Techdirt: Greater Than Zero: The Anti-AI Pushback On Gaming Preservation Efforts Makes No Sense. “I’m not some AI evangelist. I fully recognize that there are error and other problems with AI… and I imagine there always will be, to some extent. AI is not always, or perhaps even mostly, the right tool to use. Nor will it always have benefits that outweigh problems it creates for we human […]

abduzeedo: Utopia Tokyo: Interactive Web Design Meets Japanese Masks. “The core of the site is a collection of 14 Japanese masks — Samurai, Oni, Hannya, Tengu, Kitsune, Kappa, Noh, Kendo, and more. Each mask is rendered as a highly detailed 3D object. They appear in a grid layout with animated frame corners that pulse like targeting reticles. Clicking a mask opens a detail panel with cultural […]

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The Mainichi: Hiroshima City U. launches online digital archive of art and peace research material. “Hiroshima City University here has begun publishing its extensive collection of artworks and academic resources online, digitizing materials held by its art museum and Hiroshima Peace Institute.”

UCLA: Thousands of early modern Japanese books from UCLA, Berkeley, UCSF to be digitized in Yanai Initiative project. “An expansive project led by UCLA’s Yanai Initiative is digitizing thousands of early modern Japanese books and manuscripts housed across the University of California system. The project, a collaboration with the Art Research Center at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan, […]

Japan's Valentine's Day: Shift from Obligation to Self-Gifting

https://newsletter.tf/japan-valentines-day-self-gift-trend/

Valentine's Day in Japan is shifting from obligation gifts to self-gifting, with more non-chocolate options available.

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Japan's Valentine's Day: Less Obligation, More Self-Gifts

Valentine's Day in Japan is different now. Many people are buying gifts for themselves instead of feeling they must give gifts to friends or coworkers. There are also more gift choices besides just chocolate.

https://newsletter.tf/japan-valentines-day-self-gift-trend/

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