9 Best Articles in 2022
CNBC
I tried 'Kakeibo': The Japanese art of saving money—and it completely changed how I spend my money
CNBC
4 min read · From 2020 · After using kakeibo, a simple and popular Japanese budgeting system, my savings have grown at a faster rate than I ever imagined possible. It has also helped me make smarter decisions about how to…
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The Surprisingly Simple Logic Behind Japanese Sentence Structure
8020japanese.com
~18 min read · From 2017 · In this guide, I break down Japanese sentence structure and show you exactly how Japanese sentences work. A solid understanding of this will save you a huge amount of time trying to make sense of Japanese grammar.
Reader View · Shared by 33, including Florian Hanke 🍎, Veronika Lampion, Bruno T.
Quartz
The Japanese words for “space” could change your view of the world
Quartz
8 min read · From 2018 · Do you view space as being empty or full?
Reader View · Shared by 93, including Bilal Aslam, Jacob Jarnvall, Dominik Grolimund, Paddy Zab, Francois Knuchel, Gerald Soparkar, von Moerenburgh, Roney Lacerda, 𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧
My Modern Met
You Can Download 1,000+ Japanese Woodblock Prints by Edo-Era Master Hiroshige
My Modern Met
2 min read · 2021-07-10 · You can view and download thousands of woodblock prints created by a master Japanese artist from the Edo period.
Shared by 106, including Rick Powell, Esther Schindler, Anita Leirfall, Ziad Shihab
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Why You NEED an Overengineered Japanese Mechanical Pencil! ✍🏼🤔
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May 2nd · Japanese mechanical pencils are a cut above the rest, boasting innovative features. But are they overengineered? We’ll show you seven mechanical pencils with...
Shared by 95, including M. Serdar Kuzuloğlu, Esther Schindler
World Economic Forum
Is this Japanese concept the secret to a long, happy, meaningful life?
World Economic Forum
3 min read · From 2017 · Finding your everyday reason for living, or ikigai, could lead to a longer and better life.
Reader View · Shared by 509, including Thomas Power, Katja Evertz, Rezha Julio, Inurfacesuka Дедечка, 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork, Glenn Oberholzer, Oriol Farré, Jonathan Kogan, Thomas Pleil, Dominik Grolimund, Ines Bieler, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦, Vala Afshar, Curadoria | Update or Die!, Herbert Bay, Mark Kaigwa, Rand Fishkin, Liliane Ferrari ™, Michael T, 𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧
Pitchfork
The Endless Life Cycle of Japanese City Pop
Pitchfork
3 min read · 2021-02-24 · Boosted by the YouTube recommendations algorithm, and now TikTok memes, an American-influenced strain of vintage Japanese music has become a perennial cult hit online. The trend says more about…
Shared by 60, including Kyle Chayka, Taylor Lorenz @ VidCon
Guardian Environment
Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles
Guardian Environment
5 min read · From 2018 · The breakthrough, spurred by the discovery of plastic-eating bugs at a Japanese dump, could help solve the global plastic pollution crisis
Reader View · Shared by 304, including Aamir Raz, Gideonro, Dominik Grolimund, Shanna Peeples she/her 🏳️🌈, Dr. Pete Meyers, Florian Hanke 🍎, Philip Stehlik, Jane, MariadPDC, Joe Rogan, Esther Schindler, Brad Frost, Natacha Quester-Séméon Salomon, Liliane Ferrari ™, Grzegorz Wapiński, A thinking meat, Rodrigo Prior, Philip Junker, grimm, Mac McCann
Bloomberg CityLab
The Amazing Psychology of Japanese Train Stations
Bloomberg CityLab
8 min read · From 2018 · The nation’s famed mastery of rail travel has been aided by some subtle behavioral tricks.
Reader View · Shared by 324, including Lucas Foster, Florian Hanke 🍎, Liliane Ferrari ™, Liv 😷, Alexandra Wong, Charlie Oliver, Matthew Turland, Craig Mod, Thomas Power, Esther Schindler, mdy, Ramit Sethi, Merkstatt, Horace Dediu, Steven Sinofsky, Fawzi A. Baba-Ali, Christian P. Stobbe, Jane, Dominik Grolimund, von Moerenburgh
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Why You NEED an Overengineered Japanese Mechanical Pencil! ✍🏼🤔
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May 2nd · Japanese mechanical pencils are a cut above the rest, boasting innovative features. But are they overengineered? We’ll show you seven mechanical pencils with...
