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【図解】ローソン５０年の歩みコンビニ大手ローソンの１号店が大阪府豊中市に開店して１４日で５０年。 Lawson Inc. has evolved into a major convenience store chain in the past 50 years since opening its first store in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, in June 1975.

Lawson Inc. has evolved into a major convenience store chain in the past 50 years since opening its first store in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, in June 1975.

ローソンが政府備蓄米の随意契約申請が受理された場合に販売予定の商品のサンプル、３日、東京都港区コンビニ大手３社は３日、２０２１年産の政府備蓄米の店頭販売を決めた。 Major Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart Co. said Tuesday that it will start selling government-stockpiled rice harvested in 2021 for 360 yen per kilogram at 10 outlets each in Tokyo and in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Friday.

Major Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart Co. said Tuesday that it will start selling government-stockpiled rice harvested in 2021 for 360 yen per kilogram at 10 outlets each in Tokyo and in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Friday.

健康被害が疑われる有機フッ素化合物「ＰＦＡＳ」を過去に使用していた工場の従業員や一般住民計約１２００人の血液を京都大などのチームが検査した結果、従業員らからＰＦＡＳの一種「ＰＦＯＡ」が高濃度で検出されたことが分かった。 A survey has found high levels of a PFAS organic compound in the blood of former and current workers at Daikin Industries Ltd.'s Yodogawa plant in Osaka Prefecture, it was announced Wednesday.

A survey has found high levels of a PFAS organic compound in the blood of former and current workers at Daikin Industries Ltd.'s Yodogawa plant in Osaka Prefecture, it was announced Wednesday.

The upcoming World Exposition in Osaka Prefecture offers an opportunity for small manufacturers in the western Japan prefecture to showcase their sophisticated technologies to the world.

２０２５年大阪・関西万博開幕を前に披露された日本航空の特別塗装機「ＪＡＬガンダムＪＥＴ」、３日午前、東京都大田区創通・サンライズ、Ｅｘｐｏ２０２５）日本航空とバンダイナムコホールディングスは３日、２０２５年大阪・関西万博を記念した特別塗装機「ＪＡＬガンダムＪＥＴ」を羽田空港で報道陣にお披露目した。 Japan Airlines, or JAL, and Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. unveiled a passenger jet with a special livery based on the popular robot anime series "Gundam" at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Monday, ahead of the April opening of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan.

Japan Airlines, or JAL, and Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. unveiled a passenger jet with a special livery based on the popular robot anime series "Gundam" at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Monday, ahead of the April opening of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan.

Architect Thomas Rau designed the Dutch Pavilion for the 2025 Expo in Osaka Prefecture. Here's what we talk about in this episode: Art, Business, Creativity, Economy, Environment, Future, Global issues, Sustainability

A man who ran a group home for people with disabilities admitted to habitually sexually abused two women who stayed there, also filming obscene scenes with a smartphone. In court, he repeatedly stated that "it was his own weakness that led him to commit the crime." The prosecution denounced the crime as "treating the victims as an outlet for sexual desire and severely violating their personalities," and sought a 10-year prison sentence. According to the indictment, defendant Yuji Shiomoto (64) of Osaka Prefecture is charged with non-consensual sexual intercourse, non-consensual indecent acts, and quasi-forcible indecent acts for sexually assaulting two women who stayed at the group home for people with disabilities that he ran from 2022 to January of this year, including touching and licking their bodies and inserting his fingers into their genitals. In addition, he is also accused of photographing the two women in lewd positions and taking photos of them on his smartphone. Episode Notes: ‘Osaka Group Home for Disabled Manager Admits to Sexually Abusing, Photographing Two Intellectually Disabled Women': https://barrierfreejapan.com/2024/08/18/osaka-group-home-for-disabled-manager-admits-to-sexually-abusing-photographing-two-intellectually-disabled-women/

Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. will fully stop the operations at its plant for large liquid crystal display panels for televisions in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, by around August, President Masahiro Okitsu has said.

報道各社のインタビューに答えるシャープの沖津雅浩新社長、１６日午後、堺市のシャープ本社６月末に就任したシャープの沖津雅浩社長は１６日、報道各社のインタビューに応じ、テレビ向け大型液晶パネルを製造する大阪・堺工場を「来月くらいには完全停止する」と明らかにした。 Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. will fully stop the operations at its plant for large liquid crystal display panels for televisions in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, by around August, President Masahiro Okitsu has said.

大阪教育大付属池田小学校の殺傷事件から２３年を迎え、追悼式典で鐘を鳴らす児童、８日午前、大阪府池田市児童８人が犠牲となった大阪教育大付属池田小学校の殺傷事件は、８日で発生から２３年を迎えた。 A memorial ceremony was held Saturday to mark the 23 years since a knife attack at an elementary school in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, that killed eight children.

A memorial ceremony was held Saturday to mark the 23 years since a knife attack at an elementary school in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, that killed eight children.

シャープ本社、堺市シャープは７日、液晶事業を縮小するため９月末までに生産を停止する堺工場の一部売却に向け、ソフトバンクと独占交渉権を含む基本合意書を結んだと発表した。 Sharp Corp. said Friday that it has signed a basic agreement to grant telecommunications carrier SoftBank Corp. exclusive negotiating rights for the partial sale of its Sakai plant in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan.

Sharp Corp. said Friday that it has signed a basic agreement to grant telecommunications carrier SoftBank Corp. exclusive negotiating rights for the partial sale of its Sakai plant in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan.

