Coming to America: J-Horror
by Mary Grob Film critics and fans alike agree that the...
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Kaitenzushi: Sushi makes the rounds from Japan to America to Japan again
by Arielle Kahn In the past forty years, sushi has taken...
A Lonely Lockdown: The Hikikomori Phenomenon
by Dylan Reilly Imagine, that, for whatever reason, life seems simply...
Standing Out and Fitting In: Street Fashion and the Search for Identity and Power in Post Bubble Japan
by Tori Szczesniak Fashion is the means of expressing identity. Dressing...
Game Over? The End of Japanese Dominance in the American Console Gaming Market
by Lauren Klaasse Almost every gamer who was around in the...
When the Characteristicless Becomes Real: The Western Response to Visual Kei
by Miriam Loebman In 2010, the Japanese Visual Kei band X...
