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Browsing Japanese Language and Literature Senior Individualized Projects by Title
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A Genuine Way to Be? A Study of Martin Heidegger's Concept of "Authenticity" with Reference to Two Short Stories by Oe Kenzaburo
(2000)Much commotion has been made regarding the philosophical similarities between Heidegger's thought and some Twentieth Century Japanese philosophy, particularly the work of Nishida Kitaro, and Nishitani Keiji. In this paper ... -
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 ... -
The "Ills" of the Japanese Education System: Epidemic or Hype?
(1999)This paper has had several goals. First, I have outlined the past and present education system to show the pattern of Japan increasing the nation's human resources. Second, I have tried to expose the controversies behind ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
Japanese Perceptions of Animals: The Inside-Outside Model
(2013)In the United States, one can purchase a custom engraved granite memorial for $80.00 with the image of a beloved pet and a favorite verse in memory of a pet.'s life. Engraved Reflections prides itself on providing custom ... -
Japanese Reaction to the Great East Japan Earthquake: Surviving Disaster Through a United Community
(2012)On March 11th, 2011 at 2:46PM, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Sendai, Japan. One of the strongest to ever hit the country, it is now known as the Great East Japan Earthquake. A mere half-hour later, the area was struck ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Rainbow Over the Rising Sun
(2014)Girrls Luv! Magazine Translation and personal evolution within Kono sekai, literally "this world," is a codeword used in reference to Japan's sexual minority cultures. -
Reclaiming Japanese National Identity in Kobayashi Yoshinori's Essays on War
(2010)For my Senior Individualized Project, I wanted to make use of the knowledge I had gained in the last four years about Japanese language and culture, but I was quite unsure as to how I could best accomplish this goal. I ... -
Tadaima! I'm Home
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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. ... -
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 ... -
Translation and Analysis of Your Lie in April volume 11 and its Featured Piece, Chopin's Ballade No. 1 in G Minor
(2016)The author provides a summary of the manga series, Your Lie in April, with special attention to how the performance of the piano piece composed by Chopin is used to provide emotional depth. The complete manga translation ... -
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 ... -
Tsushima Yuko and the Modern Woman
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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 ...
