How Hello Kitty helped post-WWII Japan conquer the world
Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and ...
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Characters, Myths, and Stories
Artist Ellen Gallagher discusses the characters she employs in her work, such as Pegleg and Eunice Rivers. She also talks about how she moved from painting and collage to film. ART21: The character of ...
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Chinese students flock to Japanese art colleges for permanent residency
She was studying Japanese at a language school in Tokyo ... She specializes in character design for video games and other products.
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EXCLUSIVE: Japan to invite stateless people born to Japanese in PH
TOKYO, March 6 — The Japanese government plans to invite to Japan this summer stateless people born to Japanese nationals and left in the Philippines after World War II, to coincide with the ...