Japanese Domestic Issues

The idea of a “Post-Bubble Culture” informs much of Japanese society today. We’re currently developing the following topics:

Literature Young Women Writers by Rachel DiNitto Kanehara Hitomi by prkenn

Pop Culture The Otaku Database: The Movement Away From the Grand Narrative? by tahogge Rock Music by wdhexx Meme Machine: A Case for 4channers as the Ultimate Database Animals by Chris Young It’s the End of the World and We’re Okay With That: Looking at the Apocalyptic in Japanese Pop Culture by Alexia Blair Fashion by wxjunx

Crises Springing Upright: Aesthetically Coping with Catastrophe in Postwar Japan by keplunkett Population Crisis by bakabo Environment by cara

Social Phenomena Youth Shut-Ins by lobst3r Women’s Issues by meglocke The Otaku Database: The Movement Away From the Grand Narrative? by tahogge Springing Upright: Aesthetically Coping with Catastrophe in Postwar Japan by keplunkett Meme Machine: A Case for 4channers as the Ultimate Database Animals by Chris Young

Sports Japanese Professional Baseball by cgbubb