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Yayoi Kusama dies: Japanese artist previously caused outrage with racist comments in autobiography

Yayoi Kusama, renowned Japanese artist famous for her polka dot works, died at age 97 on August 14, 2026. Her legacy was marked by controversy over racist passages in her 2002 autobiography, which resurfaced when her exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art was scheduled in 2023. Kusama apologized for the offensive language, stating her intention had always been to defend values of love, hope, compassion, and respect for all people.

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There are only 1,800 giant pandas in the world. One of them was born in recent days

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Rio de Janeiro: Portuguese General Consulate hosts cultural session on Portuguese immigration memory

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