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K-fashion next big K-thing in Japan after K-pop
Japanese shoppers form a long line at tax refund table at Shinsegae Centum City Department Store…
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Renho Murata: Japan’s Opposition Leader on Politics & Power
Renho Murata could not be further from the image of the traditional Japanese politician. The leader of the…
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Fuku Akino 秋野 不矩 (1908-2001)
Fuku Akino 秋野 不矩 (1908-2001) was a Japanese painter. She was born in Futamata, She became known by her paintings of Indian themes, landscapes and peoples. When Fuku Akino was 54 years old, she took a position at the Visva-Bharati University, now known as Tagore International University, in India. via W #PalianSHOW
Japanese women complain about men’s hairy legs in the office
Japanese women have complained of “leg hair harassment” after men were encouraged to wear shorts to work. With…
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Japan’s Newest Luxury Hotel Is Housed in a Former Prison—and We Were the First to Stay
Hoshinoya Nara Prison The hotel’s 48 suites—formerly cells—are narrow and stretched out, with warm wood layered atop historical…
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What Japan Can Teach Us About Navigating Menopause
Menopause is a universal biological transition, but the experience of moving through it is shaped by much more…
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Recently added titles (June 2026)
Yukio is reading a book by Martin Heidegger as shown in the 20th episode (“Succession”) of the classic crime thriller anime Black Lagoon, which is replete with having girls with guns, particularly hothead Chinese-American RevyBuilding upon the titles listed for July/August, September, October, November, and December 2021, and January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December of 2022, and January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December of 2023, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December of 2024, and January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December of this year, and January, February, March, April, and May of this year, this post notes recent titles with libraries or librarians in popular culture which I’ve come across in the past month. Each of these has been watched or read during the past month. No films, animated series, or other entries with libraries (or librarians) to add for this past month, but I did come across some in webcomics. There may be spoilers for these series, so be aware.
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In the 20th episode of Black Lagoon, Yukio is reading a book by Martin Heidegger, as she tells her friend Maki, in the school library, calling the book philosophical and “very powerful.” In contrast, Maki says she likes skincare guides and modern horror books, with Yukio saying she remembered Maki saying she liked Anne Rice. They talk a bit more with Yukio saying she sometimes feels like she is caught inside of book worlds, and viewers see some of the library bookshelves. She says she doesn’t like Stephen King and Maki says she thought Yukio would like Edgar Allan Poe. She says she doesn’t like the ones that imagine the night, and she does not like the world as it makes her scared, that it is not romantic at all.
There is a second scene in the episode in the reading room where Yukio is thinking about the gang war between the Russian mafia and Japanese yakuza, and does not listen as much to what Maki tells her and decides to not tell her troubles. The reading room is shown briefly in the next episode, but not enough to mention it here. It is worth noting that Heidegger was directly involved with the Nazis from 1933 to 1945, and even banned from teaching after the war until 1949 (when the ban was lifted). He also never expressed remorse for being involved with the Nazis, which is funny because Hannah Arendt, who became known for her political theory against authoritarianism, including Nazism and fascism. I’m not sure why Heidegger was mentioned (in the manga as well), except to possibly indicate that Yukio was intellectual, nihilistic, and his existential philosophy was appealing. At the same time, I seriously doubt she was a Nazi as there was an earlier plot line in the series where the protagonists stole loot from a submarine filled by wannabe Nazis/neo-Nazis and killed a bunch of them, but rather a bit of a mob boss, if I have to guess. At the same time, during his life, Heidegger had intellectual contact with Japanese scholars like racist Hajime Tanabe (who later regretted defending claimed Japanese state and racial superiority) and pro-militarist Shūzō Kuki over the years, influencing his work, according to Reinhard May.
Otherwise, in the ninth episode of A Hundred Scenes of Awajima, there is a brief library scene of the students studying on the library together, learning about people at the school and searching on the local computers, even reading newspaper articles.
