Culture

- May 12, 2018
- From Body Art to Literature: Zen and the Art of the Tattoo
  
  by Richard Nathan
  Everyone seems to want a tattoo these days. The numbers are staggering: More than a third of people between the ages of eighteen and thirty… Read more »
  - TOPICS:
  - Feature
  - Culture
  - Steve Jobs
- April 4, 2018
- Primeval Trolls and Eating Disorders: Grim tales from Japan
  
  by Richard Nathan
  Nobody can escape childhood without some exposure to monsters, demons, witches, or trolls. Be they tales about the lovable ogre Shrek, the Devil, Harry Potter,… Read more »
  - TOPICS:
  - Roger Pulvers
  - Feature
  - Children's
  - Culture
  - Folk Tales
  - Women's Fiction
- March 1, 2018
- A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Japanese Surreality: Yasutaka Tsutsui
  
  by Peter Tasker
  “Come to me all ye who are weary and burdened and I will –“ “Jesus Christ!” the marketing director yelled in bewilderment.“Ask him to leave,” said… Read more »
  - TOPICS:
  - Opinion
  - Culture
  - Science Fiction
  - Short Story
- February 23, 2018
- Walking, Talking, Living Dolls: The doll-women of Japan & their literature
  
  by Richard Nathan
  Images of human-like dolls or doll-like humans are widely associated with Japan. The most famous of all must be the Geisha, which has captivated people… Read more »
  - TOPICS:
  - Fuminori Nakamura
  - Kanji Hanawa
  - Analysis
  - Culture
  - Religion
  - Science Fiction
- January 16, 2018
- From Endo to Dylan: TV Ads Bridge the Cultural Divide
  
  by Peter Tasker
  I never had much interest in Japanese TV commercials until a friend asked me to appear in one, for an eyewear retailer. What kind of… Read more »
  - TOPICS:
  - Opinion
  - Culture
  - Industry
- November 12, 2017
- The literary secrets behind Japanese videogames
  
  by Richard Nathan
  Japanese fairy and folk tales share common themes with their Western equivalents such as hidden or forbidden rooms, strange creatures, epic journeys, supernatural helpers, transformations… Read more »
  - TOPICS:
  - Feature
  - Culture
  - Exports
  - Science Fiction
- October 10, 2017
- Ahead of Time: Japan’s early science fiction
  
  by Richard Nathan
  The genesis of today’s science fiction writing in Japan is said to be the translation into Japanese of the French author and playwright Jules Verne’s… Read more »
  - TOPICS:
  - Feature
  - Culture
  - Science Fiction
- June 9, 2017
- Opening the Kimono on Japanese words that travel
  
  by Richard Nathan
  Japanese is popping up everywhere these days from Capitol Hill in Washington to supermarkets in London and children’s parties in Paris. Headline writers are using… Read more »
  - TOPICS:
  - Analysis
  - Culture
  - Exports
  - Steve Jobs
- March 22, 2017
- Cool For Cats: Japanese literature and the feline form
  
  by Richard Nathan
  Did you know that the cat population of Japan surpassed dogs in October 2015 reaching 9 million? The number of cats in Japan is now… Read more »
  - TOPICS:
  - Kazufumi Shiraishi
  - Mitsuyo Kakuta
  - Feature
  - Cats
  - Culture

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