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Tag Archives: Japan
Book Announcement: A History of Popular Culture in Japan
A History of Popular Culture in Japan From the Seventeenth Century to the Present E. Taylor Atkins The phenomenon of ‘Cool Japan’ is one of the distinctive features of global popular culture of the millennial age. A History of Popular Culture … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, book announcement, books, culture, early modern, history, identity, Japan, Japanese arts, Japanese culture, modern, pop culture, popular culture
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Book Announcement: Tracing Japanese Leftist Political Activism (1957 – 2017): The Boomerang Flying Transnational
Tracing Japanese Leftist Political Activism (1957 – 2017): The Boomerang Flying Transnational By Kevin Coogan, Claudia Derichs Tracing Japanese Leftist Political Activism (1957–2017) tells the story of the Japanese Red Army (JRA), a militant left-wing group founded in 1971 which was … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, book, book announcement, Japan, Japanese culture, Japanese politics, Japanese society, leftist, New Left, politics, voting
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Book Announcement: Interactions Between Rivals: The Christian Mission and Buddhist Sects in Japan (c.1549-c.1647)
Interactions Between Rivals: The Christian Mission and Buddhist Sects in Japan (c.1549-c.1647) Edited by Alexandra Curvelo & Angelo Cattaneo This volume presents comprehensive research on how southern European Catholics and the Japanese confronted each other, interacted and mutually experienced religious … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcements, books, Buddhism, Christianity, early modern Japan, Europe, history, Japan, Japanese history, missions, religious studies
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Book Announcement: Nuclear Bodies: The Global Hibakusha
Nuclear Bodies: The Global Hibakusha Robert A. Jacobs In the fall of 1961, President Kennedy somberly warned Americans about deadly radioactive fallout clouds extending hundreds of miles from H‑bomb detonations, yet he approved ninety‑six US nuclear weapon tests for 1962. … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, Cold War, dislocation, Fukushima, hibakusha, history, Japan, Japanese history, modern, modern Japan, nuclear
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Book Announcement: Sōjiji: Discipline, Compassion, and Enlightenment at a Japanese Zen Temple
Sōjiji: Discipline, Compassion, and Enlightenment at a Japanese Zen Temple Joshua A. Irizarry Sōjiji is one of the two head temples of Sōtō Zen, the largest sect of Japanese Buddhism. The temple is steeped in centuries of culture and tradition, … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, contemporary Japan, history, Japan, religion, religious studies, Sojiji, Zen
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Book Announcement: Narratives Without Guilt: Japanese Perpetrators and the Question of Responsibility
Narratives Without Guilt: Japanese Perpetrators and the Question of Responsibility Frank Jacob During the Second World War Japanese soldiers committed several different war crimes, including the kidnapping and raping of women or the mistreatment of POWs. In relation to the … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, Japan, Japanese history, war, war crimes, World War 2, WW2, WWII
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Book Announcement: Japan on the Jesuit Stage: Two 17th-Century Latin Plays with Translation and Commentary
Japan on the Jesuit Stage: Two 17th-Century Latin Plays with Translation and Commentary Akihiko Watanabe The Jesuits were a major source of European information on Japan from the late 16th to early 17th century. Not only were they active missionaries … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, Christianity, early modern Japan, history, international relations, Japan, Jesuits, performance, religion, religious studies, theatre
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Fun Link Friday: Urban Miniature Models of Japan
For those who have visited Japan, miniature models are nothing new. From our favorite plastic ramen bowls to recreations of historical buildings in museums, gazing on tiny versions of the world instill in us a sense of wonder. Earlier this … Continue reading
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Book Announcement: Church Space and the Capital in Prewar Japan
Church Space and the Capital in Prewar Japan Garrett L. Washington Christians have never even constituted one percent of Japan’s population, yet Christianity had a disproportionately large influence on Japan’s social, intellectual, and political development. This happened despite the Tokugawa … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, church, government, history, Japan, Japanese history, Japanese society, meiji, politics, prewar, prewar Japan, religious studies
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Book Announcement: The Immersive Enclosure: Virtual Reality in Japan
The Immersive Enclosure: Virtual Reality in Japan Paul Roquet Although virtual reality promises to immerse a person in another world, its true power lies in its ability to sever a person’s spatial situatedness in this one. This is especially clear … Continue reading
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Tagged book announcement, books, digital technologies, Japan, Japanese culture, media, media studies, militarism, soiety, techno realities, technology, virtual reality, VR
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