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The Genius Photographer of the Bakumatsu Era: Ueno Hikoma | How Self-Taught Determination Laid the Foundations of Japanese Photography
Introduction — The Age When Photography's "Magic" Arrived in Japan In the mid-19th century, the art of photography, brought over from the West, appeared to the Japanese people of that era as nothing short of magic. Human faces and landsc... -
Hiroshima Oyster Crisis: 90% Mortality Rate – What’s Happening in the Seto Inland Sea?
An Unprecedented Anomaly Strikes a Famous Production Area When people think of Hiroshima, oysters (kaki) are one of the first things that come to mind. As Japan's leading oyster production region, accounting for over 60% of national outp...
