Stagnant Youth: the NEET, freeter, and hikikomori phenomena
By Kaitlyn Smith In the last 25 years a large focus...
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Not Your Typical Magical Girl: The subculture of Grand Narrative Consumption.
Hiroki Azuma proposes that within postmodern otaku culture there is a...
Shoot ‘Em Up & Slice ‘Em Down: A Cross-Cultural Examination of Western and Samurai Cinema
At first glance, one may look upon films such as Akira...
Sleeping Together, Living Alone: Sex, Celibacy, and Commodified Intimacy in Contemporary Japan
A Scene It’s a plain room. Blue foam mattress, a few...
Arcades: Japan’s Unconventional Social Space
The World’s Only True Meritocracy The arcade is a place where...
Cosplay Culture: A Study in Transculturation Gone Wrong?
By Victoria Mikolaski Cosplay is a word that is becoming more...
“If You’re From [Japan], Why Are You White?” (or: The Perceived Whiteness of Japanese Characters)
By: Von McKnight It’s actually a really common question, one that...
After Aum: Coming to Terms With the Aum Shinrikyo Tragedy Through Narrative
On March 20, 1995, five individuals under the command of the...
Sacai: Fighting Fashion’s Western Dominance
by: Brooke LaRue In 1999, Chitose Abe, a former design team...
“Is she a pervert?”: Representation of LGBTQ People in Japanese Media
by Jessica Colbert Until recently, seeing lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender...