“In Japan, the idea of a right to move is missing. It is not a problem only for people with disabilities. In rural areas, public transportation declines for business reasons and elderly people who cannot drive a car are inconvenienced,” said wheelchair user Hideto Kijima (45) after he was was forced to crawl up a set of stairs to the plane on the now defunct ‘Vanilla Air' LCC in June 2017. Vanilla Air later merged with ‘Peach Aviation' and it was reported on April 13th 2024 that a “Taiwanese national with a physical disability attempted to board a Taiwan-bound flight of low-cost carrier (LCC) Peach Aviation (headquartered in Osaka Prefecture) at Naha Airport in Okinawa, but was denied boarding because the battery in their electric wheelchair was not visible from the outside.” Episode Notes: ‘Electric Wheelchair User Denied Boarding on Japan LCC ‘Peach' Due to ‘Visible Battery': https://barrierfreejapan.com/2024/04/15/electric-wheelchair-user-denied-boarding-on-japan-lcc-peach-to-due-to-visible-battery/ ‘Vanilla Airline Incident 1 & a Half Year Later' (December 9th 2018): https://barrierfreejapan.com/2018/12/10/year-and-half-after-vanilla-airline-incident-japanese-wheelchair-user-reflects-on-disability-issues/

KC and Damon kick off the show with some Osaka essentials before wading into the Tour news (in Pro Joe's absence), then later in the show KC is joined by special guest Brendan Delahunty to talk about Tokyo's most beloved golf group; The Tokyo Beer And Golf Society (TBAGS) and then about his new service organizing golf events in Japan. Links mentioned in the show:The Carbine Club of Tokyohttps://www.carbineclubtokyo.com/event-details/the-inaugural-carbine-club-of-tokyo-charity-golf-day-1-2TBAGShttps://www.facebook.com/groups/tokyotbagsPrestige Golf Dayswww.prestigegolfdays.com 

‘Access Yell', a venture company based in Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture that manufactures assistive devices for people with disabilities, has developed a smart remote control for televisions that is easy to operate for people with physical disabilities, and began selling it at the end of 2023. Episode Notes: ‘Osaka Company Develops Smart Remote Control for People with Disabilities': https://barrierfreejapan.com/2024/03/24/osaka-company-develops-smart-remote-control-for-people-with-disabilities/ ‘Access Yell' Company Website: https://accessyell.co.jp

A male client suffered severe burns while taking a bath at a facility for the disabled in Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture. The staff neglected to check the temperature of the hot water. Ibaraki City announced on February 5th that a male user in his 30s suffered severe burns to approximately 85% of his body after taking a bath at a municipal living support center for people with disabilities. However, at the time, the two male employees in charge of bathing did not measure the temperature, so it is possible that the temperature was higher than that. The man is being treated in the hospital's intensive care unit. Episode notes: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2024/02/10/client-at-osaka-facility-for-people-with-disabilities-suffers-serious-burns-after-staff-fail-to-check-the-temperature-of-the-bath/

On 15th December, the Osaka Prefectural Police arrested the manager (32) of a welfare facility for the disabled in Kaizuka City, Osaka Prefecture, on suspicion of assaulting a 48-year-old woman by dragging her and knocking her to the floor. He denies the charge, saying he dragged the woman but made a slight mistake in the part where he knocked her to the floor. The police will investigate the possibility that he may have assaulted the woman and other users. Episode Notes: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2023/12/16/manager-of-facility-for-the-disabled-arrested-by-osaka-prefectural-police-for-assaulting-woman/

A former director of a facility for the disabled in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, was arrested and indicted for committing an obscene act against a woman who entered the facility. The former director of a facility (87) for the disabled in Nishi Ward, Sakai City, was arrested and indicted for quasi-forced indecency. According to the indictment and other documents, the defendant is accused of indecent acts such as touching the breasts of a woman with an intellectual disability (42 years old at the time), who was a resident of the facility in September last year for about 20 minutes. Episode notes: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2023/08/06/touching-breasts-for-20-minutes-former-director-of-osaka-care-facility-for-disabled-arrested-for-quasi-forced-indecency/

乗客らを刺したとして男が確保されたりんくうタウン駅、２３日、大阪府泉佐野市２３日午前１０時２５分ごろ、大阪府泉佐野市のりんくうタウン駅で、「人が刺された」と１１０番があった。 Two people were reportedly injured in a knife attack on Sunday at a train station near Kansai International Airport in the western Japan city of Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture.

Two people were reportedly injured in a knife attack on Sunday at a train station near Kansai International Airport in the western Japan city of Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture.

