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Culture | Japan Pulse Jan 15, 2016

100 years of Japanese beauty in one minute

by Tom Hanaway

Cut is setting its lens on Japan as it shows the dramatic changes Japanese women have gone through in the past century.

Art | Japan Pulse Aug 21, 2015

Japan celebrates the GIFs that keep on giving

GIFs — which stands for graphics interchange format, don’t you know — have made the Internet an even more enjoyable place than before, and we have the receipts to prove it. These digital designs were technological wonders back in the days of AOL and Netscape ...

Art | Japan Pulse Jul 30, 2015

Make 12th-century art using 21st-century tech

by Tom Hanaway

The Choju-Giga, the famed animal caricature ink paintings displayed Kyoto’s Kozan-ji Temple have been captivating people for centuries. The four scrolls, which date to the 12th and 13th centuries and depict rabbits and monkeys getting into mischief, are often cited as the first manga ...

Culture | Japan Pulse Jul 24, 2015

Fuji Rock bound? Make sure you survive in style

by Yuki Hayashi

A few items that will help you stay dry and happy during Fuji Rock Festival's unpredictable weather.

Culture | Japan Pulse Jun 9, 2015

Load up YouTube because it’s morphin’ time!

by Tom Hanaway

Summon your Megazord because the Power Rangers are heading to YouTube — and it’s all in Japanese. “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers” was a hit children’s show back in the ‘90s that featured campy acting, ridiculous monsters and possibly the best theme song of all time. ...