Nuclear power has been a contentious issue in Japan since the 1950s, and in the aftermath
of the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, the conflict has only grown. Government …

In this first book-length study of chindon-ya, Marié Abe investigates the intersection of sound,
public space, and sociality in contemporary Japan. Chindon-ya, dating back to the 1840s …

The flâneur acts as a key figure for understanding the relationship between the individual,
modernity and the city. A reference to dandy young gentlemen, who walked, performed and …

The Japanese urban alleyway, which was once part of people's personal spatial sphere and
everyday life has been transformed by diverse and competing interests. Marginalised …

Sensory anthropology has quickly become a dynamic and expansive field of contem porary
scholarship, with ethnographers increasingly interested in diverse sensory cosmologies as …

This book takes the reader on a sensory ethnographic tour in Japan and describes the many
ways sounds seep into everyday experiences. So many ethnographies describe local …

This introduction provides a literature review on the anthropology of the senses and affect,
highlighting the theoretical and methodological issues, and pointing at the ideas of “affective …

Jazz on the Line: Improvisation in Practice presents an ethnographic reflection on
improvisation as performance, examining how musicians think and act when negotiating …

What does it mean to talk about the music and sound culture of a particular city at a time
when the production, circulation, and consumption of music is increasingly trans-or …

This article explores the historical significance of an incident reported in the international
media in 2009 when Burakumin groups raised concerns about privacy and possible human …