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College students digitized 795 poems from the world’s oldest novel

‘The Tale of Genji’ is a cornerstone of classical Japanese literature.

By Andrew Paul

https://www.popsci.com/technology/genji-poems-online/

The tale of Genji at PG:
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/66057

#Books #Literature #Japan

A 12th century illustrated scroll depicting a scene from 'The Tale of Genji,' considered one of history's longest novels.

Chapter 48 – Sawarabi (早蕨, "Bracken Shoots"). Tokugawa Art Museum's illustrated handscroll.

Imperial court in Kyoto - GENJI-MONOGATARI-EMAKI published by TOKUGAWA MUSEUM, NAGOYA, Japan, 1937.

A scene of the Chapter "SAWARABI "(SPROUT) of Illustrated handscroll of Tale of Genji (written by MURASAKI SHIKIBU(11th cent.). The handscroll was made in about ACE1130 and stored in TOKUGAWA Museum, Japan. The handscroll were separated to each sections and mounted to frame for conservation. Height about 21.5 cm.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Genji#/media/File:Genji_emaki_SAWARABI.jpg

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100d

I bet I'm the only person in #Japan who learned about what #OnePiece is not from anyone here, but from following news about #Indonesia and that symbol being used as a sign of protest against #prabowo

https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/prabowo-s-indonesia-draws-opposition-cartoon-pirates

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144d

http://www.rferl.org/a/33451450.html
⛔️🇺🇸Kremlin points out how hypocritical Trump and America just violated international law, the UN Charter, and UN Security Council resolutions, which previously unequivocally classified attacks on nuclear energy as absolutely “unacceptable.” (More) #Ukraine #mastodon #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#America #EuropeanUnion
#RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset

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139d

⛔️🇩🇪Russia just attacked a group of German Military trucks on German soil, Rutte and Trump attempting a cover-up as Putin see’s NATO’s impotence and fear (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-crime/4009134-german-police-investigating-arson-attack-targeting-bundeswehr-trucks.html #Ukraine #Berlin #SHAPE #NukesForUkraine #Germany #Mastodon #Brussels #Journalism #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset

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117d

要塞の島、猿島
Fortress island, Sarushima Island

#猿島 #sarushima #sarushimaisland #猿島要塞 #要塞跡 #fortressruins #戦跡 #戦争遺跡 #battlefield #遺跡 #ruins #remain #remains #横須賀 #yokosuka #横須賀市 #yokosukacity #日本 #japan #マストドン写真部 #photography

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133d

Pan-Asianism Redux, or Why We Think Japan Is Special

Observers have long hailed Japan’s aptitude for cultural synthesis. Is this characterization warranted, or does it reflect a collective fantasy about exceptionalism?

By: Waiyee Loh

https://daily.jstor.org/pan-asianism-redux-or-why-we-think-japan-is-special/

Japanese literature at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=japanese+literature

#Books #Literature #History #Japan

Okakura, Kakuzo, 1862-1913

The book of tea : a Japanese harmony of art culture and the simple life

The cover of The Book of Tea:
Often adorned with traditional Japanese motifs, such as tea leaves.

Covers often use soft, earthy tones mirroring the tranquil spirit of the tea ceremony.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_book_of_tea_-_a_Japanese_harmony_of_art_culture_and_the_simple_life_(IA_bookofteajapanes00okakrich).pdf

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107d

One thing that's great about living in #Japan is that it's one of the few countries where the main hard-left party both has some power, and is critical of the pseudo-#fascist, ethno-#nationalist party that controls #China, which somehow still get adoration from other leftists around the world, especially in #Europe.

Via @newbloommag
https://newbloommag.net/2021/10/22/jcp-beijing-feud/