SOCIETY

1. 

   Stony Expressions

   To think of crafted items in Japan is rarely to think in terms of stone. The country that is home to the world’s old…

   • 2018/8/17
   • TRADITIONS
2. 

   Way to Go

   In an age in which computers routinely give gr…

   • 2018/8/17
   • TRADITIONS
3. 

   Silk Tops

   Industrial espionage, according to the Byzanti…

   • 2018/8/10
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4. 

   Fruits of Success

   Back in a far-off, less-globalized day, when J…

   • 2018/8/10
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5. 

   Lacquer Respect

   Lacquer has been an integral part of Japanese …

   • 2018/8/10
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6. 

   Brush Work 

   • 2018/8/10
   • TRADITIONS
7. 

   Eating with Grace

   • 2018/8/10
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8. 

   SITES OF THE MEIJI INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (VIII): Yawata: A State-Sponsored Vision of Industrialization

   • 2018/8/8
   • SITES OF THE MEIJI INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, SOCIAL HISTORY
9. 

   SITES OF THE MEIJI INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (VII): Miike: Mine Craft

   • 2018/8/8
   • SITES OF THE MEIJI INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, SOCIAL HISTORY
10. 

    SITES OF THE MEIJI INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (VI): Nagasaki: Fueling the Revolution

    • 2018/8/8
    • SITES OF THE MEIJI INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, SOCIAL HISTORY