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The history of mokuhanga in Canada is small, yet strong. There are Canadian mokuhanga printmakers who have helped grow the art form in Canada and throughout the world, such as Walter J. Phillips (1884-1963), David Bull, Elizabeth Forrest, Barbara Wybou, to name but a few. But what if there was a tradition of printmaking you could never think have a connection with Japanese mokuhanga, thriving and growing in the Canadian Arctic?  Norman Vorano is the Associate Professor of Art History and Head of the Department of Art History and Conservation at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. In 2011 Norman published a book, with essays by Asato Ikeda, and Ming Tiampo, Inuit Prints: Japanese Inspiration.  This book opened me to the world of how various print traditions, so far away from each other, could influence one another. In this case, the Inuit of the Canadian Arctic in what is now known as Kinngait, have built one of the most thriving and economically sustainable print traditions in the world. But what I didn't know is that mokuhanga and the Japanese print tradition had a huge part to play in their early success.  I speak with Professor Norman Vorano about Inuit history and culture, how the Inuit print tradition began, how an artist from Toronto made his way to the Arctic, then to Japan, then back to the arctic, changing everything. Norman also speaks on how the work of sōsaku hanga printmaker U'nichi Hiratsuka influenced the early Inuit printmakers, and we discuss tools, pigments, and the globalization of art.  Please follow The Unfinished Print and my own mokuhanga work on Instagram @andrezadoroznyprints or email me at theunfinishedprint@gmail.com  Notes: may contain a hyperlink. Simply click on the highlighted word or phrase. Artists works follow after the note. Pieces are mokuhanga unless otherwise noted. Norman Vorano PhD - is Associate Professor of Art History and Head of the Department of Art History and Conservation at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. For more information about Inuit printmaking and their association with mokuhanga you can get Norman's book, Inuit Prints: Japanese Inspiration (2011). For additonal information about Inuit printmaking and mokuhanga, Norman lectured on the subject for The Japan Foundation Toronto in 2022. The online lecture can be found, here.  A few topics that Norman and I really didn't have a chance to explore, but alluded too, was process. As wood is scarce in the Arctic, stone carving (soapstone), and linocuts are and were used. Also there is a chain within Inuit printmaking much like the hanmoto system of mokuhanga in Japan, where the Print Studio chooses images drawn by others in the community and those images are carved and printed by carvers and printers associated with the Print Studio in the Kenojuak Cultural Center in Kinngait, and then sold to the public.  Queens University at Kingston - is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. What began as a school for the Church of Scotland in 1841 has developed into a multi faculty university. More info can be found on their website, here.  Canadian Museum of History - one of Canada's oldest museums the CMH focuses on Canadian and world history, ethnology, and archeology. The museum is located in Gatineau, Québec, Canada. More info can be found on their website, here.  The Eastern Arctic of Canada - is a portion of the Arctic archipelago, a chain of islands (2,400 km or 1,500 mi) and parts of Québec and Labrador, located throughout the northern portion of the country of Canada. The Eastern portion discsussed in the episode is comprised of Baffin Island (Qikiqtaaluk - ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ),  and Kinngait (Cape Dorset).  Kinngait (ᑭᙵᐃᑦ) - is located on Dorset Island at the southern part of Baffin Island in the territory of Nunavut, Canada. It was called  Cape Dorset until 2020, when it was renamed “high mountain” in the Inuktitut language.  Distant Early Warning Line (DEW)- was a radar system located in the Arctic regions in Canada, the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland. Its purpose was to help detect any aggression, militarily, from the then Soviet Union. This system was overseen by the Royal Canadian Air Force and the United States Air Force. It ceased activity in 1993.  The Canadian Guild of Crafts - also known as La Guilde, was established in 1906 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. It has focused its work on preserving First Nations crafts and arts. It began working with James Houston (1921-2005) in 1948, having the first Inuit exhibition in 1949 showcasing Inuit carving and other crafts. It exists and works today. More information can be found, here. James Archibald Houston - was a Canadian artist who worked and lived in Kinngait (Cape Dorset) until 1962. He worked with La Guilde and the Hudson's Bay Company, bringing Inuit arts and crafts to an international community starting in 1948 through to the Cape Dorset co-operative of the 1950's. His work in helping to make Inuit art more commerical for the Inuit people has been documented in Norman Vorano's book, Inuit Prints: Japanese Inspiration (2011), as well as several articles from La Guilde, which can be found, here. Drum Dancer (1955) - chalk on paper West Baffin Eskimo Co-Operative - is the co-operative on Kinngait (Cape Dorset) established in 1959 and created by the Department of Natural Resources and Northern Development represented by Don Snowden and Alexander Sprudz, with James Houston. It focuses on drawings, prints, and carvings. More info can be found on their website, here.  The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development - in 2019 it was replaced by the Department of Indigenous Services Canada. The ISC is a government department whose responsibility is to colaborate and have an open dialogue with First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada.  Terry Ryan (1933-2017) - was an artist and the arts director of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-Op in 1960 and General Manager in 1962. His work with the Cape Dorset Print Studio, bringing artists from all over Canada, helped to push the studio's work throughout the world. There is a fine Globe and Mail article about Terry Ryan's life and accomplishments, which can be found here.  Kenojuak Cultural Center - is located in Kinngait, and was opened in 2018 with a space of 10,440 sq ft. The KCC is a community center and space for sharing. It has a large printmaking studio, meeting spaces and exhibition spaces for work as well as a permanent gallery. It is associated with the West Baffin Eskimo Co-Operative.  Early Inuit Art - for more information regarding early Inuit art on record, from first European contact, La Guilde discusse this very topic in their article Going North: A Beautiful Endeavor, here. Grand-Mère, Québec - is a city in the province of Québec in Canada. Located in the region of Maricie, with a population of around 14,000. It was founded in 1898 and is made famous for the rock formation which shares its name. Grand Mère means ‘grandmother.' It is known for hunting and fishing tourism.  The Group of Seven - were a group of landscape painters from Canada. The artists were, Franklin Carmichael (1890–1945), Lawren Harris (1885–1970), A.Y. Jackson  1882–1974), Frank Johnston (1888–1949), Arthur Lismer  (1885–1969), J.E.H MacDonald (1873–1932), and Frederick Varley (1881–1969). Later, A.J. Casson (1898–1992) was invited to join in 1926, Edwin Holdgate (1892–1977) became a member in 1930, and LeMoine FitzGerald (1890–1956) joined in 1932. While Tom Thomspon (1877–1917), and Emily Carr (1871–1945) were not "official" members it is generally accepted that they were a part of the group because of their individual relationships with the other member of the group. More info can be found, here. A fine article on the CBC by Cree writer Matteo Cimellaro, discusses the role The Group of Seven played in Canadian nationalism and the exclusion of First Nation's voices in their work. This can be found, here.      Tom Thompson - The Jack Pine (1916-1917)   Moosonee, Ontario - is a town located in Northern Ontario, Canada. It was first settled in 1903, and is located on the Moose River. It's history was of trapping, and is a gateway to the Arctic. English and Cree is spoken.   Moose Factory, Ontario - is a town first settled in 1673, and was the first English speaking town in Ontario. Much like Moosonee, Moose Factory has a history of fur trading, in this case by the Hudsons Bay Company. Like Moosonee there is a tourist industry based on hunting and fishing. The population is predominantly Cree.    Cree (ᓀᐦᐃᓇᐤ) - are a Canadian First Nation's people who have lived on the land for centuries. Their people are divided into eight groups through region and dialect of language:   Attikamekw James Bay Cree Moose Cree Swampy Cree Woods Cree Plains Cree Naskapi and Montagnais (Innu)   For more information regarding history, tradition of the Cree people of today, Heritage Centre: Cree Nations, and the Cree Nation Government website can get you started.    John Buchan (Lord Tweedsmuire, 1875-1940) - was the 15th Governor General of Canada serving from 1935-1940 (his death). He was born in Scotland, but committed himself to Canada when taking to his position as Governor General. He was also a writer of almost 30 novels.    