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Monsters Plague Japan. But What Do They Mean?

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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.

By Aatish Taseer and Tess Ayano

Many Cultures Borrow. Japan Transforms.

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Many Cultures Borrow. Japan Transforms.

Throughout its history, the country has taken imports and changed them into something else entirely.

By Pico Iyer and Ilya Milstein

How Impermanence Became Central to Japanese Thought

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How Impermanence Became Central to Japanese Thought

Transience has come to inform so much of Japan’s culture — even its sense of self.

By Aatish Taseer and Moe Suzuki

Why Do Cats Hold Such Mythic Power in Japan?

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Why Do Cats Hold Such Mythic Power in Japan?

A journey through a country where felines are revered, adored and sometimes seen as actual demons.

By Hanya Yanagihara and Kyoko Hamada