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Japanese Ink Painting and the Demise of Apprenticeships in the Arts and Crafts in Japanese Society Today
(1996)The author traces the master-pupil relationships in various areas of Japanese culture, the growth of Japanese painting traditions based on Chinese roots, and the author's own apprenticeship to painting master Ryou Iwasaki. ... -
Through the Decades : Mr. Mikio Kanda's Involvement with U. S. -Japan Relations
(1995)The U. S.-Japan Culture Center is located on the seventh floor of the Watergate complex, in Washington, D. C. The Watergate building is a luxurious hotel and business complex well known as a center of international activities. ... -
Tsushima Yuko and the Modern Woman
(1995)Tsushima Yuko was born in 1947, daughter of the celebrated author, Dazai Osamu, and his wife, Michiko. One year after Tsushima's birth, Dazai committed a double suicide with another woman, leaving his wife, Michiko, to ... -
A Claim to Ethnic Homogeneity : A Study of Japanese Nationalism
(2012)In recent history, Japan has gained the stigma of being fairly xenophobic toward the rest of the world. While the rest of the world seems to be pushing for globalization, Japan in contrast has maintained a heightened sense ... -
Pre-Departure Handbook for Upjohn Japan
(1994)While living in Japan the author earned extra spending money giving English lessons to a house wife who lived in the neighborhood. She writes, “Often I found that I began to teach her as much about American culture to ... -
Hikikomori and Taijin kyofusho : Analyzing Psychopathology Across Cultures
(2018)Taijin kyofusho and hikikomori are mental disorders that are thought to be exclusive to Japan. Hikikomori is a Japanese term used in popular media to describe an individual who withdraws from society. There are even YouTube ... -
Metamorphosis of Chinese Ethnic Society in Modern Tokyo and Yokohama Areas
(2017)According to the data posted by the Ministry of Justice of Japan in June 2017, the number of Chinese residents including Taiwanese in Japan has exceeded 750,000 (2017). During a year in Japan, the author noticed that most ... -
A Translation of Japanese Comic, Golden Boy, with Essay on Japanese and American Perspectives on Japanese Comics, an Overview of the Japanese Education System, and an Introduction to the Manga Translation: Golden Boy, by Egawa Tatsuya
(2000)The author presents related essays on the place of Manga in Japanese culture, an overview of the Japanese education system, and an introduction to Golden Boy, linking the two. The author's original English translation is ... -
The Interest of American Students in Studying Abroad in Japan : The *Trade Imbalance'
(1999)The author addresses the disparity between the number of Japanese students coming to America to study and the number of American students studying in Japan. For example, in 1996-1997, according to Institute for International ... -
Aikido : The History, Philosophy, and Practice of a Contemporary Martial Art at the Hombu Dojo in Tokyo, Japan
(1997)The author was introduced to Aikido during her semester in Japan. In studying the deeply spiritual and philosophical teachings of Aikido through its texts, the author hoped to be able to see how they are reflected in actual ... -
An Abstract Study in Japanese Culture and Language : an Aid to American Businesspeople
(1994)The internship was a ten-week job with Kintetsu World Express, a Japanese shipping company. Aside from various clerical duties, the author developed and implemented an educational program which familiarized the American ... -
The Case of Suyama Takeshi : An Exploration of the Experience of a Japanese POW in the Soviet Union
(1994)While studying abroad in Japan, the author met Suyami and was given a copy of his self-published memoir. The author has translated the memoir into English and used it along with other research to construct a hypothetical ... -
Ecological and Cultural Self-Understanding Through the Language of Food
(2018)Applying a critical analytic approach to food studies touches both environmental and social concerns since food exists fluidly—inextricably connecting the two. Thus, a critical theory approach to food extends across the ... -
Language and Ontology : A Reconstructive Study of the Analytic Philosophy of Language
(2018)The overarching aim of this project is an investigation of the relationship between language and ontology. For these reasons, my SIP should be seen as a reconstructive enterprise, one I undertook with the intents of telling ... -
On Human Enhancement : A Comparative Analysis and Application of Sovereignty and Power in the Coming Age of Liberal Eugenics
(Kalamazoo College, 2018)This paper will begin with a section comprised of a comparative analysis of Friedrich Nietzsche’s theory of power and Georges Bataille’s theory of sovereignty. This will be done in an effort to layout the primary concepts ... -
Bilingual Education in the United States : A Closer Look at El Sol Elementary Dual-Language Program
(Kalamazoo College, 2018)The purpose of this research is to study El Sol’s dual language immersion program and the relationships between students, parents, and teachers. This paper is split in three main parts. First, the introduction in which ... -
An Observation of Plant-Pollinator Interactions at Kalamazoo College
(Kalamazoo College, 2017)This study was completed in hopes of creating a beginning idea of how bees on Kalamazoo College's campus can be better tended to. This is the first study on plant pollinator interactions on Kalamazoo College's campus. This ... -
A Journey Through China : A Visual Expression of Self Reflection
(2014)The author presents eight art pieces that combine calligraphy with acrylic and watercolor paint that represent her Chinese study abroad experience. -
Whirlpool : A Case Study of Multi-National Corporations in the Chinese Home Appliance Industry
(2016)Over the years Whirlpool made many mistakes and missteps when it came to the Chinese economy, however, with the turn of the century came a turn in their policies. After two decades from their original entrance into the ... -
Understanding Chinese Food Culture Through The Influence of Spirituality, Philosophy, and History in its Symbolism
(2016)In the analysis of the Chinese food culture from an anthropological point of view, The author consulted references with books that focus on anthropology, Chinese philosophy and history, and Chinese symbolism. The analysis ...
