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Art award show offers trippy scenes of seeing and being seen
If you’re not fazed by the possibility of being deeply unsettled, catching a performance by the Japanese artist known as Saeborg (a self-styled “imperfect cyborg that is half human and half toy”), at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, should be a good Golden Week outing.
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Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
On the corner of a main crossing in Tokyo’s trendiest district, there used to be a building called the Harajuku Central Apartment. Built in 1958, it was often regarded as the place for young creatives to gather if they needed a spark of inspiration, especially during the 1960s and 70s.
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10-meter lion statue to be built in Okinawa with burned Shuri Castle tiles
Plans are taking shape in Okinawa Prefecture to construct a monumental lion-shaped statue, or shisa, from the damaged tiles of the fire-ravaged Shuri Castle.
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U.S. market swings reveal inflation uncertainty ahead of key data
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's reassuring message following the central bank’s monetary policy meeting may not calm frazzled U.S. stock and bond investors, as uncertainty over the path of inflation intensifies the focus on upcoming data.
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