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"Highlighting JAPAN"
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No.83 (January 28, 2015)
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[Contents of Highlighting JAPAN January 2015]
<< PRIME MINISTER'S DIARY >>
- Japan-Palau Summit Meeting
- Inauguration of the Third ABE Cabinet
- Prime Minister ABE Issues Condolence Messages Following Shooting Incident in
Paris, France
<< COVER STORY >>
[Japanese Textiles]
- Japanese textiles that gave birth to “Japonisme”
Interview with Nobuyuki Ota, CEO of the Cool Japan Fund
- Kyoto-style hand embroidery
Cultural handcraft survives changing times
- Refinement and Sophistication
Taking Edo Komon global and into the future
- Capturing the Essence
Updating Japan’s Traditions with Today’s Sensibilities
- Three centuries of modern sense
A brand that revives Japan’s traditional textiles
- Paper, Updated
Transforming washi to meet modern needs
- Fiber Fantastic
Synthetic fibers that surpass the natural
- Made in Japan
Japanese Textiles: Leading the World with Peerless Excellence
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<< STUDENTS’ CORNER >>
- The Magic Tea Kettle
<< SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY >>
- Natural - Friendly Material
The world's most heat-resistant bioplastic, created by bacteria
<< HOME AWAY FROM HOME >>
- Bret Mayer, Kanji Master
<< 47 PREFECTURES: FROM A TO Y >>
- Tokyo / Tottori
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