The Guardian Fifty-five years since Osaka last hosted, rocks from Mars, domestic androids and artificial hearts are part of showcase on ‘unloved’ island. As clunky as it sounds, “designing a future society for our lives” isn’t a bad ambition for the world in these troubled […]
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Located behind Kobe’s CBD, in the leafy foothills of Mt Rokko, is the delightful Kitano Ijinkan area. Its distinctive 19th Century western architecture, cafes, galleries, museums and boutiques dotted along steep, narrow streets and winding lanes, makes it a very popular spot among locals and
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Queensland Writers Centre presents an innovative and cross-cultural new storytelling competition in partnership with Kaishi Professional University (Niigata, Japan). Submit entries of short descriptive scripts up to 180 words; one Award-winning entry will be used as the basis of a 6-panel manga illustrated story, adapted
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