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An interview with Christopher Harding, historian and author, who explores Japan’s culture and history through books that ...

These scrolls put the "art" in "fart." Yes, they are real, and yes, the figures in these artistic renderings are passing gas at one another. They're part of a scroll called the He-gassen. Reportedly ...

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Shunmyo Masuno creates gardens that blend Zen philosophy with contemporary design. Here are his favourite green spaces in ...

These scrolls put the "art" in "fart." Yes, they are real, and yes, the figures in these artistic renderings are passing gas at one another. They're part of a scroll called the He-gassen. Reportedly ...