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By Jessica Hutchison By now, hopefully, you have read my article about Samurai and Western misconceptions we have about them. Samurai are very popular and super interesting. There’s no way I could cover everything cool about samurai in that one article. So here we are. Talking about samurai, again. But we’re going to focus…
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By Jessica Hutchison Japan has an emperor. Who exactly is he, and why is he important? Today, I’m going to try and explain that. The concept of an emperor is pretty foreign to most Americans. I mean, America has had some pretty close ties to monarchs before, but we all know that ended pretty badly.…
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Demons, Ghosts, and Yokai – Oh My By Jessica Hutchison Yokai? Recently in Japanese media, supernatural beings have become pretty popular. Well, I say recently, but they’ve really been popular for the last few hundred years. Japan has some amazing ghost stories, and it is well known for them. If you don’t believe me, remember the…
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Photographer: Conor Bodily By John Sorenson Making travel plans in a foreign country can be downright terrifying. You never know what you’re getting yourself into without having experience yourself. It can be difficult to get a straight answer to the most basic questions, such as “What is the best airport to fly into?”…
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By Jessica Hutchison Japan has a lot of unique holidays. From O-Bon to Children’s Day to the Emperor’s Birthday, it can be a bit hard for a foreigner to keep track of all of them. But there are a few that the Japanese have adopted from Western culture that we can kind of understand. Kind…
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