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Season 2015
This time, we present an installment of our special talk-show series Japanophiles, which features lively interviews with foreigners living in Japan.
Bartholomeus Greb, originally
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This time, we present an installment of our special talk-show series Japanophiles, which features lively interviews with foreigners living in Japan.
Bartholomeus Greb, originally from Poland, works as the manager of Kiya Ryokan, a historic inn founded in 1911. Greb is experimenting with ways to showcase the appeal of old-fashioned Japan, including promoting work by local artisans.
Meet Bartholomeus Greb and learn about his efforts to reinvigorate his area from his base at the Kiya Ryokan.
This time, another installment of our special talk-show series Japanophiles, featuring lively interviews with foreigners living in Japan.
Ivan Vartanian, a photobook producer from
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This time, another installment of our special talk-show series Japanophiles, featuring lively interviews with foreigners living in Japan.
Ivan Vartanian, a photobook producer from the US, has won the trust of Japan's leading photographers. In Japan, photobooks are artworks in their own right.
Vartanian collaborates with photographers, turning their visions into photobooks - which often go beyond the conventional book format.
We'll see how he's continually seeking out new modes of expression.
This time, another installment of our special talk-show series Japanophiles, which features lively interviews with foreigners living in Japan.
New Zealander Alex Bennett studies the
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This time, another installment of our special talk-show series Japanophiles, which features lively interviews with foreigners living in Japan.
New Zealander Alex Bennett studies the way of the samurai - bushido - and its expressions in martial arts. Through decades of practising kendo, Bennett has learned bushido is not about winning or losing, but about being self-possessed while living life to the fullest.
We'll discover how he is bringing samurai philosophy to life in the modern world.
This time, we present an installment of our special talk-show series Japanophiles, which features lively interviews with foreigners living in Japan. In the city of Takasaki, north of
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This time, we present an installment of our special talk-show series Japanophiles, which features lively interviews with foreigners living in Japan. In the city of Takasaki, north of Tokyo, Amir Takahashi runs a popular bakery. Born in Iran, he moved to Japan at 20 to master the baker's art. Amir spares no effort: he fetches water from a mountain spring, makes his own soymilk from local beans, and uses only additive-free, natural ingredients. The results are both wholesome and delicious.
This time, we present an installment of our special Japanophiles series, which features lively interviews with foreigners living in Japan.
Fascinated with the samurai from an early
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This time, we present an installment of our special Japanophiles series, which features lively interviews with foreigners living in Japan.
Fascinated with the samurai from an early age, New Yorker Andrew Mancabelli chose a career as an armorsmith in Japan. But there is little demand nowadays for traditional armor, and for a relative novice like Mancabelli, it can be hard to make ends meet.
We meet a man overcoming various obstacles in pursuit of his dream to be a Japanese armorsmith.
This time, we present an installment of our special Japanophiles series, which features lively interviews with foreigners living in Japan. Historically, most Japanese houses have been
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This time, we present an installment of our special Japanophiles series, which features lively interviews with foreigners living in Japan. Historically, most Japanese houses have been made of wood. But housebuilding has become more mechanized, and traditional carpentry skills are in decline. One man carrying on that ancient legacy is a Canadian named Adam Zgola. From selecting the lumber to cutting and assembling it, Zgola works as a lead carpenter, handling every step with care and precision.
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