Another great article from Roland Kelts
The author of Japanamerica: How Japanese Popular Culture has invaded the U.S. has just published a new article with
Japanese Popular Culture and more since 1999
The author of Japanamerica: How Japanese Popular Culture has invaded the U.S. has just published a new article with
An interesting story from JapanToday.com indicates that melamine found in Saizeriya’s pizzas is the result of dough
Reuters has recenty covered the “Goth-Loli” style, a recent J-pop street fashion trend. This style has been on
Across the board, it is hard to deny certain continuities of East Asian folk religion. In Taiwan, some so-called
Here’s an interesting article on Scanlators – folks who nuke their import manga to soften the glue, remove the
The other day, I was helping one of our faculty in the Center for Hispanic Studies publish a narrated web presentation, a
“Hello Kitty: The Global Brand with Nine Lives” by Ken Belson is available from the IMA Museum on iTunes U. The
I went to the Ukiyo-e exhibit at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC in December of 2001 with some of the other
I just got back yesterday from Phoenix, AZ. After drinking in gorgeous mountain views and driving through thirsty deserts, we
I promised I’d post my slides for the UMSL presentation about Confucian Cardinal Relationships and Values in Shonen