Phatic traces: sociality in contemporary Japan
S Nozawa - Anthropological Quarterly, 2015 - JSTOR
Widely recognized as a social problem in Japan, kodokushi (solitary death) stereotypically
happens when old people living alone, detached from kin and neighbors, die alone without …
happens when old people living alone, detached from kin and neighbors, die alone without …
Cat cafés, affective labor, and the healing boom in Japan
L Plourde - Japanese Studies, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This article examines the Japanese cat café boom, which peaked in 2009 yet remains a
significant retail phenomenon throughout Japan, and in particular Tokyo. How do humans …
significant retail phenomenon throughout Japan, and in particular Tokyo. How do humans …
Uploading the ancestors: Experiments with digital Buddhist altars in contemporary Japan
Domestic Buddhist altars have long provided symbolically and materially rich media for
venerating the dead in Japan. However, as Japanese household structures and funerary …
venerating the dead in Japan. However, as Japanese household structures and funerary …
Urban Japan's “fuzzy” new families: affect and embodiment in dog–human relationships
P Hansen - Asian Anthropology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
This paper argues that Japan and notions of Japaneseness are becoming “postfamilial” in
breaking from earlier models and roles, and that one aspect of Japan's post-familial shift can …
breaking from earlier models and roles, and that one aspect of Japan's post-familial shift can …
Haptic creatures: tactile affect and human-robot intimacy in Japan
Collaborations between entertainment industries and artificial intelligence researchers in
Japan have since the mid-1990s produced a growing interest in modeling affect and …
Japan have since the mid-1990s produced a growing interest in modeling affect and …
Robot death care: A study of funerary practice
Across the globe, human experiences of death, dying, and grief are now shaped by digital
technologies and, increasingly, by robotic technologies. This article explores how practices …
technologies and, increasingly, by robotic technologies. This article explores how practices …
[图书][B] Rethinking Japanese studies: eurocentrism and the Asia-Pacific region
K Okano, Y Sugimoto - 2017 - books.google.com
Japanese Studies has provided a fertile space for non-Eurocentric analysis for a number of
reasons. It has been embroiled in the long-running internal debate over the so-called …
reasons. It has been embroiled in the long-running internal debate over the so-called …
An interrogation of sensory anthropology of and in Japan
Sensory anthropology has quickly become a dynamic and expansive field of contem porary
scholarship, with ethnographers increasingly interested in diverse sensory cosmologies as …
scholarship, with ethnographers increasingly interested in diverse sensory cosmologies as …
[图书][B] Sounding out Japan: A sensory ethnographic tour
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 …
ways sounds seep into everyday experiences. So many ethnographies describe local …
[PDF][PDF] Linguistic manifestation of gender reinforcement through the use of the Japanese term kawaii
Y Asano-Cavanagh - Gender and Language, 2014 - academia.edu
This paper examines the Japanese word kawaii. Japanese women frequently use kawaii to
express positive feelings towards objects or people. Scholars suggest that Japanese women …
express positive feelings towards objects or people. Scholars suggest that Japanese women …