Collecting Local Materials in Okinawa
It seems there is increasing attention to Okinawan history recently. Okinawa is such an obviously interesting place for its own rich cultures, languages, custom...
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How do you say “Fast of the First Born” in Japanese?
I was thinking about whether to even attempt a contribution to the latest symposium on the role of historical animosities — and their appeasement — ...
Worth Noting
John Dower kicks off the American Historical Association’s Perspectives newsletter’s new “Masters at the Movies” series with a review an...
Sex, Lies, and Okinawa
For anyone interested in Okinawa and the history of journalism in Japan, David Jacobson over at Japan Media Review has recently reported on a new lawsuit by a j...