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The Baron Smiles: The Olympics Win Again

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“No Olympics” has historically signalled apocalyptical destruction and the reconfiguration of global power by violence.

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“My Heart Sutra”, by Frederik L. Schodt

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A version by a guitar-strumming Zen priest has been viewed nearly 2 million times…

Culture Reflections Shuji Terayama

Bagism, Dragism, Madism: Terayama, Yoko Ono and The Beatles Part 3

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Yoko put on displays of “bagism” – the practice of writhing around in a giant bag – with her second husband, Tony Cox, on the roof of their apartment in Shibuya.

Culture Reflections Shuji Terayama

P***ing in the Churchyard: Terayama, Yoko Ono and The Beatles

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Mishima spent much of the time examining the hysterical response of young women in the audience, which he found mystifying.

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We’d Love to Change Your Head: Japan’s Beatlemanic Moment

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Into this maelstrom came The Beatles, the biggest act on the planet and symbol of youthful hedonism