Ikigai Explained: What It Really Means in Japanese Culture
Ikigai is not a career diagram or life mission statement. This guide explains what the Japanese concept actually means — and where the popular four-circle model comes from.
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Essential Japanese cultural terms
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Otaku Culture Explained
Otaku culture explained: origins of the term, its shift from pejorative to self-identifier, and Japanese soft power globally.
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Mottainai: The Japanese Philosophy of No Waste
Mottainai explained: the Japanese word for regret over waste — Buddhist origins, the four Rs, food culture, and sustainable living.
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Ma: The Japanese Concept of Space and Time
Ma — the Japanese concept of negative space — defined. Ma in music, Noh theater, architecture, calligraphy, and social life.
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Wabi-Sabi: Complete Glossary Entry
Wabi-sabi: a complete definition. The two root words (wabi and sabi), the tea ceremony context, kintsugi, and what it is not.