Category Archives: culture

Fun Link Friday: Japanese gift wrapping

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Paula

Are you the kind of person who loves or dreads wrapping their gifts at every birthday and holiday season? Those who have been to Japan are probably very familiar with the seemingly mystical power of store clerks who wrap your … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Embracing Asia in China and Japan

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Paula

Torsten Weber, Embracing ‘Asia’ in China and Japan. Asianism Discourse and the Contest for Hegemony, 1912-1933. (Palgrave Macmillan 2018, 407 pages, 8 illustrations). https://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9783319651538 This book examines how Asianism became a key concept in mainstream political discourse between China and Japan … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Jomon-pattern tattoos

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Paula

Thanks to Corey Noxon over at ArcheoJapan, I became aware of an exhibit that was reported on back in 2016 connected to both ancient culture and traditions in the archipelago and modern tattoo practice. A collaborative project between the well-known tattoo … Continue reading →

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Resource: Laures Kirishitan Bunko Database

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Paula

For those interested in the premodern and/or the history Christianity and its connections to Japan, Sophia University in Tokyo has a fascinating database that’s worth looking into. A digital archive of the rare books of Johannes Laures, S.J., the collection contains as many … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds – A Collection of Short Medieval Japanese Tales

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Paula

Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds A Collection of Short Medieval Japanese Tales Edited by Keller Kimbrough and Haruo Shirane Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds is a collection of twenty-five medieval Japanese tales of border crossings and the fantastic, featuring demons, samurai, … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Tea-making Robot

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Paula

Although I try to keep our Fun Link Fridays in English so that they’re accessible to readers of all levels, I can’t resist this hilarious tea-making robot, which appeared yesterday in Yahoo! Japan news. Identified as Sadō Robo 151A, this … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Cultivating Femininity: Women and Tea Culture in Edo and Meiji Japan

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Paula

Cultivating Femininity: Women and Tea Culture in Edo and Meiji Japan by Rebecca Corbett The overwhelming majority of tea practitioners in contemporary Japan are women, but there has been little discussion on their historical role in tea culture (chanoyu). In Cultivating … Continue reading →

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Resource: Utah Nippō Newspaper Online

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Paula

As with our previous posts on digitized Nikkei newspapers, the digitization of the Utah Nippō is an important contribution to historical resources on the history of Japanese Americans. Hosted by the J. Willard Library at the University of Utah, this … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Tokyo Roji: The Diversity and Versatility of Alleys in a City in Transition

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Paula

Tokyo Roji The Diversity and Versatility of Alleys in a City in Transition By Heide Imai The Japanese urban alleyway, which was once part of people’s personal spatial sphere and everyday life has been transformed by diverse and competing interests. … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Traditional Theater Training, Kyoto (summer 2018)

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Paula

This summer is the 34th annual Traditional Theater Training (T.T.T.) 2018, held at the Kyoto Art Center. T.T.T. is a three-week summer intensive training program that introduces the traditional arts of noh, kyogen, and Nihonbuyo. There is also an optional kotsuzumi … Continue reading →

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