Our visiting Japanese reporter shares her thoughts on the Spanish capital’s tribute to Japanese culture in its various forms.
Japanese culture
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The only makers of katanuki pieces may have to close their doors forever if the pandemic continues much longer.
Studio Ghibli film has eerie parallels with the story of a child who mysteriously went missing for seven days.
Festival-goers sustain injuries, suffer broken bones at one of the most dangerous festivals in Japan.
Seductive poses criticised for being disrespectful to Japanese culture.
Japanese social media users are more wary about opening their hearts online compared to other countries — but why?
In just the first day of his stay, designer tweeted more than 50 things that pleasantly surprised him about Japan.
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