules of umbrellas in Japan.
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Is Japan’s cultural aversion to public noise suppressing its birth rate?
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If you’ve ever filled out a Japanese form and hit the field labeled 本籍 (honseki), you may have assumed it was just another way of asking where you live and moved on. It isn’t. And that confusion has produced one of the more absurd bureaucratic situations in modern Japan.
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The fallen stars of the Tokyo Michelin Guide....
Why ramen and top Tokyo Restaurants lost their Michelin Stars
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Welcome to the winter issue of Metropolis Japan 🍵
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This issue, we journey back to Edo times. Step into Japan’s historic charm with a tour of Tokyo’s Edo-inspired eateries, a trip to Kanazawa, one of Japan’s best-preserved Edo cities, and more.
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We host an exclusive interview with Matcha Samurai and round up top winter events that honor the spirit of this remarkable period. Join us as we unveil the layers of history that shaped Japan and, under the surface, continue to influence it today.
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Do you want to know why 1 in 5 workers in their 20s now use resignation agencies to quit their jobs in Japan? Then tap the link:
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