Usage of ‘dou’ (道） in Japan.
I have been thinking about the usage of “dou” (道） within japanese arts and sports. Since Meiji-period is not one of my strong points, you might know...
Category: 明治
Talks about the Meiji period.
First or Last Name
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...
Farewell, Soseki
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, ...
Halting Speeches
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 ...