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  • culture/ Jun 30, 2026

    Through the Ring of Grass

    A ring of woven grass, a paper stand-in, and a culture that schedules its mid-year reset for 30 June.

    A curving arc of a large ring woven from cogon grass, its strands drying from green to pale straw, against the soft grey light of an overcast morning.
  • food/ Jun 19, 2026

    The Quiet Half of the Gift

    Father's Day in Japan is Mother's Day's muted sibling — read from the department-store gift counter, where the rule is: give him something to consume.

    A single yellow rose with its stem, lying on a dark grey surface.
  • culture/ Jun 16, 2026

    The Other National Sport

    How football built itself a home in a generation — borrowed name, hometown clubs, and a national team that lives abroad.

    A worn, scuffed leather football resting against a white net on grass.
  • daily-life/ Jun 13, 2026

    Kickoff at 4am

    The 2026 World Cup drops Japan's group games into the small hours — and what the country actually does in the dark for it.

    A condensation-covered silver drink can on a dark slate surface before a lit cooler.
  • culture/ May 21, 2026

    Three Days of Noise

    If Kyoto's Aoi is a whisper, Tokyo's Sanja is a shout — the few sanctioned days a restrained society lets itself be deafening.

    A gilded phoenix figure with spread wings perched atop a black-and-gold, rope-bound portable shrine.