Lastly there’s an episode of Gals Can’t Be Kind to Otaku, the 11th episode. Previously, in episode three (noted later), there was a library scene. In this episode, to relax from the festival and feeling he is taking up the time of Kotoko Ijichi and Amane, Takuya Seo (otherwise known as Otaku-kun) hangs out in the school library. While there he hears the rumor that the Mister and Misses from the contest begins dating, with mention of Amane and Ijichi, and some other kids dating them. After they find the book they want and leave, Takuya looks through his phone and sees images of him with Amane and Ijichi, and thinks they may have better matches than him, and he feels anxious about the idea of other people dating them. It seems he is starting to say that he would make the next move, somehow, although it isn’t clear what that would be.
A sign that indicates the library scene is going to begin: the sign outside the library says that word in JapaneseA screenshot of the school library in the episode. Sorry for the blurriness. This library is full of books!The first shot in the episode that shows Takuya sitting at a table by himself in the library, where he wanted to get away from the festival.The camera moves to focus on Takuya, who is happily reading a book and enjoying himself, getting away from the hustle and bustle of the school festival.Before this, there have been other episodes in this series with library scenes. In April, I noted that in the third episode of the series, saying that “Ijichi helps the two other protagonists…Takuya…and Amane) study in the school library for midterms but Takuya admires the two gyaru gals in front of him. Some of the books in the school library are shown. Despite Kotoko saying they should keep studying, instead Takuya and Amane have an art battle over their favorite characters of Glittermon in the library.”
Takuya reads a book in the library during the 11th episode. He starts to feel he made the right decision to go there to the library himself (later his view of this changes, of course). Sorry for the blurriness.Last but not least, Ascendance of a Bookworm FINALLY had an episode with a library, which has been an utter crime for a while, despite the focus of the series on books and the fact that the protagonist was a librarian in her former life. According to my records, the last episode with a library scene, “Re: Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2”, a recap episode, was in late March 2022! There were no library scenes, at all, in season 3. Entitled “The Gathering of Gutenberg[s],” Myne finds a key to the rare books shelf of the cathedral library, which she happily checks out. She goes to the cabinet with rare books, unlocks it with a key (another barrier to entry). Her attendant, Fran, tells her that these “books” are not actually books. Instead, they are letters on parchment, inside of a box, which were addressed to the former High Bishop. She even agrees, after Fran says she can read the letters as she is now the High Bishop, and report the contents to the Head Priest (Ferdinand).
The letters are filled with bitter grievances about their bad position in life, revealing bribery, and deep ties between the viscount (Gerlach) and the former High Bishop (Bezewanst). She later describes these letters, to Ferdinand as “filled with wicked schemes and evidence of…wrongdoings” by Gerlach. The letter end up being helpful to Ferdinand in his schemes. It is also revealed that one of those mentioned in the letters, Veronica, was the mother of Ferdinand and his brother Sylvester, and charged with forging official documents and acting as an accomplice to Bezewanst. Apart from Myne later looking at the existing printing press and bringing together different tradespeople (a carpenter and smither) to create an improved printing press in this episode, with Myne buying the blueprint, among other plot points, Fran says her conduct as a noble is fine, “as long as it doesn’t involve books.” Then there’s a short scene of her laughing while reading a book, with Ferdinand saying it is best to keep her away from books (not good!). In the post-credits scene, one of the priests says he told Myne a story, to get over her drowsiness: the size of the collection, the types of books, names and ages of the librarians, and sealed archives at the Royal Academy. While the priest thought this was boring, Myne comes onto the scene saying the information was entertaining and useful. The ending credit illustration by Somchira Katsu has Myne smiling happily as she grabs one of the books in the church library.
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I was reminded of Love Live! songs this month and came across, again, a song by Shioriko, entitled “Emotion” behind a library backdrop in an episode of Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, which I wrote about back in August 2024. In that post I said:
Let me start with Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, a series which ran from 2020 to 2022. In the episode “The Memory of Dreams,” of aforementioned idol music series, a library is featured. At the end of the episode, Shioriko sings a musical ballad which features her going through a library, touching the spines of books, and walking down stairs in the library. This might be indicating how academic she is, as a person. She also, during the song, changes outfits in the library and finds a key… within a book. The song isn’t about libraries at all as a translation of the lyrics makes abundantly clear.