sōsaku-hanga - or creative prints, is a style of printmaking which is predominantly, although not exclusively, prints made by one person. It started in the early twentieth century in Japan, in the same period as the shin-hanga movement. The artist designs, carves, and prints their own works. The designs, especially in the early days, may seem rudimentary but the creation of self-made prints was a breakthrough for printmakers moving away from where only a select group of carvers, printers and publishers created woodblock prints.    Un'ichi Hiratsuka (平塚 運一) - (1895-1977) - was one of the important players of the sōsaku hanga movement in mokuhanga. Hiratsuka was a proponent of self carved and self printed mokuhanga, and taught one of the most famous sōsaku hanga printmakers in Shikō Munakata (1903-1975). He founded the Yoyogi Group of artists and also taught mokuhanga at the Tōkyō School of Fine Arts. Hiratsuka moved to Washington D.C in 1962 where he lived for over thirty years. His mokuhanga was multi colour and monochrome touching on various subjects and is highly collected today.      Mara Cape, Izu (1929)   Munakata Shikō (志功棟方) - (1903-1975) arguably one of the most famous modern printmakers, Shikō is famous for his prints of women, animals, the supernatural and Buddhist deities. He made his prints with an esoteric fervour where his philosophies about mokuhanga were just as interesting as his print work.      Castle ca 1960's   Venice Bienale  - is a contemporary art exhibition that takes place in Venice, Italy and which explores various genres of art, architecture, dance, cinema and theatre. It began in 1895. More info, here.   Sao Paolo Biennal - is held in Sao Paolo, Brazil and is the second oldest art bienale in the world. The Sao Paulo Biennal began in 1951. It's focus is on international artists and Brazilian artists. More info can be found, here.    German Expressionism - was produced from the early twentieth century to the 1930's and focused on emotional expression rather than realistic expression. German Expressionists explored their works with colour and shape searching for a “primitive aesthetic” through experimentation. More info can be found,  here, on Artsy.net    Vasily Kandinsky (1866-1944) : Poster for the First Exhibition of The Phalanx, lithograph 1901.  Yanagi Sōetsu (1889-1961) - was an art critic, and art philosopher in Japan, who began writing and lecturing in the 1920's. In 1925 he coined the term mingei (rural crafts), which he believed represented the “functional beauty” and traditional soul of Japan. While on paper an anti-fascist, Yanagi's early views on the relationship of art and people, focusing on the group and not the individual, going back to a Japanese aesthetic; veering away from Western modernity, was used by Japanese fascists leading up to and during the Pacific War (1941-1945). For more information about Yanagi and the mingei movement in Japan during war time check out The Culture of Japanese Fascism, Alan Tasman ed. (2009) mingei movement - began with the work of Yanagi Sōetsu in the 1920's. The movement wanted to return to a Japanese aesthetic which honoured the past and preserved the idea of the “everyday craftsman,” someone who went away from industrialization and modernity, and fine art by professional artists. It was heavily influenced by the European Arts and Crafts Movement (1880-1920) as conceived by Augustus Pugin (1812-1852), John Ruskin (1819-1900), and William Morris (1834-1896).    Oliver Statler (1915-2002) -  was an American author and scholar and collector of mokuhanga. He had been a soldier in World War 2, having been stationed in Japan. After his time in the war Statler moved back to Japan where he wrote about Japanese prints. His interests were of many facets of Japanese culture such as accommodation, and the 88 Temple Pilgrimage of Shikoku. Oliver Statler, in my opinion, wrote one of the most important books on the sōsaku-hanga movement, “Modern Japanese Prints: An Art Reborn.”   Stuben Glass Works - is a manufacturer of glass works, founded in 1903 in New York City. It is known for its high quality glass production working with talented glass designers.    Ainu - are a First Nations peoples with a history to Japan going back centuries. They traditionally live in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido as well as the northern prefectures of Honshū.  There are approximately 24,000 Ainu in Japan. Made famous for the face, hand and wrist tattooing of Ainu women, as well as animist practices, the Ainu are a distinct culture from the Japanese. There has been some attempts by the Japanese goverment to preserve Ainu heritage and language but the Ainu people are still treated as second class citizens without the same rights and prvileges of most Japanese. More information about the Ainu can be found at the World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous People, here.    baren - is a Japanese word to describe the flat, round shaped disc which is predominantly used in the creation of Japanese woodblock prints. It is traditionally made of cord of various types, and a bamboo sheath, although baren come in many variations.    Keisuke Serizawa (1895-1984) - was a textile designer who was a Living National Treaure in Japan. He had a part in the mingei movement where he studied Okinawan bingata fabric stencil dying techniques. He also used katazome stencil dying technqiues on paper in the calendars he made, beginning in 1946.      Happiness - date unknown: it is an ita-e (板絵) work, meaning a work painted on a piece of wood, canvas, metal etc.    National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) - is a research institute and public museum located on the old Expo '70 grounds in the city of Suita, Osaka Prefecture. It provides a graduate program for national and international students, doctorate courses, as well as various exhibitions. More information can be found on their website, here.    Prince Takamado Gallery -  is a gallery located in the Canadian Embassy in Tōkyō. It has a revolving exhibition schedule. It is named after Prince Takamado (1954-2002), the third son of Prince Mikasa Takahito (1916-2016). More info can be found, here.   Carlton University - is a public resesarch university located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1942 in order to provide a serivce for returning World War II veterans. More information about the university can be found, here.     Kenojuak Ashavak (1927-2013) - was an Inuit graphic designer and artist born in Ikirisaq, Baffin Island. She moved to Kinngait (Cape Dorset) in 1966. Kanojuak Ashavek has made some of the most iconic imagery of Inuit art in Canadian history. One of her images, The Enchanted Owl was the subject of a TV Ontario short from TVO Today, and can be found here. The famous National Film Board of Canada documentary (1963) about her and her work can be found, here.       Luminous Char, stonecut and stencil, 2008. © Dorset Fine Arts   Inuit Prints: Japanese Inspiration -  was an Inuit print exhibtion at the Prince Takamado Gallery held at the Canadian Embassy in Tōkyō in 2011. It later toured across Canada.    Osaki washi - is a paper making family located in Kōchi, Japan. His paper has been provided to Inut printmakers for many years. The print by Kenojuak Ashavak, and printed by Qiatsuq Niviaksi,  was the one aluded to in Norman's interview as hanging on the washi makers wall.    Norman discusses, near the end of the interview, about how Inuit leaders were stripped of their power. The Canadian government instituted more policing in post war Canada, especially during the Cold War. The RCMP and other government officials used colonial practices such as policing, culturally and criminally, to impose Canadian practices from the South onto the Inuit.      Pitaloosie Saila - Undersea Illusion,  lithograph 2012     Lukta Qiatsuk (1928-2004)       Owl -  Stonecut print on paper, 1959. Canadian Museum of History Collection, © Dorset Fine Arts. Kananginak Pootoogook (1935-2010)       Evening Shadow: stone cut and stencil, 2010 © Dorset Fine Arts   Eegyvudluk Pootoogook (1931-1999)     Eegyvudluk Pootoogook w/ Iyola Kingwatsiaq , 1960, photo by Rosemary Gilliat Eaton, Library and Canadian Archives.      Our First Wooden Home: lithograph, 1979.     Osuitok Ipeelee (1922-2005)       Eskimo Legend: Owl, Fox, and Hare - stencil print, 1959 Canadian Museum of History Collection © Dorset Fine Arts.    Iyola Kingwatsiak (1933-2000)       Circle of Birds: stencil on paper, 1965   © Popular Wheat Productions opening and closing musical credit - From Professor Henry D. Smith II, lecture entitled, The Death of Ukiyo-e and the Mid-Meiji Birth of International Mokuhanga, as told at the 4th International Mokuhanga Conference in Nara in November, 2021.  logo designed and produced by Douglas Batchelor and André Zadorozny  Disclaimer: Please do not reproduce or use anything from this podcast without shooting me an email and getting my express written or verbal consent. I'm friendly :) Слава Українi If you find any issue with something in the show notes please let me know. ***The opinions expressed by guests in The Unfinished Print podcast are not necessarily those of André Zadorozny and of Popular Wheat Productions.***  All photos of Inuit artists and works of Inuit artists have been either provided by Norman Vorano, or have been sourced from elsewhere. These are used for educational purposes only. Any issues please reach out.   

