Peacemaker LeDayne McLeese Polaski Nov 17, 2009
It was a course on Japanese history, and I realized that the Japanese asked different questions than we did. So I began to ask different questions. (Suite101.com)
Stephen Palmer Senior Center in Needham presents programs Oct 14, 2009
The novel spans decades of Japanese history detailing the private lives and sometimes much suffering of the women who have elected to join the imperial family. The Commoner offers a fascinating peek behind the Chrysanthemum Throne and to the generations of women who have lived silently behind the palace walls. (Needham Tab, MA)
* NCCU opens center for contemporary Japanese studies Sep 25, 2009
Furthermore, Japanese studies in Taiwan usually focus on Japanese history, literature and language, while studies of contemporary Japanese politics and economy are often ignored, Siew said. This story has been viewed 308 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Japan's Next First Lady: Introducing "Mrs. Occult" Sep 8, 2009
But Miyuki Hatoyama has become something of an international media phenomenon because of remarks in a book she once wrote and, oh yes, because her husband, , 62, is assuming the office of Prime Minister after what many are calling one of the most important elections in post-war Japanese history. Related. (Time.com)
Top Article: The Sun Rises... Sep 3, 2009
In fact, Japanese history is full of strife and rebellion, and Japan was the first independent Asian country with a multiparty system. Its early post-war democracy was so unruly, with mass demonstrations, militant trade unions, and vigorous left-wing parties, that a deliberate attempt was made to squeeze politics out of the system and impose the boredom of a one-party state. (India Times, India)
An Artistic Approach to Bamboo Aug 31, 2009
in Japanese history and his family's heritage. The Chinese brought bamboo to Japan, and craftsmen here shaped vases, carrying cases and baskets. (CBS News)
Thorpe moves to scuttle doping claims Aug 31, 2009
August 23, 2009 07:18pm AEST. IAN Thorpe has provided the country's drug testing agency with medical evidence in an attempt to clear his name of doping. (Yahoo News -- Swimming)
Japan votes in election, opposition tipped to win Aug 30, 2009
Democratic Party leader Yukio Hatoyama, 62, the wealthy grandson of a former prime minister, told voters on Saturday the election would change Japanese history. "This is an election to choose whether voters can muster the courage to do away with the old politics," he said. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Candidates woo voters on eve of Japan election Aug 29, 2009
"At last, it is the election tomorrow, one that we will be able to tell the next generation changed Japanese history," Democratic Party leader Yukio Hatoyama told a crowd in the city of Sakai in western Japan. Aso sought to rally voters in Tokyo, where the Democratic Party trounced the LDP in a metropolitan election in July. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Voters skeptical about change Aug 29, 2009
"If you study Japanese history, you will know that Japan takes forever to change, but when it does, it changes with a degree and speed that is quite mind-boggling," she said. "There is almost no real debate among the populace because people do not discuss these things with each other, in spite of the raucous and opinioned arguments on television. We tend to mull things over ourselves, in private.". (Asia Times Online)
Profile: DPJ, Japan's first real opposition to LDP Aug 29, 2009
TOKYO, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- In 1994, the first coalition to manage to wrest power from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in modern Japanese history fell apart amid infighting, but from its ashes rose the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). Related. (Xinhuanet, China)
Cinema File: 'Ponyo' sheer Miyazaki magic Aug 20, 2009
His 2005 film, "Spirited Away," surpassed "Titanic" as the biggest box office success in Japanese history and received an Oscar for Best Animated Film. We're not talking Pokemon here: In 20 or 30 years, Miyazaki's movies still are going to be highly regarded classics. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Asian Film Fireworks for the Fourth Jul 5, 2009
Taking its title from a T. Rex song and based on a manga by Naoki Urasawa that has sold some 20 million copies, this fantasy of an alternative Japanese history imagines that the lines and pictures scrawled by a club of kids in the '70s has become the Book of Prophesies by a cult whose leader, known only as Friend, takes power many years later. The special effects are rudimentary, but the churning of plot, and the richness of character and detail, keep you glued. (Time.com)
After 50 years, Honda faces new challenges Jun 16, 2009