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Recently added titles (April 2026)
Myne enters a library in the cathedral, and is amazed, saying “So many books…”Building upon the titles listed for July/August, September, October, November, and December 2021, and January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December of 2022, and January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December of 2023, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December of 2024, and January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December of this year, and January, February, and March of this year, this post notes recent titles with libraries or librarians in popular culture which I’ve come across in the past month. Each of these has been watched or read during the past month. No films, animated series, or other entries with libraries (or librarians) to add for this past month, but I did come across some in webcomics. There may be spoilers for these series, so be aware.
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On April 9th, I watched the first episode of A Hundred Scenes of Awajima, which adapts Takako Shimura’s Scenes From Awajima manga. A few of Shimura’s series, like Sweet Blue Flowers, Wandering Son, and some others, have been adapted into anime in the past. I didn’t expect there to be a library scene! At one point, Kinue Takehara and Ryōko Ueda study in the library together in middle school, talking about their future plays with Kinue wanting to apply to Awajima Opera School, trying to convince her friend, Ryōko, to do the same. As it turns out, Ryōko is in awe of her, never thought of the same idea. They end up not going to the same school, with Ryōko never even talking to her dad about going to Awajima. She didn’t want to impacted by her, but ended being drawn to her, and now Kinue is the roommate of a protagonist, Wakana Tabata.
The Anime News Network preview for this episode (and series as a whole) does not mention the library scene. Rebecca Silverman says the series is not “explicitly yuri (based on what I’ve read of the source material), it can be viewed as such if you’re so inclined, which may be an additional draw for viewers,” and said that it is set “at a Takarazuka-style high school,” with many scenes that are “illustrated in shades of blue, white, and green, many scenes are imbued with wind.” James Beckett calls it a great slice-of-life story, with honest ad gentle writing, with a “leisurely pace and subdued visual style,” with dreamy, “watercolor expressions that elevate some of the more musical and emotional sequences.” Richard Eisenbeis said the first episode captures the energy of those who “wanted was to put on the best show possible and would do anything…to support the other actors and the performance in general,” people with an “unshakable ego,” with Kinue’s origin story handling “the clashing of pride, jealousy, self-doubt, and love perfectly,” with animation by Madhouse (known for work on series like Black Lagoon, Cardcaptor Sakura, Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Nana, Paradise Kiss, A Place Further Than the Universe, and Spy x Family) and is a great coming of age story.
Kinue Takehara and Ryōko Ueda studying together in a middle school. You can see here how the room is lit, the importance of the books (giving it the impression of being scholarly) and how the room is lit from the sunlight from the outside.Caitlin Moore notes that Morio Asaka returns as director for A Hundred Scenes of Awajima, who is known for Nana, Cardcaptor Sakura, and My Love Story!!, always “treating the material with the respect and care it deserves,” and called the manga yuri or “at least yuri-ish,” covering students of Awajima Opera School, in the same kind of series as Kageki Shojo!!, saying it “thrives in a space of emotional ambiguity,” saying they excel as short stories, but said that if they “want to make it to the promised hundred, they better pick up the pace.” I have to agree with her on that.
A late entry here is the third episode of Gals Can’t Be Kind to Otaku!?. In that episode, Kotoko Ijichi helps the two other protagonists (Otaku-kun/Takuya Seo and Amane) study in the school library for midterms but Takuya admires the two gyaru gals in front of him. Some of the books in the school library are shown. Despite Kotoko saying they should keep studying, instead Takuya and Amane have an art battle over their favorite characters of Glittermon in the library.
