SOCIETY
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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…
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Way to Go
In an age in which computers routinely give gr…
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Silk Tops
Industrial espionage, according to the Byzanti…
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Fruits of Success
Back in a far-off, less-globalized day, when J…
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Lacquer Respect
Lacquer has been an integral part of Japanese …
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Brush Work
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Eating with Grace
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SITES OF THE MEIJI INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (VIII): Yawata: A State-Sponsored Vision of Industrialization
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SITES OF THE MEIJI INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (VII): Miike: Mine Craft
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SITES OF THE MEIJI INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (VI): Nagasaki: Fueling the Revolution