There was a worrying moment aboard a Japan Airlines flight as the plane plummeted to nearly 26,000 feet mid-air. Passengers ...

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Why Japan Is So Difficult to Write About. The country’s aesthetics and inventions have spread far. It still remains a singular place. To accompany one of this issue’s stories, ...

The Japanese convey their hopes for the new year through kakizome, the ritualized first calligraphy writing of the year. Kakizome, meaning "first writing," occurs within the initial days of the year.