The Cultural Cache of Kanji: Characters, Cultures, and Communication
by Gibson Haynes Ninja =/= Samurai Kanji, the logographic form of...
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The Japanese Bestiary of “Cool”
by Arthi Aravind Japan’s mythological creatures are a source of rich...
Of Divine and Digital Origin: Mythology in Japanese Video Games
by Katherine Stevens The Japanese video game industry is one of...
J-Pop: It’s Not About the Music
by Claire Dranginis Japan has the second largest music market in...
Triumph of the School Girl
by Keenan Thompson History The shojo genre was originally aimed at...
The Virtual Idol: The Vocaloid
By Chris An Hatsune Miku Live @ Zepp Tokyo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deC2uxu0XA4 “We...
Coming to America: J-Horror
by Mary Grob Film critics and fans alike agree that the...
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...