It wouldn't bark. In fact, it was unlikely that it would make any sound at all. Its movements were always muffled. It would not move the way we would expect a dog, or any creature for that matter, to move. Something so... unnatural about it. Something otherworldly. But it was a dog. At least in the supposed pictures, it looked like one. Pitch-black, four-legged, hairy... About the size of an adult wolf. It certainly had no teeth. No amount of scanning could reveal a white gleam in any of the pictures. It was all black. Pure black. No one knew how it could move so fast. Or if it could truly cross the oceans. Or maybe it was not just one. Maybe there were several. Maybe there were many. More than we could calculate, we thought. Maybe... it was not real. Maybe it was just a dream. Who knows. So many maybes, because no one knows anything for sure. First appeared in Japan, Osaka Prefecture. Then Busan, before Beijing. Then Moscow, Warsaw, Berlin, Paris, London... It was only a matter of time. Sightings of large, pure black, canine-like entities mauling night-time walkers and anyone outside after dark was already being reported and talked about amongst the common people around the East Coast. Victims had their throats ripped, men would often have their testicles ripped as well while breasts were a common target in female victims. No fliers were posted. Tv Channels, for some reason, never made any news broadcasts questioning the mysterious, gruesome deaths surrounding the black entity. No effort was made to warn anyone. Official and private investigations alike either led to no conclusions or were silenced. One common pattern seemed to be obvious though. The entity would only target those who are alone. It never seemed to attack groups. Not even two people at the same time. No one knew how it could so quickly rip apart a human body and then disappear into the night, leaving no trace. It never even seemed to have any teeth. It was an abomination. An error. A glitch in the matrix if there is ever one. Remember, it does not bark, it does not warn, it only appears after dark, and targets solo walkers. Once it sets its eyes on you, you cannot escape. Worse is, people being mauled within the comfort of their own bedrooms is being reported day by day. No one knows what to do to prevent an attack except to not be alone. Good luck...

