Saury Issue 45: 100 Species of Japan I Want to Know 2024

still love yes exploring heart In Taiwan in 2014, low-cost airlines were just getting started. People could finally travel abroad at affordable prices. More than 2.8 million people chose to visit Japan. This forced the Japan Tourism Bureau to face up to the fact that Taiwan surpassed other countries and ranked first for the first time that year. The number of tourists; at the same time, Japanese dramas are booming, and the classic teams "HERO" and "Dragon" are using sequels to boost ratings; Doraemon's first 3D movie "STAND BY ME" is showing in theaters, regardless of the audience Whether you are accustomed to the overly clear style of painting, the script still brings back childhood memories for a lot of people; the newspaper is full of major league pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, and at the same time, there is the US Open runner-up Kei Nishikori, and the Japanese who are popular in the world of sports. Sports are inspiring people; the scene switches to TV. AKB48 has become the girl group with the highest single sales in Japanese history. The host of the red and white song competition is still Arashi in the middle of the day. Don’t forget, the finale of the year was Matsuda who made a grand comeback. Son. It was also in this year, 2006, that we launched Taiwan's first Japanese cultural journal "Saury". I believe there is always a friend around you who can detail their hobbies for Japanese architecture, railways, food, travel, anime or idols. They are called "Japanese people" (currently a dead language) and are fascinated by everything about Japan. , and look for the eloquent research spirit. Not only is the historical background full of ties between Taiwan and Japan, but also riding on the peak of Japanese culture, the entire Asia is still obsessed with Japan's avant-garde pop and long tradition. At that time, there was no magazine on the market that specifically introduced Japan. If we were to say what kind of Japan fans we were, perhaps we were the ones who loved the planning power and paper charm of Japanese magazines. For Japan, we use "making a magazine" to pay the highest respect. From editing to on-site material collection, photography to graphic design, we capture the Japanese spirit, but find our own look in the process, because Japan is a proud nation. Rather than imitating, they like to challenge more interesting perspectives. This point is firmly integrated into the core of "Saury". Based on Taiwan-based communication and selfishness, plus a little bit of "planning that will shock even the Japanese", we have produced a total of 45 special episodes in the past 10 years, that is, He said that the editorial department challenged 45 times of brainstorming. This was the result that we never thought we could get this far at first. From Heisei to Reiwa, the popular sector has shifted. Japanese dramas are no longer kingly, idols are no longer superior, and Japan has ushered in a lost young generation. But are we really no longer fascinated by Japan? In the editorial team of the 20th generation, we continue to debate the next special issue and find that in the fashion industry ten years later, "nationalism" is no longer the priority. The favorite music styles, trendy outfits, and even aesthetic vision are all Forming a "pattern" that spans countries and categories, what we love is the version of ourselves that feels extremely excited when exploring new things. In "Saury" in 2024, we went beyond the "100 Kinds of Japan I Want to Know" classified in the first issue, and made culture a kind of consciousness, exploring the essence as a way to define the next decade: "The reasons why we like Japan, Still exists."