#japan Trending Posts - The BBH Project

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Why You Don’t See People Eating While Walking in Japan A week or so ago, I wrote a post about how sitting on the ground in public spaces in Japan can carry different connotations than it does in the West. Read it here. I received a comment from @koto-art

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Miyamoto Musashi: Death of a Sword Saint June 13th marks the death of Miyamoto Musashi, arguably Japan’s most legendary swordsman. He died in 1645, nearly four centuries ago, yet his life and philosophy continue to…

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Why Do Geisha Wear White Makeup and Wigs? Geisha makeup is a strange thing. On one hand, it unquestionably looks beautiful on them. On the other hand… it looks strange. Why the white powder? Why the huge wigs? This is on

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The Man Who Claimed Hirohito Wasn’t the Real Emperor A few days ago I posted about Emperor Sukō and the chaos of the Northern and Southern Courts. At the end of the post I mentioned a little trivia that after WWII, a guy came…

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Ashikaga Yoshimitsu: Shogun, Sovereign, and the Dream of Dynasty On May 31, 1408, exactly 617 years ago to this day, one of the most ambitious and enigmatic men in Japanese history died suddenly, just as he seemed poised to crown his life’s…

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Emperor Sukō and the Northern Court Legacy On May 25, 1334, a boy was born into chaos. He would be raised as emperor, rule in exile, and later be remembered not as a sovereign but a pretender . That boy would become…

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24 days ago

The Hidden Boss Trope Used for Laughs in Japan I came across a funny video the other day. It’s a Japanese commercial that plays into and subverts a very common Japanese trope: the “hidden identity” reveal—a seem

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