The New York Times – Sports:
Under its well-traveled Australian coach, the Scottish champion has become a gateway to Europe for Japanese players, and a model for clubs trying to punch above their financial weight.
Category: Japan
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Japan Celebrates 150 Years of Baseball
The New York Times – Sports:
Japan is celebrating the sport’s introduction there in 1872. The living descendants of the American teacher who took the game to Tokyo only learned of his role in 2000.
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Designers From Around the World Use
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Designers from around the world find inspiration in traditional garment making in their quest to eliminate fabric waste.
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Colorful, Unexpected Jams That Aren’t Just a Condiment
The New York Times – T Magazine:
Plus a survey of Japanese interiors and more from T’s cultural compendium.
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Issey Miyake, Japanese Fashion Designer, Dies at 84
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
He was known for his innovative origami-like designs, creating skirts, dresses and trousers with prisms of unfolding shapes.
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Issey Miyake, Japanese Fashion Designer, Dies at 84
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
He was known for his innovative origami-like designs, creating skirts, dresses and trousers with prisms of unfolding shapes.
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The Japanese Author Behind ‘Bullet Train’ Is OK That the Film Isn’t So Japanese
The New York Times – Film:
Kotaro Isaka dreamed that his novel would get the big-screen treatment. Now it’s an action thriller starring Brad Pitt. Does the lack of major Asian stars matter?
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For the Most Complex Heroines in Animation, Look to Japan
The New York Times – Film:
The girls and women of anime tend to experience the conflicting emotions of real life. That’s because the auteurs try to create “an everyday, real person.”
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Dozens Injured by Hot Coals at Company Event in Zurich
The New York Times – Travel:
More than two dozen employees of a Swiss company were injured while walking in bare feet over hot coals, an ancient religious tradition that has become popular on corporate retreats.