格安航空会社ピーチ・アビエーションが、運航休止中の国際線を８月から関西―ソウル間で再開させることが２７日、分かった。 Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation will resume international flights from August, starting with its route linking Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, and Incheon near Seoul, it was learned Monday.

Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation will resume international flights from August, starting with its route linking Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, and Incheon near Seoul, it was learned Monday.

２０１８年６月の大阪北部地震で、高槻市立寿栄小学校のブロック塀倒壊により亡くなった女児に黙とうを捧げる浜田剛史市長ら、１８日午前、大阪府高槻市大阪市などで震度６弱を観測した大阪北部地震から１８日で４年となった。 Prayers were offered Saturday for an elementary school girl who was crushed to death under collapsed concrete block walls in a powerful earthquake that hit northern areas of Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, in 2018.

Prayers were offered Saturday for an elementary school girl who was crushed to death under collapsed concrete block walls in a powerful earthquake that hit northern areas of Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, in 2018.

Text by Miduho Morita (2021/04/17) Translation by Masahiro Yamamoto Check and Narration by Rachael Wiseman ● As of mid April, 2021, Japan has been hit with the 4th wave of the Coronavirus. With the new wave, the number of new patients is increasing much faster than ever before. ●Osaka Prefecture has had some of the highest numbers across Japan, and more than 1,000 newly infected people a day continue as of mid April. New data has shown that over the last 3 consecutive days, 80 % of those examined were infected with the new virus strain. ●Medical staff are saying, ・Those infected in the fourth wave usually stay in hospital three or four days longer than those previously infected. ・Not only the elderly but the young or those without chronic diseases or pre-existing conditions are likely to develop severe symptoms. ・At a hospital in Osaka, more than 50 % of patients with severe symptoms and those who are on artificial ventilation are said to be younger than 50 years old. ● The number of patients with the new virus strain are said to be more than that of the original coronavirus. While Osaka has large numbers, other regions of Japan have been affected as well. ●As with most viruses, the corona virus is constantly changing and going through mutations, new variants of the virus are expected to emerge over time. The following is from research findings that have been made in some European countries and the US. The British virus variant cases are increasing in Japan along with new strains, which are prevalent all over the world. The British variant is said to be 1.4 to 1.9 times more contagious than the original virus. [reference] 関西テレビ　　変異ウイルスで若い世代の重症化急増　最前線の医師「想定以上の速さで重症化」「最悪の事態を超えている」(2021/04/15) https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/0c7a39b5fda718c09b85c8630f166d1a29c0b427 NHK “第4波はまるで違う”大阪の記者が感じる医師の危機感 (2021/04/15) https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20210415/k10012973951000.html?utm_int=detail_contents_news-related_004 WHO(World health Organization) " Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 13 April 2021" https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update-on-covid-19---13-april-2021

大阪府堺市の港にあるcafe 『cafe que sera sera』をイメージしたMixCDをUKのプロデューサーChris Cocoが監修しsea of green recordsから2017年にリリース。 ジャケットデザインは絵描きのshiho ueda先生が担当。 彼女の絵でZineを作りその中にCDを忍ばせています。 A mix CD inspired by the cafe "cafe que sera sera" located in the port of Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, was released in 2017 by sea of green records under the supervision of UK producer Chris Coco. The jacket design was done by Shiho Ueda, a painter. The cover design was done by Shiho Ueda, a painter, and the CD is included in a zine with her drawings. Drawing / SHIHO Ueda https://shiho-ueda.com

Come along as I visit one of the most remotest temples on the Saigoku pilgrimage--these days, at least. Let's visit Sefuku-ji in Izumi City, Osaka Prefecture, in this episode of--TEMPLE TALES!FULL Show Notes at Substack Click for audio and podcast links »

Episode links: 33-year-old arrested over attack on Osaka Prefecture policeman https://barrierfreejapan.com/2019/06/18/33-year-old-arrested-over-attack-on-osaka-prefecture-policeman/ In response to questioning, Iimori reportedly said: “That’s not something I did. I think it happened because my illness got worse and the people around me got worse.” I misspoke on the podcast, although I did correct it later in the recording. The police officer Kose whose first name is Suzunosuke, is still in a coma at the time I recorded this, and I hope Officer Kose Suzunosuke recovers soon.

