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Weekly Japanese Idiom: “Zento-yoyo” — The Future Looks Bright

By Lisa Wallin

Japan Back Then: The Stories That Gripped the Nation in the 1990s

By Matthew Hernon

Lafcadio Hearn’s Matsue – The Chief City of the Province of the Gods

By David McElhinney

Weekly Japanese Idiom: “Shinki-itten” — A Fresh Start

By Lisa Wallin

Tokyo's 5 O'Clock Chime – What Is That Song?

By Lisa Wallin
Japanese death poems

Jisei: The Art of Japanese Death Poems

By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz

New Year's Resolutions: How to Learn Japanese in 2022

By Lisandra Moor

Omisoka: The Bells Ring for You on New Year's Eve

By Weekender Editor
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