Takuya (left), Kotoko (with the blonde hair), and Amane (with the brown hair) studying in the library during the above-described episode.Another late entry is the third episode of Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly, as mentioned above. In the episode, Rui Nonoyama goes to the school library to learn about magic in preparation for turning into a magical girl after she was inspired after watching CompatoLilly, a magical girl/idol, who is actually her sister Fuu (she doesn’t know that). The information she learns, however, is wrong, as it apparently comes from some occult books, some of which she brings home. She is unable to cast spells. Ultimately, however, she is able to transforms into a magical girl, regardless, amazing her. This series is interesting because Fuu, as a magical girl, often gets the spells wrong, which stands in contrast to how it is often portrayed, when magical girls somehow know the spells completely right. Additionally, Rui reminds me a little of Nodoka Hanadera in Healin’ Good Pretty Cure.
Known on Wikipedia as “Hon Suki no Sai Gekokujō Sono 1″ and “Hon Suki no Sai Gekokujō Sono 2,” the above-mentioned episodes of Ascendance of a Bookworm, which is also known as also known as AoaB or Honzuki, came out in late March 2022, but I just watched them this month. They are both recap episodes. However, I had missed them somehow before watching season 3 back in 2022 (it’s been a while since then!). In the first of these episodes, Myne goes into a certain room of the cathedral and follows someone inside, amazed at how many books there are. She even finds some chained books. When she learns that only church personnel can read the books, she met with the High Priest about being an apprentice priestess. So now she can access the books without an issue.
Just to pause for a second, after some social media chatter, WIT Studio revealed it had used Generative AI in “opening sequence of Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 Anime,” and will “replace the opening sequence with a “completed version” starting with the second episode.” The company apologized for this, and in “principle it has not allowed use of generative AI in production of all its works” and said that “this situation occurred due to inadequacies in its production management and inspection systems, and it takes full responsibility.” It will also “take this situation as an opportunity to look at its production process guidelines and management system in order to prevent recurrence.” I supposed that is good, but it is awful they did this in the first place. It says a lot about the company.
A book shown in the cathedral library, chained to a metal rod, showing it physically cannot be removed from the space, as shown in the above-describe episode.In the second of these episodes, Myne finally gets access to the library and reads some of the chained books and is overjoyed with herself. She even threatens two grey-priests, saying she does not want to go eat. One of those priests, Fran, was saved. Later, Dalia was saved too. She is later shown reading more chained books in the church library. Then there is the scene in the same episode of a blue-robbed priest making a mess in the library so she couldn’t go to the Harvest Festival. When she learned she could organize the books how she wanted she was happy, to organize them using the Japanese Decimal Classification system. The head priest is confused about this organization. There is also a scene of the high priest, Ferdinand, looking into Myne’s past, and learning she worked at a library in her previous life. He wants to use her as an asset to help Ehrenfest.
Myne is excited to read a book in the cathedral’s library, now that she is a priestess, but she is accepting the conditions of doing so, and as such, she is a willing participant in the system which keeps the books chained up in this way.I wrote about all of this before, previously on this blog, I said “Although she [Myne] is dedicated to becoming a pioneer of the printing press in this world, she becomes a priest in order to work in the library, so she can be a librarian who helps people. It was much more than she “signed up for”, just as it is with librarians who deliver Narcan but never signed up for such a task.” I also wrote about the church/cathedral library room, her push to reorganize books using the Nippon Decimal Classification System, and much more, including reviewing three fanbooks. Currently, 40 posts on this blog (41 with this post) use the tag “Ascendance of a Bookworm.” Apart from citing it in my posting for recently added titles for March, I mentioned it in a March post (bringing together all my posts about library tourism I did in the summer of 2025), saying, when talking about the soon-to-leave “Dear Library” exhibit of the National Library of Scotland branch in Edinburgh:
Even the manga Ascendance of a Bookworm, which centers on a librarian-protagonist/priest named Myne…could be seen…It is surreptitious to see the Ascendance of a Bookworm manga…because the next season of the anime adaptation, entitled…premiere[d]…this spring. That series centers on a protagonist, named Myne, who fights against religious and societal barriers to distribute free books to the masses…
I also listed all the previous episodes of the series with library scenes (those descriptions have been updated). Note, that these recap episodes show clips of scenes from “Baptism and Divine Paradises,” “Apprentice Princess” (I think), “Blue Robes and Uncommon Sense,” “Harvest Festivals and Staying Home,” and “Dreamlike World.”
