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The Salaryman, Hikikomori, and Hostesses
1media/salaryman works long hours.jpg2017-04-26T08:30:52-07:00Shannon Wu92b61b4615317d9a5a58f818c17498962842e3ea1748214Japan's capitalist driven gender identities and the consquences that resultimage_header2017-04-30T20:34:00-07:00Shannon Wu92b61b4615317d9a5a58f818c17498962842e3eaThe promotion of capitalism and Japan's motivation for economic growth has created an ideal identity, the salaryman, for Japanese males to fulfill. In addition, a Japanese woman is required to cater towards the male. These salarymen work long hours which is consequential to their health. Japanese Youth who prefer not to fulfill this role become hikikomori or social recluses. Japanese women become hostesses, and are expected to offset the consequences the salaryman induces. In this path, we will see how these three identities are interlaced and how it reveals the discomfort and unfairness that arise behind Japan's expectations for men and women.
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1media/japanese salarymen crossing road.jpg2017-04-27T18:51:00-07:00Shannon Wu92b61b4615317d9a5a58f818c17498962842e3eaThe Salaryman Identity As An Ideal For Nationalism and Success18"Work hard and work harder"image_header2017-04-30T20:41:13-07:00Shannon Wu92b61b4615317d9a5a58f818c17498962842e3ea
1media/sad salaryman.jpg2017-04-27T18:51:42-07:00Shannon Wu92b61b4615317d9a5a58f818c17498962842e3eaKaroshi: Consequences of the Salaryman Identity8Does the salaryman identity dehumanize the Japanese citizen?image_header2017-04-30T20:47:07-07:00Shannon Wu92b61b4615317d9a5a58f818c17498962842e3ea
1media/hikikomori playing video games.jpeg2017-04-26T08:25:29-07:00Shannon Wu92b61b4615317d9a5a58f818c17498962842e3eaHokikomori: Reclusive Lifestyle In Fear of the Salaryman Identity11How Japanese youth are rejecting societal pressuresimage_header2017-04-30T20:54:26-07:00Shannon Wu92b61b4615317d9a5a58f818c17498962842e3ea
1media/artistic picture af.jpg2017-04-26T08:25:52-07:00Shannon Wu92b61b4615317d9a5a58f818c17498962842e3eaHostessing: A Role in Maintaining Corporate Relationships10"Fulfilling womanhood for males abroad"image_header2017-04-30T20:57:24-07:00Shannon Wu92b61b4615317d9a5a58f818c17498962842e3ea
1media/many types of Japanese identities.jpg2017-04-27T18:52:36-07:00Shannon Wu92b61b4615317d9a5a58f818c17498962842e3eaCoexistence in a Capitalist Japan9Enforced identities and the interactions between themimage_header2017-04-30T20:59:42-07:00Shannon Wu92b61b4615317d9a5a58f818c17498962842e3ea
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1media/index.png2017-04-24T09:04:11-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ecGender and Identity in Modern JapanShannon Brooks9Globalization, nationalized pressures, and how Japanese youth are responding to a history of genderplain4308192017-04-28T08:39:00-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ec
12017-04-24T08:51:42-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ecCommodification of IdentityShannon Brooks9The capitalist exploitation of identity in Japanese youth cultureplain2017-04-28T08:48:10-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ec
12017-04-24T10:06:23-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ecCapitalizing on Japanese Youth CultureShannon Brooks7plain2017-04-28T09:03:18-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ec
12017-04-24T14:54:21-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ecThe SalarymanShannon Brooks5Japan's most over-utilized renewable resourceplain2017-04-28T10:11:07-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ec
12017-04-24T15:02:31-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ecFeminine Desire in Japan as an Agent of Social ChangeShannon Brooks4plain2017-04-27T16:29:23-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ec
12017-04-27T16:19:24-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ecConfessions of a HostShannon Brooks1Brief interview with a Host in Japanplain2017-04-27T16:19:24-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ec
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1media/many types of Japanese identities.jpg2017-04-27T18:52:36-07:00Shannon Wu92b61b4615317d9a5a58f818c17498962842e3eaCoexistence in a Capitalist Japan9Enforced identities and the interactions between themimage_header2017-04-30T20:59:42-07:00Shannon Wu92b61b4615317d9a5a58f818c17498962842e3ea