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THE STORIES and LANGUAGE of TODAY

 

 

 

Israel vs Iran

The world is on the brink of a new war. Or is it? Here is a jumping point to some of the language that animates the latest iteration of a conflict over 40 years brewing.

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JAPAN in the WORLD

Visions of Doom

Though Japan has been enjoying quite the boom of late,  visitors from Asia are starting to stay away. For doom's day approaches soon -- July 5th.

Double Trouble

The BOJ finds itself having to fight inflation while similarly propping up a lackluster economy -- stagflation anyone?

Nippon & US Steel

A long considered dead proposal from Nippon to acquire US Steel has new legs.

Toyota Profit Warning

The liberation day tariffs from the Trump administration are weighing on Japan's jewel. What, oh what, will they do?


SOCIAL STUDIES


In Praise of the Toilet

A new form of Tanizaki's "physiological delight."


Coffee, the Japanese Way

A reflection on the art of the brew.


Fashion at the MET

A celebration of black dandyism. 


Mama, Love

The peculiar mama-chari in Japanese cities. 


STORIES of INTEREST

The Next AI

From wearable to ambient, the next phase of tech is coming faster than anyone imagined. Practice the words and expressions to animate your discussion of this world historical event.

White Smoke!

The pomp, the history, the secrecy of selecting a new pope.


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ART IN THE ISSUE


Jens Masereel

Claude Monet

Michelangelo

Bernard Buffet