His films tapped into the fantasies of disgruntled youth by embracing brazen sexuality and countercultural politics. But unlike his peers, he did not shun tradition.
Category: Japan
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U.S. Urges Japan and South Korea to Commit to Alaska L.N.G. Project
A group advising President Trump on energy policy is seeking meetings with Japan and South Korea’s trade ministries, with the hope of announcing progress in early June.
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Investors Prefer the ‘Nice’ Trump, but Want Results
Global markets are rebounding as the president softened his protectionist rhetoric and his criticism of the central bank. But investors want to see results on trade.
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Trump’s Trade War With China Puts Japan in a Tight Spot
Japan had long maintained deep economic ties with both China and the United States. Recent trade tensions may challenge that approach.
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Marie Kondo, Takashi Murakami and the Other Japanese Icons on T’s New Covers
Including one very famous monster.
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Why Japan Is So Difficult to Write About
The country’s aesthetics and inventions have spread far. It still remains a singular place.
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Why Japan Counts 72 Microseasons
Periods including “fish emerge from the ice” in mid-February and “rainbows hide” in late November offer a framework for eating, gathering and celebrating.
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How Japanese Engineering Transformed Pop Music
How Japanese ingenuity transformed Western music from within.
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How Ozu Created His Own Cinematic Language
The greatest filmmaker of postwar Japan found a new way to show life onscreen.
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Monsters Plague Japan. But What Do They Mean?
How ancient history and modern calamities have cultivated a national obsession with menacing creatures.
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Dairy Changed Japan. Then Japan Changed Dairy.
How the 20th-century arrival of milk products shook up the country’s traditional ideas about creaminess.
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10 Japanese Innovations That Shape Our Daily Lives
The country’s objects and ideas, including matcha and emojis, that have had an outsize influence on the world.