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The hidden meanings behind Japanese art symbols

The pine tree is a symbol of endurance and resilience in Japanese art, as it stays green throughout the seasons. It ...
The Atlantic

Japanese Letters of Lafcadio Hearn

GREAT letter-writers, like other artists, must needs have the original birth-gift; but this gift, to ripen to complete fruition, requires certain fostering circumstances. Without these propelling ...
Star Tribune

Bloomington students find handwritten letters make heartfelt link with Japanese peers

Bloomington students find handwritten letters make heartfelt link with Japanese peers Digital natives at Bloomington high school discover the art of letter writing in pen pal exchange with their ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Batch of Undelivered WWII Letters Intended for Japanese Soldiers Ended Up in an Oregon Museum Decades Later. Now, Experts Are Returning the Lost Correspondence to Their Families

People line up for rations of beans and water in Japan following the country's defeat in World War II, in September 1945. Pictures from History / Universal Images Group via Getty Images On October 10, ...