What Anime Can Teach You About Japan
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What Anime Can Teach You About Japan

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Anime – cultural window into the reality of life in Japan? Well, no, not usually. People don’t carry massive swords, sweet little children aren’t the smartest people in the country and people can’t produce balls of energy in their open palms. But here are some […]

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How The Japanese Do Religion

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So what religion are the Japanese? If you said “Buddhist”, you’d be partly right. “Zen Buddhist” might get you extra points.  Say “Shinto”, and that’s a smart answer – underneath all the Buddhism in Japan is an undercurrent of the older, fascinating Shinto religion. Say […]