Tag Archives: Japanese culture

Resource: Japanese Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Paula

For those looking for more educational resources to use in the classroom, today we’ll briefly introduce a resource developed by the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures with sponsorship from Hitachi: The Online Resource for Japanese Archaeology and … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Japanese “tips”

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Paula

Travelers to Japan are often surprised to discover that tipping at restaurants is not expected. So what is left behind after our meals at a restaurant? Starting in 2012, Yuki Tatsumi began to think about this question. Working as a … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Penguin Book of Haiku

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Paula

The first Penguin anthology of Japanese haiku, in vivid new translations by Adam L. Kern. Now a global poetry, the haiku was originally a Japanese verse form that flourished from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. Although renowned for its brevity, … Continue reading →

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Resource: Metadatabase of Japanese Old Photographs in Bakumatsu-Meiji Period

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Paula

Nagasaki University Library maintains a collection of Japanese photographs from the Bakumatsu (1853 and 1867) and Meiji (1868-1912) periods that represent some of the earliest photographs of Japan as it transitioned from the Tokugawa shogunate to the Meiji state. Holding … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Sarashina Diary: A Woman’s Life in Eleventh-Century Japan—Reader’s Edition

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Paula

The Sarashina Diary A Woman’s Life in Eleventh-Century Japan (Reader’s Edition) Sugawara no Takasue no Musume. Translated, with an introduction, by Sonja Arntzen and Moriyuki Itō Columbia University Press https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-sarashina-diary/9780231186773 A thousand years ago, a young Japanese girl embarked on … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Drinking Bomb & Shooting Meth: Alcohol and Drug Use in Japan

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Paula

Drinking Bomb and Shooting Meth: Alcohol and Drug Use in Japan Jeffrey W. Alexander In Japan, beer has been known, since the 1960s, as the “beverage of the masses,” and whisky culture has roots stretching back to the 1950s. Meanwhile, … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Mainichi Shimbun – Researcher / Assistant Correspondent (Full-Time)

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Paula

Mainichi Shimbun – Researcher / Assistant Correspondent (Full-Time) General Description: The Mainichi Newspapers Los Angeles Bureau seeks a full time Researcher / Assistant Correspondent. The Mainichi Newspapers is a major daily Japanese newspaper printed in Japan with around 3 million … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Traditional Japanese Colors

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Paula

A quickie fun link for you all while I’m out of town! Have you ever been told that the color of a gift from Japan is in a very traditional color? Or wondered, when translating, exactly what color that kanji … Continue reading →

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Resource: Re-envisioning Japan

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Paula

How do we connect to objects, and how did people connect to them when they were made? Today’s resource is ReEnvisioning Japan, a collaborative digital humanities project produced through the University of Rochester’s River Campus Libraries Digital Scholarship Lab. Rooted … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Japanese gift wrapping

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Paula

Are you the kind of person who loves or dreads wrapping their gifts at every birthday and holiday season? Those who have been to Japan are probably very familiar with the seemingly mystical power of store clerks who wrap your … Continue reading →

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