Shared by 95, including M. Serdar Kuzuloğlu, Esther Schindler
BuzzFeed
This Japanese-Style Iced Coffee Method Is My New Obsession
BuzzFeed
2 min read · Jun 21st · My only regret is that I didn't start doing this sooner.
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ScienceAlert
Japan Is Dropping a Gargantuan Turbine Into The Ocean to Harness 'Limitless' Energy
ScienceAlert
2 min read · Jun 10th · Deep beneath the waves there's a source of power quite unlike any other. To tap into it, Japanese engineers have constructed a true leviathan, a beast capable of withstanding the strongest of ocean…
Reader View · Shared by 80, including Amber Mac
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Kazuo Hara’s Dedicated Lives
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4 min read · May 8th · In his uncompromising chronicles of modern Japanese society, the celebrated filmmaker shows a deep understanding of both larger-than-life individuals and collectives of ordinary citizens.
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Live Science
Ancient bones reveal previously unknown Japanese ancestors
Live Science
4 min read · 2021-09-20 · They help confirm a long-standing theory about the genetic origins of modern-day Japanese populations.
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Bloomberg CityLab
The Amazing Psychology of Japanese Train Stations
Bloomberg CityLab
8 min read · From 2018 · The nation’s famed mastery of rail travel has been aided by some subtle behavioral tricks.
Reader View · Shared by 324, including Lucas Foster, Florian Hanke 🍎, Liliane Ferrari ™, Liv 😷, Alexandra Wong, Charlie Oliver, Matthew Turland, Craig Mod, Thomas Power, Esther Schindler, mdy, Ramit Sethi, Merkstatt, Horace Dediu, Steven Sinofsky, Fawzi A. Baba-Ali, Christian P. Stobbe, Jane, Dominik Grolimund, von Moerenburgh
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How Japanese People Stay Fit for Life, Without Ever Visiting a Gym
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4 min read · 2020-11-11 · For people stressed or intimidated by fitness culture
Reader View · Shared by 285, including Matthias Lampe, Jane, Keerthi G, rohit, Massimo Pigliucci
Quartz
Japan’s 72 seasons can liberate us from our obsession with productivity
Quartz
3 min read · 2021-07-26 · Japanese seasons, sekki, and their sub-sections, kō, are a different way of thinking about time and how we give it meaning.
Reader View · Shared by 200, including Marcos, Beate Jordaan, Thomas Power, Mathew Ingram, Amanda Shendruk, Chris {he, they}
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Transformation of a Japanese Larch Bonsai Tree
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2021-06-11 · Bucky Barnes returns to document the designing, pruning, carving and shaping of a Japanese Larch bonsai tree.This process was carried out over the course of ...
The Guardian
Japanese flu drug 'clearly effective' in treating coronavirus, says China
The Guardian
1 min read · From 2020 · Shares in Fujifilm Toyama Chemical, which developed favipiravir, surged after praise by Chinese official
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Literary Hub
Haruki Murakami: A Brief History of Japanese Short Fiction, According to Me
Literary Hub
~14 min read · From 2018 · The following is from the introduction to The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories. * From Seppuku to Meltdown I once heard the story that when jazz drummer Buddy Rich was being admitted to a ho…
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The New York Times
This Japanese Shop Is 1,020 Years Old. It Knows a Bit About Surviving Crises.
The New York Times
7 min read · 2020-12-02 · A mochi seller in Kyoto, and many of Japan’s other centuries-old businesses, have endured by putting tradition and stability over profit and growth.
Reader View · Shared by 223, including Sam Maule, W. Blake Gray, Bill Johnston, Horace Dediu, Howard Getson, Vala Afshar, Alf Rehn, Scott Hanselman 🇺🇦, Dave McClure, Kyle Chayka, Yann “shalf@mastodon.social” Heurtaux 不停, Sergio Caredda, Mike Rundle, Mathew Ingram, Stephanie A Kowalski, Alan Klement, Christian Müller, Richard H Thaler, Carlos, Bailey Richardson
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1 min read · From 2020 · As legend has it, in the 1800s a mythical yokai appeared off the coast of Kumamoto, Japan. The Amabie, as it was called, was described as a mermaid-like creature with long hair, a beak and 3 legs. It…
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