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Japanese Ambigram Can Be Read as Both Heisei and Reiwa
Sayonara: One of the Most Japanese Words in the Dictionary
Experimental Japanese Typographic Kanji Characters by ‘Nozaki’
A New English Language School in Osaka Incorporates 400 years of History
Nendo’s Latest Installation is an Homage to the Many Words for Rain in the Japanese Language
Idioms and Other Sayings Translated Into Pictograms
What if Hiragana was 3-dimensional?
David Rakoff and Japan
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