Tokyo & Kyoto Photolog by Jim Caldwell

News from Japan

• Through the looking glass The imperial succession highlights Shinto’s muddled status in Japan - The Economist May 2, 2019
  Through the looking glass The imperial succession highlights Shinto’s muddled status in Japan  The EconomistON THE MORNING of April 30th, then-emperor Akihito, decked out in a puffy brown robe, entered Kashikodokoro shrine, in the grounds of the imperial palace in ...
• Start of Japanese new era celebrated at shrines, shops, tourist spots - The Mainichi May 2, 2019
  Start of Japanese new era celebrated at shrines, shops, tourist spots  The MainichiTOKYO (Kyodo) -- Many Japanese celebrated the start of the Reiwa Era on Wednesday with their family, friends and loved ones, some with newborn babies,
• Sterling Higa: Viewing Hawaii's Culture Through A Japanese Lens - Honolulu Civil Beat May 24, 2019
  Sterling Higa: Viewing Hawaii's Culture Through A Japanese Lens  Honolulu Civil BeatLook around Osaka, and you'll see examples of traditional culture surviving in modern urban settings. Can we say the same in the islands?
• 'Shinto' Brings Rare Japanese Works to Cleveland Museum of Art - ideastream May 3, 2019
  'Shinto' Brings Rare Japanese Works to Cleveland Museum of Art  ideastreamThe current exhibit at The Cleveland Museum of Art - "Shinto: Discovery of The Divine in Japanese Art" - has been a long time coming. Sinéad Vilbar, curator ...
• The cat who saved a Japanese rail line - BBC News May 23, 2019
  The cat who saved a Japanese rail line  BBC NewsOn a bright May morning at Japan's Idakiso train station, a small cat basked in the sun as her photo was taken by a group of tourists before getting a tummy tickle ...