Oceans and the Environment of Early Modern Japan Kjell Ericson 4 shares 7 minute read A review of Bringing Whales Ashore: Oceans and the Environment of Early Modern Japan, 1600-1900, by Jakobina Arch. Jakobina Arch’s… 4 Shares 4 0
Japanese Mobilization in Colonial Taiwan James Gerien-Chen9 minute read A review of Marshaling Culture: Strategies of Japanese Mobilization in Colonial Taiwan, by Winifred Kai-wen Chang. Winifred Chang’s dissertation is… 0 Shares 0 0
Modern Fatherhood, Nationhood, and Globalization in Japan Hiroko Umegaki Costantini7 minute read A review of Gender, Family, and New Styles of Fatherhood: Modernization and Globalization in Japan, by Atsuko Oyama. Atsuko Oyama’s… 0 Shares 0 0
Representations of Commoner Performance in Early Medieval Japan Matthew Shores5 minute read A review of Performing Culture: Representations of Commoner Performance in Early Medieval Japan, by Ashton Lazarus. The clatter of binzasara… 0 Shares 0 0
A Cultural History of Wartime Japan Jeremy A. Yellen7 minute read A review of Carnival War: A Cultural History of Wartime Japan, 1937-1945, by Benjamin Tsubokura Uchiyama. Benjamin Uchiyama’s dissertation revisits… 0 Shares 0 0
The Making of Karafuto Repatriates Steven Irvings9 minute read A review of The making of Karafuto repatriates, by Jonathan Edward Bull. Japan’s defeat in World War II ushered in… 0 Shares 0 0
“Things Chinese and Japanese”: American Conceptions of Civilization Yanqiu Zheng8 minute read A review of Material, Mental, and Moral Progress: American Conceptions of Civilization in Late 19th Century Studies on “Things Chinese… 0 Shares 0 0
Migratory Labor and the Japanese Empire, 1905-1941 Jonathan Bull 1 share 7 minute read A review of Colonial Settlement and Migratory Labour in Karafuto 1905-1941, by Steven Edward Ivings. Now a part of Russia,… 1 Shares 1 0
The Digital Archive of Japan’s 2011 Disasters Molly Des Jardin5 minute read A Review of the Digital Archive of Japan’s 2011 Disasters (jdarchive.org) Introduction The disasters of March 2011 in Japan (東日本大震災,… 0 Shares 0 0
Rebellion in Japan’s Army, 1860-1931 Oleg Benesch7 minute read A review of Culture of Disobedience: Rebellion and Defiance in the Japanese Army, 1860-1931, by Danny Orbach. Danny Orbach’s dissertation… 0 Shares 0 0