Category: Explainers
Legalism over Grace: How the Ten Commandments debate distorts Christianity for political gain
The debate surrounding the display of the Ten Commandments in public spaces has become a symbol of...
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3.11 Revisited: A look back at Milwaukee Independent’s 2024 Fukushima series on its 14th anniversary
In April 2024, “Milwaukee Independent” published a series of in-depth interviews,...
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If the unthinkable happened: Imagining the aftermath from a catastrophic eruption of Japan’s Mt. Fuji
In the realm of iconic landscapes, Mount Fuji stands among the most photographed and revered in...
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Karakuri Automata: A mechanical bridge from Japanese craftsmanship to Milwaukee’s German heritage
In a world where technology is increasingly defined by lines of code, microchips, and artificial...
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When two men grapple: The cultural ties of wrestling from Milwaukee’s “Da Crusher” to Japan’s sumo rikishi
In the city of Milwaukee, wrestling holds a cherished spot in the cultural memory of residents. It...
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Battleship Island: How tourism propelled Gunkanjima’s ghostly ruins and stirred memories of its dark past
Off the coast of Nagasaki, the second city to be devastated by an atomic bomb in World War II,...
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