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How Japan Turned Packaging Into an Art Form

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How Japan Turned Packaging Into an Art Form

A look at Japan’s love of packaging, from impeccably crafted cardboard to lacquered works of art.

By Nick Haramis

How Japan Remade American Culture

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How Japan Remade American Culture

Convenience stores, ice and whisky first came as U.S. imports. Then, they were reinvented.

By Anna Sherman and Keita Morimoto

Why Japan Is Best Experienced By Foot

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Why Japan Is Best Experienced By Foot

In Japan, the simple act of walking has long been connected to working toward enlightenment.

By Pico Iyer

Osaka World Expo Recalls a Faded Dynamism From Japan in 1970

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Osaka World Expo Recalls a Faded Dynamism From Japan in 1970

The event is stirring memories of an exhibition in 1970, when the postwar Japanese economy was taking off and “you could have dreams about the future.”

By River Akira Davis Kiuko Notoya and Hiroko MasuikeThe New Yor