Hello Kitty receives certificate of gratitude from Cabinet minister
“Thank you for appearing in the posters for the administrative counseling system for 13 consecutive years,” said Yasushi Kaneko to Hello Kitty while handing the certificate.
Culture
‘One Piece’ statues serve as symbol of Kumamoto Pref. quake recovery
The prefecture launched its project to install the statues in 2018, with nine statues placed in municipalities that suffered particularly severe quake damage.
Architectural tours via cyclo share city’s modernist heritage
With experience researching architectural sites, the tour guides are either architects themselves, or students who can tell the story of these structures.
Digital damsels set the fashion for the future
From a maiden modeled on Mogao's murals to others inspired by opera, AI avatars are being used to promote traditional culture.
Secrets of Kyoto: Sencha tea has roots in Buddhist sect from China
Today, sencha is the tea that Japanese people drink most commonly on a daily basis.
Chinese temples urged to check memorial tablets after names of war criminals discovered
The temple failed to notice the names belonged to war criminals when a monk believed a woman who claimed that the names belonged to her friends.
Traditional puppet show vitalizes culture in Heinitang
The single-person puppet show in Heinitang Village has a history of nearly 200 years and is a local intangible cultural heritage.