The Japan TimesAug 4, 2025
Traditional Japanese crafts are facing headwinds with the changing times. Can non-Japanese artists play a part in keeping these lineages alive? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/08/04/issues/japan-craft-tradition-international-artists/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #issues #expats #japanesecrafts #kochi #kamakura #kochiprefecture #kanagawaprefecture #ishikawaprefecture
The international artists supporting Japanā€™s craft legacy

From Kochi to Kamakura, non-Japanese craftspeople are training with local artisans and carving out a niche for themselves.

The Japan Times
Smitha šŸŒøšŸŒ‹šŸŽ»May 17, 2024

Really was not expecting to hear the name #Shimanto (AKA #KochiPrefecture) in a lecture about the #Cascadia / #JuanDeFuca fault.

The Shimanto Mountains were mentioned as an analog of our own #OlympicMountains - both are non-volcanic, near a #megathrust #SubductionZone (#NankaiTrough for Japan: major #earthquake every 100-200 years), and contain remnants of paleomegathrust (new fave word) fault lines thanks to historic and ongoing subduction.

As terrifying as it can be, I love #geology so much.

TokyoReporterAug 6, 2020
Kochi: Woman accused of abandoning corpse of newborn at port https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/kochi-woman-accused-of-abandoning-corpse-of-newborn-at-port/ #KochiPrefecture #Japannews #Crime #Japan #News
Kochi: Woman accused of abandoning corpse of newborn at port

As a part of an investigation into a newborn boy's corpse found at a port in Susaki City, police have arrested a 22-year-old woman

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TokyoReporterAug 5, 2020
Kochi: Corpse of newborn found floating at port https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/kochi-corpse-of-newborn-found-floating-at-port/ #abandoningacorpse #KochiPrefecture #Crime #Japan #News
Kochi: Corpse of newborn found floating at port

Kochi Prefectural Police launched an investigation after the discovery of the corpse of a newborn boy at a port in Susaki City on Tuesday

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