Tag: arts
group name: japanophiles
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August 31, 2006 01:06 AM EDT --
What is "martial arts?"
"Martial arts" is the technique of fighting to enemies in past era, and a sport today.
For example, Karate is Japanese martial arts, and "Wushu" is . . . more
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September 26, 2006 07:42 PM EDT --
Think "ukulele" and you'll invariably get a quaintly exotic image in your head (and the wrong pronunciation – it's "oo-koo-leh-leh," not "you-koo-leh-leh"): . . . more
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September 27, 2006 09:04 AM EDT --
The Japanese are crazy about anything Western, especially anything American, right? It's true in many ways and on many levels, but one of my passions as a pop-culture critic has been to note how Americans . . . more
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December 26, 2006 03:03 AM EST --
Cosplay, or "costume play" is the art of dressing up as Japanese animation, video game, or manga (comic book) characters. Though this previously unheard of hobby is slowly becoming a household . . . more
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December 21, 2006 01:21 AM EST --
When "Survivor" announced its just-ended season, I was one of the many critics who thought splitting up the tribes along racial factors was a stupid and potentially harmful idea. After just two . . . more
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