Tag: culture

All the articles with the tag "culture".

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  Ikigai: What the Japanese Word Really Means (Not the Diagram)

  By K. Yama ·

  27 May, 2026

  Ikigai is your reason to get up in the morning — but the famous four-circle diagram isn't Japanese. A look at what ikigai actually means in everyday Japan.

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  A Brief History of Japanese Calligraphy, in 1,500 Years

  By K. Yama ·

  17 May, 2026

  Japanese calligraphy has 1,500 years of continuous tradition. A Japanese calligrapher's guide to the people, periods, and turns that made shodō what it is today.

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