[Guest Post] Breaking the Bars: Ichikawa Danjūrō VII and the Tenpō Reforms by Kimura Ryō
The stage name ‘Ichikawa Danjūrō’ stood at the summit of ...
What Katakana Reveals 外网天堂 Japanese Society
Walk around any Japanese city and you'll encounter katakana everywhere ...
How Tokyo Learned to Live with COVID-19: Vigilance, Habit and the Texture of Daily Life
The comedian Ken Shimura died of COVID-19 at the end ...
Many People Knew, But No One Said Anything: The Silence Around the Kitagawa Case
In 2023, Japanese media began reporting extensively on sexual abuse ...
‘Look at Me!’: Yonezu Tomoko and the Politics of Being Seen
On a summer morning in 1971, Yonezu Tomoko left her ...
Volunteering in Local Japanese Classes: A Double-Edged Sword?
Can you picture a place where retirees, office workers, housewives, ...
Behind the Perfect Wall: Murakami Haruki’s The City and Its Uncertain Walls
A clock tower without hands. A wall so perfect that ...
Shōshi kōreika, demographic decline, and gender inequality in Japan
In early 2020, more than 34,000 people across Japan were ...
“Painfully” Cute: The Emotional Life of Yami-Kawaii in Japan
A young woman in her twenties walks down Takeshita Street in Harajuku dressed head to toe in pink. At first glance, she fits perfectly into the familiar world of kawaii fashion, pastel colours and carefully chosen accessories.
