Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Japanese History and Culture

External reference: https://openalex.org/T11198

  1. US and Japan differ in how race shapes belonging
    Comparative analysis of how race and ethnocultural identity determine institutional discrimination and social belonging in the United States versus Japan.
  2. Japan’s defense buildup coexists with strong pacifist attitudes
    Sociological study examining how Japan reconciles increased defense spending with persistent pacifism through war frames, public attitudes, and civil society voices following Russia's 2022 invasion.
  3. Study examines female images in Kobayashi Takiji's works
    Explores female character representation in Kobayashi Takiji's proletarian literature, examining how gender and class oppression intersect in three major works using comparative character analysis.
  4. Ono’s encounters with forcibly mobilized Koreans shaped his poetry
    Tozaburo Ono's wartime encounters with forcibly mobilized Korean workers at Fujinagata Shipyard and their influence on postwar poetic representation and philosophical development.