One of my favorite cliches about art is the one that says great art comes from great suffering, something that is perhaps overlooked by today's modern art scene with its emphasis on novelty and playfulness.

LDP leader candidates split on separate surnames for married couples
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Chinese carrier sails between Japanese islands near Taiwan for first time
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France-Japan military pact expected by year-end, envoy to Tokyo says
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Japan’s schools battle to keep kids cool, with or without AC
Students sit under a misting system during recess at Hikarigaoka Haru no Kaze Elementary School in Nerima Ward, Tokyo, on Sept. 6.
‘Shogun’ and the painstaking art of ‘getting it right’
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