The fourth season has begun airing, on April 4th. I’m not sure if it will have any library scenes or not, but based on the third season, I’m betting it will have no or few scenes at all, to be frank. So far, that has proven to be true, as there were certain times when Myne was going to go to the library, but she was told she couldn’t because she had other duties to attend to instead. In fact, the high priest and his trusted maid (who Myne calls “Granny”) conspire together to stop her from reading books so she doesn’t get “distracted” which is cruel. In her previous life, Myne was named Urano Motosu. She later gains the name Rozemyne, with her Wikipedia description saying:
The titular bookworm, Urano (a college student) was on the cusp of being a librarian when she was crushed to death under a pile of books during an earthquake. She reincarnated as a sickly five-year-old girl named Myne, but in a world where books are only for extremely rich nobles. Her frailty is due to a rare disease known as the “Devouring,” which consists of high fevers which flares up whenever the host is stressed or depressed. Now, Myne has to put her book knowledge to the test in order to become a librarian in her new world.
Lastly, there’s Ghost Concert: Missing Songs. In the episode “Worlds Apart”, the protagonist, Seria Aiba, is told about a library. She voraciously reads books there day in and day out. However, I wondered whether this could be described accurately as a library, or just a storehouse. The founder of the Internet Archive, Brewster Kahle, says that, as I noted back in November 2024, “libraries strive to have collections which are comprehensive, offer many types of media, [while] help[ing] readers, and power[ing] research,” in the process. In that same post, I said that libraries are “places, regardless of their faults, encourage community, togetherness, and provide programs, doing much more than just reading.” In a posting the same month, which was recently updated to fix errors, I said:
…librarianship involves those who work professionally within a library, providing either instruction on information literacy or access to information…not everyone who works in a library is a librarian. There are pages, library associates, library assistants, branch managers, cataloging staff, and so on, many of whom receive low wages. Libraries are not necessarily quiet places and each library has an organizational system for the books…[such as] the Dewey Decimal System or Library of Congress classification system, to give two examples
I also have noted that the Bureau of Labor Statistics defined librarians, and library media specialists, as those who “help people find information and conduct research for personal and professional use.” The most recently updated page from the BLS (last updated in late August of last year) says:
Librarians and library media specialists help people find information and conduct research for personal and professional use. Their job duties may change based on the type of setting they work in, such as public, school, or medical libraries…Librarians and library media specialists typically…Create and use databases of library materials…Organize library materials so they are easy to find…Help library patrons to conduct research to evaluate search results and reference materials…Research new books and materials by reading book reviews, publishers’ announcements, and catalogs…Maintain existing collections and choose new books, videos, and other materials for purchase…Plan programs for different audiences, such as story time for children…Teach classes about information resources…Research computers and other equipment for purchase, as needed…Train and supervise library technicians, assistants, other support staff, and volunteers…Prepare library budgets…In small libraries, these workers are often responsible for many or all aspects of library operations. In large libraries, they usually focus on one aspect of the library, such as user services, technical services, or administrative services. The[re are many]…types of librarians and library media specialists…[including:] academic librarians…administrative services librarians…public librarians…school librarians…special librarians [such as]…corporate librarians…law librarians…medical librarians…[and other non-special librarians like] technical services librarians…[and] user services librarians
However, none of these directly define what a librarian is, however. My trusty Webster’s New World College Dictionary (Fourth Edition, copyright 2007) defines a library, on page 826, as a “collection of books, periodicals, music scores, films, phonograph records, etc. esp. a large systematically arranged collection for reading or reference…[or] a room or building where such a collection is kept.” Apart from other definitions of a library as public or private institution in “charge of the care and circulation of such a collection,” a set / series of books issued in a certain format “by a publishing house,” there’s the broad definition of a library as “any collection of things that is organized for a particular purpose.” This is relatively similar to how the Dictionary of Archives Terminology defines a library:
A collection of published materials, including books, magazines, sound and video recordings, and other formats.
