Tag Archives: Japanese culture

Fun Link Friday: Spinning tops

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Paula

As many long-time followers know, a colleague and I have been working on a digital archive related to 江戸独楽 (Edo goma), or Edo-style spinning tops. Hand-crafted tops are thought to have a history in Japan dating back to at least the … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Japanese Singers of Tales: Ten Centuries of Performed Narrative

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Paula

Japanese Singers of Tales: Ten Centuries of Performed Narrative Alison McQueen Tokita, Kyoto City University of Arts, Japan Alison Tokita presents a series of case studies that demonstrate the persistence of Japanese sung narratives in a multiplicity of genres over … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Japanese Life in Lego

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Paula

Last week we featured a Fun Link Friday of Suntory Whisky’s advertising through manufacturing high-tech 3-D ice cubes of fantastic things like the Golden Pavilion or Godzilla, but sometimes you need to appreciate the low-tech options, too. 🙂 At the … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Japan’s Cherry Blossoms in Years Gone By

Posted on March 27, 2015 by LM

Have the sakura bloomed where you are yet? Whether you’re still waiting on them or they’ve come and gone, check out this retrospective from The Wall Street Journal of cherry blossom and hanami photos from 1955 on.

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Book Announcement: Aging and Loss: Mourning and Maturity in Contemporary Japan

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Paula

Aging and Loss: Mourning and Maturity in Contemporary Japan Jason Danely (Author) Description By 2030, over 30% of the Japanese population will be 65 or older, foreshadowing the demographic changes occurring elsewhere in Asia and around the world. What can … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: License to Play: The Ludic in Japanese Culture

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Paula

License to Play: The Ludic in Japanese Culture (University of Hawai’i Press, 2014). Publisher’s summary: Play is one of the most powerful cultural forces in contemporary Japan and in other late modern societies. In this notable contribution to our understanding … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Inventing the Way of the Samurai: Nationalism, Internationalism, and Bushido in Modern Japan

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Paula

Inventing the Way of the Samurai: Nationalism, Internationalism, and Bushido in Modern Japan Oleg Benesch Oxford University Press. “Inventing the Way of the Samurai examines the development of the ‘way of the samurai’ – bushidō – which is popularly viewed as a defining … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Regionalizing Culture: the Political Economy of Japanese Popular Culture in Asia

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Paula

Nissim Otmazgin Regionalizing Culture: the Political Economy of Japanese Popular Culture in Asia University of Hawai’i Press This ambitious work provides a comprehensive, empirically grounded study of the production, circulation, and reception of Japanese popular culture in Asia. While many … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Professor of Japanese Literature and Culture

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Paula

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Japanese Literature and Culture, University of Florida The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures invites applications for a 9-month, tenure-track position in Japanese literature and culture, period open, beginning August 16, 2015. The successful candidate will contribute … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Chigusa and the Art of Tea

Posted on October 26, 2014 by LM

Via University of Washington Press. LOUISE ALLISON CORT AND ANDREW M. WATSKY $40.00T PAPERBACK (9780934686259) hardcover not available PUBLISHED: May 2014 SUBJECT LISTING: Asian Art, Asian Studies BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: 208 pp., 160 illus., 60 in color, 9 x 11 in. … Continue reading →

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