JAPAN Art
Cover Story
Autumn’s Breath in Tokyo — A Map of Chrysanthemums, Towers, and Memory
東京に咲く秋のいぶき —— 菊と塔と記憶の地図

IBUKI Seasonal Breath
Kiku: The Ibuki of November –A Flower that Carries Japan’s Spirit
菊：11月のいぶきー日本のこころを映す花

Japan Style
Buddha Statues: Who Are They? ~ Incarnations of Prayer That Have Sustained the Japanese Heart for 1,500 Years ~
仏像とは何者か？ ～日本人の心を1500年間支え続けた「祈りの化身」～

JAPANese News
News Review
Giant Animals Appear After the Harvest: Amazing Wara (Straw) Art in Niigata!
収穫後に現れる巨大動物。新潟のわらアートがすごい！

New Expression & Buzzwords
しごでき | Capable person

〇〇ニキ / 〇〇ネキ | Big bro / Big sis

Close Up Japan
Shrines and Temples Purchase Problem and Japanese People’s Identity
神社仏閣の買収問題と日本人のアイデンティティ

Pros and Cons with Insight
“Japanese First”: Whose Priority Does It Serve?
日本人ファースト：誰のための「優先」か？

Nihongo Do
Voice Wave | 言波
The Japanese World Shaped by “Mono” and ”Koto”
「モノ」と「コト」が生む日本語の世界

Word Leaves | 言の葉
Seasonal Word Leaves: Japan’s November, “Shimotsuki” — The country’s long, changing face from north to south.
季節の言の葉：日本の11月「霜月」—縦に長い列島が見せる多様な晩秋の表情。

Voice-Word Art | 言技
Seasonal Voice-Word Art: “The fuller the grain, the lower it bows”
季節の言技：実るほど頭を垂れる稲穂かな

Japan Savvy | 日本通
“Food of the Gods” – Kaki Reflecting the Autumn of Japan
「神の食べ物」 ― 柿が映す日本の秋
Become a Kaki Savvy | 柿通になる

Japan Maze | 迷宮ニホン
Clap your hands
手を打て