Category Archives: culture

Book announcement: Urban Spaces in Japan: Cultural and Social Perspectives

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Paula

Edited by Christoph Brumann, Evelyn Schulz Urban Spaces in Japan explores the workings of power, money and the public interest in the planning and design of Japanese space. Through a set of vivid case studies of well-known Japanese cities including … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Country Quiz

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Laura

Game Design‘s website offers a variety of free flash games, and this country quiz is great for intermediate and advanced students of Japanese! (c)1995-2006 GAMEDESIGN Players are given a choice of three different countries and have to guess which country … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Tradition, Democracy and the Townscape of Kyoto: Claiming a Right to the Past

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Paula

Author: Christoph Brumann Series: Japan Anthropology Workshop Series As the historic capital of the country and the stronghold of the nation’s most celebrated traditions, the city of Kyoto holds a unique place in the Japanese imagination. Widely praised for the … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Illusions

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Paula

While floating about the internet ignoring my studies, I stumbled across a video on Tokyo Tek that tickled my puzzle bone. Apparently there’s such a thing as the Best Illusion of the Year contest, and back in 2011 Koukichi Sugihara of … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Here’s to a horrifying drive to work

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Paula

A franchise that ironically refuses to die, The Ring 3D has been announced as the newest film in the Ringu (Ring) franchise, which began with the 1998 horror film based on the 1991 novel Ringu by Koji Suzuki. Since the … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Japan’s Local Newspapers: Chihoushi and Revitalization Journalism

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Paula

Japan is one of the world’s most literate societies. Its national newspapers are the most read newspapers in the world and the country also has a vibrant local newspaper sector as well. The first of its kind, this book focuses … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Coffee Life in Japan

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Paula

Merry White Paperback, 240 pages ISBN: 9780520271159 May 2012 $24.95, £16.95 Hardcover, 240 pages ISBN: 9780520259331 May 2012 $60.00, £41.95 http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520271159 This fascinating book—part ethnography, part memoir—traces Japan’s vibrant café society over one hundred and thirty years. Merry White traces Japan’s … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Nobuo Tsuji, “Lineage of Eccentrics”

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Paula

Nobuo TSUJI’s seminal work *Kiso no keifu*, originally published in 1970, offered a reappraisal of “eccentric” artists Iwasa Matabei, Kano Sansetsu, Ito Jakuchu, Soga Shohaku, Nagasawa Rosetsu, and Utagawa Kuniyoshi. A new English edition, *Lineage of Eccentrics: Matabei to Kuniyoshi*, … Continue reading →

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FLF: A Magical Adventure: Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea

Posted on April 20, 2012 by reedra01

Disney World, where dreams come true and magic still lives. It is the most visited recreational park in the world. There is nothing else quite like it. Most of us have experienced the wonderful world of Disney in some way or … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Natural Disaster and Nuclear Crisis in Japan

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Paula

Natural Disaster and Nuclear Crisis in Japan. Edited by Jeff Kingston Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan plunged the country into a state of crisis. As the nation struggled to recover from a … Continue reading →

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