明治 – Page 4 – Frog in a Well

First or Last Name

Posted on February 4, 2005 by K. M. Lawson / 3 Comments

In her introduction to the excellent book The Weak Body of a Useless Woman: Matsuo Taseko and the Meiji Restoration Anne Walthall notes that the Japanese histor...

English/Events/Japan/Political/明治

Stumbling to Glory

Posted on February 1, 2005 by Jonathan Dresner / 2 Comments

When an antiquated and undemocratic regime falls quickly, those who follow it often do so with little firm idea what they want or how they will achieve it. Slog...

Academia/English/Japan/Political/War/明治/昭和

Japan-heavy day at the AHA

Posted on January 9, 2005 by Jonathan Dresner / 0 Comment

Some interesting Japanese history under discussion on Day Three of the AHA. Daily update here. As Konrad suggested, I’ll have some more general thoughts o...

Cultural/Economic/English/Japan/Nationalism/Science and Technology/明治

Farewell, Soseki

Posted on November 10, 2004 by Jonathan Dresner / 0 Comment

I’m going to miss Natsume Soseki. I know, he’s been dead for a long time (are there any plans in the works for centennial editions or celebrations, ...

English/Labor/大正/明治

Halting Speeches

Posted on October 20, 2004 by K. M. Lawson / 0 Comment

I will continue to post the odd passage I find here and there during my reading that I find particularly memorable. In Andrew Gordon‘s Labor and Imperial ...