Meanwhile, a relentless focus on quality control "created a contrast with where American cars were going," said Fred Notehelfer, a professor specializing in modern Japanese history at the University of California at Los Angeles. American cars at the time, he said, "were often flashy but falling apart very quickly. ... Japanese cars, especially Hondas, would keep running.". (MSNBC -- Business)
Kuniyoshi Exhibition Catalogue Bo... Jun 3, 2009
Ukiyo-e art, pictures of the floating world, originated in a period of Japanese history when the shoguns held political and military power in a country cut off from the rest of the world. The art of ukoyo-e was linked to the pleasures of life, teahouses, geisha, theatres and courtesans in the city of Edo (modern day Tokyo). (Suite101.com)
Japan's Denial of "The Rape of Nank... Apr 18, 2009
Erasing the Nanking Atrocity from Japanese History ... This effectively erased the Nanking atrocity from Japanese history for almost 20 years. (Suite101.com)
Grassley: AIG execs should quit or commit suicide Mar 18, 2009
MichaelDeanBrockway wrote on Mar 17, 2009 9:03 PM:" There are two things that I find especially disturbing about Senator Grassley's comments. First, Senator Grassley has been in the back pocket of the banking industry for years. He was the chief author and sponsor of the bankruptcy reform which favored banks and credit card companies at the expense of the average American consumer. For him to suddenly jump on the anti-banking industry bandwagon now is the epitome of hypocrisy.Secondly, Senator... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Madoff Would Face Worse Penalties Abroad Mar 13, 2009
Madoff told a U.S. district court Thursday that he was "deeply sorry" for defrauding thousands of investors of their life savings, but probably not as sorry as he might be if he'd spent his whole life in Japan, according to Miles Fletcher, a professor of Japanese history at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. "Sometimes in cases like this where there's a strong sense of a personal failure and betraying the group and the group's welfare, someone might commit suicide, having dishonored... (Fox News)
Letter From Japan Mar 6, 2009
It's a key characteristic of Japanese history, from the emperor's 1,400-year lineage to the father-son inheritance of Kabuki theater roles. The cabinet chosen by Aso, the grandson of one former prime minister and the son-in-law of another, fits a similar pattern. (International Herald Tribune)
Cash handout? Stupid, wasteful idea, Japanese say Mar 3, 2009
"The (ruling party) just thought ... wave the money in front of their noses, and they'll come running," said Jeff Kingston, a contemporary Japanese history professor at Temple University in Tokyo. "I think they underestimated the depth of anger from the people about the government's inability to provide credible leadership and a credible recovery plan.". (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
On a far isle, different drums Feb 22, 2009
A traditional place of banishment for political misfits, the list of exiles sent here reads like a register of who's who in Japanese history. The island's lore has become a source of pride for Sado residents, many of whom attribute the funky vibe of the place to its unorthodox past. (Boston Globe)
Japan's governing party faces political extinction Feb 20, 2009
The embarrassing news conference, and Aso's tardiness in seeking Nakagawa's resignation, have shaken a five-month-old administration that is already one of the least popular in postwar Japanese history. This week, panicked members of Aso's own party began calling on him to step aside so the Liberal Democrats can install a new, more appealing leader before the upcoming general election for the lower house of Parliament. (International Herald Tribune)
Resignation blow Feb 18, 2009
He is the right-hand man of Prime Minister Taro Aso, trailing so badly in the polls that political pundits have had to search hard to find a leader in Japanese history to equal him in unpopularity. A survey over the weekend put his support at less than 10. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Japanese Tea Garden dispute boils up again Feb 14, 2009
In October, the commission solicited new bids requiring that, in addition to minimum guaranteed revenue, the operator offer services that are "culturally sensitive and reflect traditional Japanese history.". The city received 10 applications, and the advisory panel ranked Murata's best overall. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Nobunaga's Ambition: IT Feb 8, 2009
More often, though, it happens by way of force, and if you've ever wanted to bone up on your Japanese history, you'll have no better way of spending literally hundreds of hours with the denizens of feudal Japan. So long as you keep the historical prompts on, you'll also get periodic history lessons as your in-game timeline crosses major events in Japan's real history, and which point you'll see how it all played out -- and then, if you so choose, you can decide to rewrite some parts of history. (IGN PS2)