In this week's news from Japan Today: Two preschoolers were killed and a dozen injured when they were rammed by a car in Shiga Prefecture; verbal abuse and threats by a teacher have been blamed for the suicide of a junior high school girl in Ibaraki Prefecture; two teenagers were arrested for stringing a rope across a road in Osaka Prefecture and clothes lining a 77-year-old woman off her scooter; a quote by American crime reporter and former Japan resident Jake Adelstein inflamed Japan Today readers plus a social video of the Japanese PM goes viral internationally — and it has nothing to do with politics or scandal. Rate and review us: https://itunes.apple.com/jp/podcast/japan-today/id517133982?mt=2 Japan Today: https://japantoday.com/ This weeks stories: Toddler Deaths — https://japantoday.com/category/crime/Car-hits-group-of-preschoolers-in-Shiga-Pref-2-dead Schoolgirl Suicide — https://japantoday.com/category/national/teacher%E2%80%99s-verbal-abuse-blamed-for-15-year-old-girl%E2%80%99s-suicide Rope ’n’ Road — https://japantoday.com/category/crime/2-teens-arrested-after-woman-injured-by-rope-across-road Quote of the Day — https://japantoday.com/category/quote-of-the-day/while-the-japanese-government-relentlessly-promotes-the-image-of-'cool-japan'-and-mega-tourism-the-current-reality-is-a-country-run-by-sociopathic-hitler-loving-plutocrats-with-plummeting-press-freedom-endemic-poverty-rising-censorship-deliberate-destruct https://www.thedailybeast.com/japan-has-a-new-emperor-naruhito-and-a-new-era-but-a-dark-future-under-shinzo-abe DIY PM — https://japantoday.com/category/politics/video-of-abe-installing-canadian-door-knocker-goes-global

Rev. Shoda Douglas Kanai, Shonin, was raised Buddhist in America by his Japanese parents. His father Rev. Shokai Kanai founded the Nichiren Buddhist Kannon Temple of Nevada, but initially his son was not interested in following in the family tradition and went on to earn an MBA and worked in the back offices of a casino. But as his father neared retirement, Kanai began to reevaluated his path and decided to commit himself to the faith. He moved to Japan and spent 3.5 years studying and practicing at a remote mountain-side temple in northern Osaka Prefecture. During this time, he completed two separate 100-day ascetic training sessions, or Aragyo, which involved chanting the sutras, ritual water purification with cold water, eating two meals and only sleeping 2.5 hours per day. In 2015, he succeed his father as the new head priest of Kannon Temple and has taken on the task of making the Nicherin Shu path more accessible to an American audience. You can find out more about his teaching by visiting his temple’s website at www.kannon-temple-nevada.org Sit, Breathe, Bow is hosted by Ian White Maher. https://ianwhitemaher.com/ Sit, Breathe, Bow is sponsored by the Providence Zen Center. http://providencezen.org/  

In this week's news from Japan Today: Another big Japanese company admits to falsifying data for its products; a woman in Osaka Prefecture is arrested for the murder of her father then her brother in a story right out of a mystery novel; the youngest ever Othello board game champ gets a big surprise on his flight home to Japan and an inspirational look back at Helen Keller’s 1937 visit to Japan — the first of many. https://japantoday.com/ Rate and review us: https://itunes.apple.com/jp/podcast/japan-today/id517133982?mt=2 This weeks stories: Data Shakeup — https://japantoday.com/category/business/Data-cheating-worries-spread-to-Tokyo-Skytree-Olympic-buildings Artful Daughter? — https://japantoday.com/category/crime/Woman-arrested-for-killing-brother-to-be-charged-over-father's-death Othello Champ — https://japantoday.com/category/national/Youngest-Othello-world-champion-flown-home-by-man-whose-record-he-beat Bicycle Etiquette — https://japantoday.com/category/have-your-say/What-do-you-think-of-bicycling-etiquette-in-Japan- Japan Yesterday — https://japantoday.com/category/features/lifestyle/helen-keller-brings-hope-and-light-to-japan

西日本旅客鉄道（JR西日本）223系電車の走行音です。大阪環状線の外回り、関空・紀州路快速で録音しました。区間は、天王寺から大阪までです。It is a running sound of a 223 series train of West Japan Railway (JR West).I recorded on the Osaka Loop Line 's Outer Rapid Train.The section is from Osaka Prefecture, Te..

