Category Archives: culture

Book Announcement: Nara Japan, 749-757: A Study and Translation of Shoku Nihongi, Tenpyō Shōhō 1 – Tenpyō Hōji 1

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Paula

This is the first full translation into a Western language of this segment of Shoku Nihongi, the official court chronicle of Japan’s eighth century. It includes Emperor Shōmu’s declaration beforeRushana Buddha at Tōdaiji, Shōmu’s abdication and the accession of Empress … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Dining with Dragon Balls

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Paula

While we’ve all got Thanksgiving on the mind, check out the wild meal Kotaku reported on this past week: a restaurant in Nagoya serving up nabe (hot pots) with dragon balls! The balls are filled with collagen jelly (which probably … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Death and Dying in Contemporary Japan

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Paula

Death and Dying in Contemporary Japan, H.Suzuki (ed.), 2013, Routledge, Japan Anthropology Workshop Series Abstract: This book, based on extensive original research, explores the various ways in which Japanese people think about death and how they approach the process of dying … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Seven Masters: 20th Century Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Wells Collection

Posted on November 15, 2015 by LM

Via the University of Washington Press. Seven Masters: 20th Century Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Wells Collection ANDREAS MARKS $40.00 PAPERBACK (ISBN 9780989371872) hardcover not available PUBLISHED: July 2015 SUBJECT LISTING: Asian Art BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: 208 pp., 310 illus., 9.5 … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Rare photo of Hachikō found

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Paula

People the world around know the story of Hachikō, the faithful Akita dog taken in by Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo, in 1925. Hachikō greeted his owner at the end of each day at Shibuya … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Time and Place Are Nonsense: The Films of Seijun Suzuki

Posted on November 8, 2015 by LM

Via University of Washington Press. Time and Place Are Nonsense: The Films of Seijun Suzuki TOM VICK paperback not available $30.00 HARDCOVER (ISBN: 9780934686334) PUBLISHED: November 2015 SUBJECT LISTING: Perfoming Arts; Biography, Autobiography, and Memoir BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: 242 pp., 126 … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Like No Other: Exceptionalism and Nativism in Early Modern Japan

Posted on November 1, 2015 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. Like No Other: Exceptionalism and Nativism in Early Modern Japan Author: McNally, Mark Thomas; 344pp. November 2015 Cloth – Price: $67.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-5284-9 Like No Other: Exceptionalism and Nativism in Early Modern Japan probes the … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Halloween Oden

Posted on October 30, 2015 by LM

ハッピーハロウィン！ In the past, we’ve hosted Halloween FLFs on Halloween bento, so today I’m pleased to present the Halloween oden! Here are instructions on how to make all the normal oden ingredients (plus carrots and tomatoes) into adorable pumpkins, mummies, and ghosts. … Continue reading →

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Resource: Real Estate Japan Blog

Posted on October 28, 2015 by LM

For those who are studying social science topics dealing with urban planning and demographics, Real Estate Japan started a blog in April 2015 that may be of use to you. While the English-language site generally focuses on buying and renting … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Shimaji Mokurai and the Reconception of Religion and the Secular in Modern Japan

Posted on October 25, 2015 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. 246pp. July 2015 Cloth – Price: $59.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-5153-8 Religion is at the heart of such ongoing political debates in Japan as the constitutionality of official government visits to Yasukuni Shrine, yet the very categories … Continue reading →

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