A broader term is a repository, which is defined as a “space used to store items of continuing value, particularly records; a storehouse” and/or “an institution focused on the care and storage of items of continuing value, particularly records.” In the case of this episode, the building that the protagonist Seria Aiba goes into is a repository, but can also be defined as a library as well, so, the person who told Seria it was a library was right based on the definitions above.
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In the above-mentioned episode/issue of Not So Bad, Mayumi Santos, a supposed delinquent, studies in the school library with Paris Campbell, said to be the golden girl of Acadia High, even helping her study math and chemistry. In the process, she ends up being attracted to her.
Then there’s the episodes of Love and Be Loved. In the first of these episodes, Sam notes how he met the love of his life (Damien) at a library in California, where he was doing research, after his family was talking trash about him being gay behind is back. In the second of these episodes, he says he felt a “deep intellectual attraction” toward him and found that he was hot. He says he fell hard and fast, with Damien unsure why Sam was speaking to him, while blushing. In the third of these episodes, Sam attempted to start dating Damien multiple times, trying to come onto him, and it went on for an
“embarrassing amount of time” as he put it later.
At one point, Damien proposed to him (in the library of all places) because he thought they were together, while Sam rejected him, saying no because they weren’t even dating. Then three months later, he asked again, and this time, Sam said yes. Some commenters said the library is the best place to propose, and I have no idea why people would think that, as it is such a public place.
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None for this month. However, there is an upcoming series entitled Antiquarian Bookshop Biblia Mystery Novels, adapted from Antiquarian Bookshop Biblia’s Case Files (known as Biblia Koshodō no Jiken Techō in Japanese), a manga by En Mikami, which will be premiering sometime next year. So, it is library-adjacent, but still of interest:
Shinokawa Shioriko is the proprietor of Biblia Antiquarian Bookshop, her sidekick Goura Daisuke, her lanky gofer and protector, has trouble reading books; they make him dizzy. Shioriko is demure and introverted, an expert on vintage books, a great storyteller, and of course, a lover of books; she also has amazing powers of logical deduction, and can solve big mysteries from the smallest of clues. The unlikely pair join forces to unravel secrets and hidden meanings to help people looking for answers, and the true answers are never what they expect.
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https://www.magmoe.com/2797529/50s-fashion/2026-01-30/ 【mizuiro ind & MidiUmi】秋冬Part3 | 50代コーデ ##60代コーデ #50'sFashion #50'sStyle #50代コーデ #50代秋ファッション #ao松江 #AutumnWinterOutfits #Autumn/WinterStyleBook #fashion #JapaneseCasualOutfits #JapaneseEverydayOutfits #JapaneseNaturalStyle #JapaneseWomen'sOutfits #JapaneseWomen’sFashion. #MidiUmi #MizuiroInd #outfit #style #STYLEBOOK #コーディネート #ファッション #ミズイロインド #ミディウミ #本と服とエトセトラ
Frustrated with South Korea, more men seek work-life balance and love in Japan https://www.byteseu.com/1634522/ #Australia #ChoiGeonWoo #Japan #JapaneseCompanies #JapaneseWomen #KPop #Korea #LabourAndWelfare #MinistryOfHealth #Seoul #ShueishaOnline #SouthKorea #SouthKorean #SouthKoreanDramas #StatisticsKorea #TheKoreaTimes #TOEIC
BEAUTIFUL JAPAN
The stairs to the Utatsuyama Temple Area, Kanazawa.
Maimi Yajima photo shoot, circa 2012
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BEAUTIFUL JAPAN
The stairs to the Utatsuyama Temple Area, Kanazawa.
Maimi Yajima photo shoot, circa 2012
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MAIMI YAJIMA
Midnight coming, and just post this pic tonight...
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MAIMI YAJIMA
Midnight coming, and just post this pic tonight...