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インドネシア出身のアニーサ（Annisa）と、バングラデシュ出身のアシーフ（Asif）の二人を迎えたトークの３回目です。今回のテーマは「インドネシアとバングラデシュ、それぞれの国を旅する」です。 聞き手：Joe Lauer（広島大学外国語教育研究センタ―） Image credit (Kuakata Beach): Happiest_persoN via Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0. ＊エントリーの「スクリプトを見る」をクリックすると、番組内で使われている表現を見ることができます（スクリプトは表示されません）。 ＊パソコンのブラウザでお聞きの方は、下に表示されている緑色のプレーヤーで、セクション単位での頭出し・巻き戻しができます。 Download MP3 スマートフォン用 （16:08　7.9MB　中級～上級）+++この番組で使われている主な表現（Good Tourist Places in Bangladesh and Indonesia）+++ one at a time = one by one, one after another Cox's Bazar = the world's longest natural sandy beach (125 kms) unbroken = not interrupted by towns, private lands, etc. is not available = is not found Dhaka = the capital of Bangladesh Chittagong = a city in eastern Bangladesh, near Cox's Bazar and Myanmar Bali = an Indonesian island with a lot of Hindu culture. Also famous for scuba diving and beaches. Sanur Beach = a Bali beach with nearby hotels, restaurants, and shopping centers Kecak = a dance in Bali almost always performed by men. It's also called the Ramayana Monkey Chant, because it's related to monkeys and a famous battle. Kuakata Beach = a wide sandy beach on the southernmost tip of Bangladesh. People can see the sunrise and sunset over the ocean on the same day. an opportunity = a chance, a possibility a mechanism = a system or way something is done. (Note: When Asif talks about "a communication mechanism", he is referring to transportation.) an approach = a way of doing things Bogor Botanical Gardens = a huge and beautiful garden near Jakarta, featuring many unique plants, trees, birds and bats. Rafflesia Arnoldi = the world's largest flower. Originated on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Nicknamed "the corpse flower" because it has a bad smell. It does not have roots. Sundarbans = a gigantic mangrove forest on the coastline, near the Indian border. It's a World Heritage Site. Tigers are protected here. 10,000 square kilometers = a little over half the size of Shikoku Khulna = a city in southwest Bangladesh a launch = a motor boat with no roof a steamer = Also called a steamboat. Steam turns propellers or paddle wheels. Bandung = the third largest city in Indonesia, with a population about the same as Osaka Prefecture (8,600,000). The area is especially known for interesting volcanoes and buildings. culinary = related to cooking and food 5-star quality = the best, excellent the currency = the money used in the country The Dhaka-Chittagong Highway = this is the main road in Bangladesh, from the capital to near the Myanmar border. It is basically one lane in each direction. ingredients = 材料 Java = one of the main Indonesian islands batik = a cloth with beautiful patterns. Worn by men and women, it is often wrapped around the hip. a sari = a long cloth worn by women, especially in traditional India and Bangladesh. It is also wrapped around the waist but extends over a shoulder. In Bangladesh, it's usually spelled “sharee.” the Indian subcontinent = Mostly on the Indian Plate, it is usually defined as the countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bhutan.

インドネシア出身のアニーサ（Annisa）と、バングラデシュ出身のアシーフ（Asif）の二人を迎えたトークの３回目です。今回のテーマは「インドネシアとバングラデシュ、それぞれの国を旅する」です。 聞き手：Joe Lauer（広島大学外国語教育研究センタ―） Image credit (Kuakata Beach): Happiest_persoN via Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0. ＊エントリーの「スクリプトを見る」をクリックすると、番組内で使われている表現を見ることができます（スクリプトは表示されません）。 ＊パソコンのブラウザでお聞きの方は、下に表示されている緑色のプレーヤーで、セクション単位での頭出し・巻き戻しができます。 Download MP3 スマートフォン用 （16:08　7.9MB　中級～上級）+++この番組で使われている主な表現（Good Tourist Places in Bangladesh and Indonesia）+++ one at a time = one by one, one after another Cox's Bazar = the world's longest natural sandy beach (125 kms) unbroken = not interrupted by towns, private lands, etc. is not available = is not found Dhaka = the capital of Bangladesh Chittagong = a city in eastern Bangladesh, near Cox's Bazar and Myanmar Bali = an Indonesian island with a lot of Hindu culture. Also famous for scuba diving and beaches. Sanur Beach = a Bali beach with nearby hotels, restaurants, and shopping centers Kecak = a dance in Bali almost always performed by men. It's also called the Ramayana Monkey Chant, because it's related to monkeys and a famous battle. Kuakata Beach = a wide sandy beach on the southernmost tip of Bangladesh. People can see the sunrise and sunset over the ocean on the same day. an opportunity = a chance, a possibility a mechanism = a system or way something is done. (Note: When Asif talks about "a communication mechanism", he is referring to transportation.) an approach = a way of doing things Bogor Botanical Gardens = a huge and beautiful garden near Jakarta, featuring many unique plants, trees, birds and bats. Rafflesia Arnoldi = the world's largest flower. Originated on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Nicknamed "the corpse flower" because it has a bad smell. It does not have roots. Sundarbans = a gigantic mangrove forest on the coastline, near the Indian border. It's a World Heritage Site. Tigers are protected here. 10,000 square kilometers = a little over half the size of Shikoku Khulna = a city in southwest Bangladesh a launch = a motor boat with no roof a steamer = Also called a steamboat. Steam turns propellers or paddle wheels. Bandung = the third largest city in Indonesia, with a population about the same as Osaka Prefecture (8,600,000). The area is especially known for interesting volcanoes and buildings. culinary = related to cooking and food 5-star quality = the best, excellent the currency = the money used in the country The Dhaka-Chittagong Highway = this is the main road in Bangladesh, from the capital to near the Myanmar border. It is basically one lane in each direction. ingredients = 材料 Java = one of the main Indonesian islands batik = a cloth with beautiful patterns. Worn by men and women, it is often wrapped around the hip. a sari = a long cloth worn by women, especially in traditional India and Bangladesh. It is also wrapped around the waist but extends over a shoulder. In Bangladesh, it's usually spelled “sharee.” the Indian subcontinent = Mostly on the Indian Plate, it is usually defined as the countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bhutan.