Like public service announcements (PSAs) today, select sugoroku during Japan’s Modern Era, 1900s-1930s, served a purpose: to educate people about desired behaviors. With a positive tone and colorful ...

The essential question to guide this discussion is: What is the role of the individual in the process of nation-building in early modern Japan? Use the following questions to stimulate discussion: In ...

The bloodlines of modern Japanese lie with immigrants from the Korean Peninsula who arrived in the archipelago during the Yayoi Pottery Culture Period (1000 B.C.-A.D. 250), new research suggests.

Japan, known for its cutting-edge technology and rich cultural heritage, boasts an array of fascinating facts. From its unique festivals and exceptionally high life expectancy to being an archipelago ...

Long culturally influenced by its neighbors, today the country blends its ancient traditions with aspects of Western life. #1 in Modern Japan, one of the world’s most literate and technically ...

Japan’s bathhouses were once vibrant hubs of public life. People would visit the local sento as part of their daily routine, not just to soak but for a chance to catch up with neighbors.

How do Japanese households make consumption decisions? This book uses “life cycle theory” to analyze, from a consistent perspective, various phenomena related to consumption in Japan, such as the ...

This immersion introduces students to the language, customs, and cultural aspects (history, art, literature, politics, anthropology, and music) of Japan. The immersion consists of three language ...