THE MYSTERY OF THE GROWING NECK BUDDHA

Back in 1991, the head of the Manji–no–Sekibutsu (Stone Buddha of Manji), a 3.3–meter tall statue in Japan's mountainous Nagano Prefectu...

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TOKYO BY SOUNDTRUCK: UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH JAPAN'S "FAR-RIGHT"

Introduction: This is an old Tokyo Journal  article from the 1990s by Michael McDongah. As it is no longer available anywhere but well worth...

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Video: Daido Moriyama's "Hokkaido"

Daido Moriyama is a legend of Japanese photography. He is well known for his raw, gritty, and often decentred images, often taken without ev...

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