#Japan #JapaneseWomen #JapaneseGirls #JapaneseCelebs #YajimaMaimi #矢島舞美
Can Takaichi Inspire More Women to Enter Politics? https://www.byteseu.com/1515799/ #GenderEquality #Japan #JapaneseWomen #MieUniversity #Politics&Security #SanaeTakaichi #women #WomenEmpowerment #WomenInPolitics
https://www.alojapan.com/1406340/how-the-first-woman-defied-a-ban-to-climb-mount-fuji-and-then-was-forgotten/ How the first woman defied a ban to climb Mount Fuji—and then was forgotten #FirstWomanToClimbMountFuji #HistoryOfMountFuji #HowToClimbMountFuji #JapaneseWomen'sHistory #MountFuji #MountFujiHistory #MountFujiNews #MountFuji #news #Women'sHistory #富士山 They set out before dawn, when the air was brittle and biting. They wore straw sandals, their feet wrapped in layers of cotton tabi, socks designed for wear with the sandals. Each pilgrim carried
Thérèse
After Balthus
Photo taken by Hisaji Hara, in the 2000s in a Japanese hospital (built in the 1920s).
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Thérèse
After Balthus
Photo taken by Hisaji Hara, in the 2000s in a Japanese hospital (built in the 1920s).
#Japan #JapaneseCulture #JapanArt #JapaneseWomen #JapanesePhotography #JapanPhoto #原久路 #2000s
Schoolgirl in Japan
I don't know who took the photography, but I love it.
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Schoolgirl in Japan
I don't know who took the photography, but I love it.
#Japan #JapaneseWomen #JapanPhoto #JapanPhotography #Photography #PhotographyIsArt
MAIMI YAJIMA
one classic shoot from her photobooks in the past.
MAIMI YAJIMA
one classic shoot from her photobooks in the past.
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MAIMI YAJIMA
one of my favorite classic pictures.
MAIMI YAJIMA
one of my favorite classic pictures.
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BEAUTIFUL JAPAN ❤️
Beautiful girls at Miho Kaido, Shizuoka Prefectural. Pictures taken by Shinnosuke Uchida ( @SinPictures at X )
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BEAUTIFUL JAPAN ❤️
Beautiful girls at Miho Kaido, Shizuoka Prefectural. Pictures taken by Shinnosuke Uchida ( @SinPictures at X )
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梶芽衣子
circa 1965
Image: fuckyeahmeikokaji @ Tumblr
AIRI SUZUKI
Seriously that's a great photo shoot. I wonder where is that from... I have no information if she did release another photobook or something like that.
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MAIMI YAJIMA
Latest pics from her IG.
Starting my new week with such nice pics from Maimi Yajima !!
#YajimaMaimi #矢島舞美 #JapaneseWomen #JapaneseCelebs #NewWeek #NewWeekVibes
https://www.alojapan.com/1353106/unexpected-things-happened-with-me-in-japan-%f0%9f%98%b1-i-got-shocked%f0%9f%98%b3/ Unexpected Things Happened with Me in Japan 😱 (I GOT SHOCKED😳) #HinduGodJapan #IndiaToJapan #IndianInJapan #JapanBulletTrain #JapanDestinations #JapanHindu #JapanTainTravel #JapanToIndia #JapanTour #JapanTravel #JapanTrip #JapanVacation #Japanese #JapaneseHindu #JapaneseWoman #JapaneseWomen #Shinkansen #TokyoToOsaka #tourvashu Unexpected Things Happened with Me in Japan 😱 (I GOT SHOCKED😳) I took Shinkansen, Japanese Bullet train from Tokyo to
MAIMI YAJIMA
Another recent pic !
Definitively one cutest girl from the memorable idol group °C-ute [Japan 2005 -2017]
MAIMI YAJIMA
Recent pics. Always adorable!
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Happy weekend !
Been so busy that had no chance to post anything this week!
Well, I start now with that random pic from Maimi Yajima!
#Japan #JapaneseBeauty #JapaneseWomen #YajimaMaimi #Maimi #矢島舞美 #WeekendVibes #Weekend
MAIMI YAJIMA
Latest pic... always stunning!
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