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The 50th Japan Foundation Awards
―Culture Transcending Borders― <2>
A Commemorative Talk session by Miyagi Satoshi and Miyagishima Haruka (Part1)

［Special Feature 080］Mr. Miyagi Satoshi, the General Artistic Director of The Shizuoka Performing Ar...[read more]

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The 50th Japan Foundation Awards
―Culture Transcending Borders― <4>
Peruvian Japanese Association - Award Commemorative Lecture

［Special Feature 080］Since its founding in 1917, the Peruvian Japanese Association (APJ) has worked ...[read more]

Contributed Articles

Inner Diversity<3>
Contribution by Shimoji Lawrence Yoshitaka,
Visiting Scholar, University of Hawaii
The Reality of Diversity in Japanese Society and the Perspective of Intersectionality

[Special Feature 076] Through his media and research, Shimoji Lawrence Yoshitaka conveys the voices ...[read more]

Serialized Essays

Beyond Disasters - Telling the Stories <4>
Ishikura Toshiaki, Art Anthropologist, Associate Professor at the Akita University of Art, contributor
Rethinking Stories - From The Story of Ishi to "Cosmo-Eggs" (Part 2)

[Special Feature 074] Myths and history are passed down from generation to generation. How are these...[read more]

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The 50th Japan Foundation Awards
―Culture Transcending Borders― <1>
Report for 2023 Presentation Ceremony for the Japan Foundation Awards

［Special Feature 080］The Japan Foundation Awards, held for the 50th time in 2023, began in 1973, one...[read more]

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