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Mono no Aware Meaning: The Japanese Art of Finding Beauty in Impermanence

In an age where Hollywood is obsessed with adaptations, reboots, remakes, sequels and, perhaps worst of all, prequels…

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Honne and Tatemae in Japan: The Subtle Art of What’s Said and What’s Meant

How often are you really yourself? What I mean is, do you act the same way around your…