Japan and Italy were similar in the 1930s in that they had nominally democratic governments but were, in fact, lead by regimes that were indelibly influenced by fascism. “Japanese politics and ideology in the first half of the twentieth century were enmeshed in a dialogue with European fascism”. Hofmann argues, “Japanese politics and ideology in …
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Background to the Dispute between Japan and the USA over immigration In 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt resolved an immigration dispute between the United States and Japan by negotiating the term “Gentlemen’s Agreement”. The agreement was a diplomatic solution to an immigration disagreement that had been ongoing for many years between the two countries. The policy …
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Sanya Blues was released by Okabayashi Nobuyasu in 1968. It’s a song that talks about the run-down Sanya neighborhood in North Eastern Tokyo. The area is known as a gathering point for all kinds of fringe dwellers from Yakuza to sex workers and also casual, and by-the-day workers. It is these laboring workers that Okabayashi …
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Kaze Wo Atsumete (風をあつめて）is the wonderful, whistful acoustic folk-rock song by Happy End. The lyrics were written by Takashi Matsumoto, with music by Haruomi Hosono who I’ve written about in the past, and depict someone gazing out at a city in the early morning hours. The song has the protagonist musing on the way the …
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A gallery of some of our favourite Japanese Star Wars posters including info about major artists and where to buy the artworks.
A run down of the main musical highlights at the Toko 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony.Who performed & sang at the ceremony, what songs did they sing?
A list of the top selling Japanese instant ramen in Japan, including where to buy them.
Because the Japanese know what the best Japanese instant ramen are…
https://youtu.be/JoEsSCLPpQg Can I read japanese books on kindle? If you’re like me, you’ve spent years learning Kanji, reading whatever you can your hands on, with a Japanese dictionary in one hand and a book in the other. To people like you and I, the era of the eBook is a veritable shangri-la for reading Japanese. …
