Category Archives: culture

Book Announcement: The Myōtei Dialogues: A Japanese Christian Critique of Native Traditions

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Paula

The Myōtei Dialogues A Japanese Christian Critique of Native Traditions http://www.brill.com/products/book/myotei-dialogues The Myōtei Dialogues is the first complete English translation one of the most important works of early Japanese Christianity. Fukansai Habian’s Myōtei mondō (1605) presents a sharp critique of … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Koi sushi

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Paula

Happy New Year, everyone! While you’re making your resolutions and reflecting on how to make this the best 2016 ever, don’t forget to treat yourself to some delicious food! I bookmarked this amazing sushi from Earthables earlier in the year … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Emperor Hirohito and the Pacific War

Posted on December 27, 2015 by LM

Via University of Washington Press. Emperor Hirohito and the Pacific War NORIKO KAWAMURA paperback not available $34.95 HARDCOVER (9780295995175) ADD TO CART PUBLISHED: November 2015 SUBJECT LISTING: Asian Studies / Japan; History; Biography, Autobiography, and Memoir BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: 248 pp., … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Fascist Effect: Japan and Italy, 1915-1952

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Paula

Reto Hofmann, The Fascist Effect: Japan and Italy, 1915-1952 (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2015) Description During the interwar period, Japanese intellectuals, writers, activists, and politicians, although conscious of the many points of intersection between their politics and those of Mussolini, … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Kutaniyaki

Posted on December 18, 2015 by LM

In this video, watch a craftsperson from Kutani Choemon in Nomi-shi, Ishikawa, expertly paint a design on a bowl. Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Male Circumcision in Japan

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Paula

Castro-Vázquez, Genaro (2015) Male Circumcision in Japan. New York: Palgrave. ISBN 9781137518750 About the book Male Circumcision in Japan provides an in-depth examination of anthropological and sociological developments in Japan which challenge the accepted biomedical view of male circumcision as … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Star Wars Screen Painting at Kiyomizudera

Posted on December 11, 2015 by LM

One of Kyoto’s most famous temples Kiyomizu-dera is a must see if you visit Japan. But if you’re in Japan this December, you can check out something rather unique at this World Heritage site: Star Wars art. Like the Mario … Continue reading →

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Resource: University of Pennsylvania’s Japanese Juvenile Fiction Collection

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Paula

Today’s resource is just a quick glance at a database for those literature-minded folk interested in modern Japanese literature or, more specifically, juvenile fiction in Japan. In recent years, the University of Pennsylvania has digitized a sizable collection of Japanese … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Japan’s Turtle Tracks

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Paula

While the world is being amazed by Japan’s technological skills (like working on the new Maglev magnet-based shinkansen technology!), it’s still the little things that make us love Japan’s transportation priorities. Like, for example, the recent installation of turtle paths … Continue reading →

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Resource: The Great Kantō Earthquake Archive

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Paula

This week’s resource is a digital archive, the University of Hawai’i at Manoa’s collection on the Great Kantō Earthquake 関東大震災写真集 of 1923. One of the most destructive natural disasters in Japan’s recorded history, the Kantō earthquake caused devastating damage throughout … Continue reading →

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