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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.

By Hanya Yanagihara

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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.

By Ligaya Mishan and Rinko Kawauchi

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How Japanese Engineering Transformed Pop Music

How Japanese ingenuity transformed Western music from within.

By Jon Pareles