Embodying Japan: Cultures of Sport, Beauty, and Medicine 2017Main MenuEugenics: Creating a Japanese RaceA discussion of the "Japanese Race" and Japan's Eugenics MovementGenderless Beauty? Shiseido's "High School Girl?" AdvertisementA Sign of Progress in a Traditional CountryAre You Considered Beautiful In Japan?Exploring Some East-Asian Beauty Standards & Their MeaningsHope for the Future: Beauty is in the Eye of the BeholderThe Future of Beauty in Japan100 Years of Japanese BeautyExploring The Truth, Meaning and Evolution Behind The '100 Years of Japanese Beauty" videoNot Beautiful Enough To Live in Korea?Dismembering over-broad arguments and assumptions against and about Koreans - and Asians in generalQ&A Session With Dr. Kim Soo Shin: A Renowned Korean Plastic Surgeon's PerspectiveI asked Dr. Kim Soo Shin, a South Korean plastic surgeon, for his thoughts on beauty and the popularity of cosmetic surgery in South Korea and East Asian in general.The Salaryman, Hikikomori, and HostessesJapan's capitalist driven gender identities and the consquences that resultHafus: Mixed Race People in Japan (Part 1)Bodies and Hygiene in JapanSalaryman Culture and Masculine IdentityAnalysis of salaryman culture and how changes lead to development of other masculinities, mainly "herbivore" masculinityGender and Identity in Modern JapanGlobalization, nationalized pressures, and how Japanese youth are responding to a history of genderJapanese Beauty Standards in Music and FashionHow are Japanese beauty standards conveyed through alternative youth street fashions and pop music in Japan?Beauty RegimeThe main page for the Beauty in Japan GroupSex & SexualityDwayne Dixon5129acc1d78d02bed532993adeb2cc39f7be6920
1media/Soo-Shin Kim, M.D., Ph.D.jpg2017-04-26T08:50:40-07:00Courtney Cho575587c339e838df7e9d1a346e308fc4fa933f29Q&A Session With Dr. Kim Soo Shin: A Renowned Korean Plastic Surgeon's PerspectiveCourtney Cho9I asked Dr. Kim Soo Shin, a South Korean plastic surgeon, for his thoughts on beauty and the popularity of cosmetic surgery in South Korea and East Asian in general.image_header2017-04-29T18:45:15-07:00Courtney Cho575587c339e838df7e9d1a346e308fc4fa933f29
12017-04-24T08:53:19-07:00Samantha Johnsonba94341f7f152d466ec8e748c26e91be65369bd5Korean Beauty in Japan23The Korean wave and its associated beauty standardplain2017-04-30T19:32:33-07:00Samantha Johnsonba94341f7f152d466ec8e748c26e91be65369bd5
1media/e4135067132b1d8d1c5b231c7cf195bf.jpg2017-04-24T09:02:01-07:00Laydon Hutchins392ff01a73e0a6695a8a4a532dcf6b70d4463b6eSex and Violence in Snakes and Earrings20plain2017-04-29T18:48:51-07:00Laydon Hutchins392ff01a73e0a6695a8a4a532dcf6b70d4463b6e
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
12017-04-26T08:26:00-07:00Tahjamare Fogle825c9e0e99529959650167a0e183206bce82f581Hafus: Mixed Race People in Japan (Part 1)13gallery4287332017-04-28T08:29:38-07:00Tahjamare Fogle825c9e0e99529959650167a0e183206bce82f581
12017-04-24T08:52:46-07:00Samantha Johnsonba94341f7f152d466ec8e748c26e91be65369bd5Japanese Beauty Standards in Music and Fashion13How are Japanese beauty standards conveyed through alternative youth street fashions and pop music in Japan?plain2017-04-30T18:40:16-07:00Samantha Johnsonba94341f7f152d466ec8e748c26e91be65369bd5
12017-04-25T17:06:21-07:00Claire Sodam Yang05046571d616adf32b64885973d1835253c14d90Bodies and Hygiene in Japan13image_header2017-04-30T08:35:04-07:00Claire Sodam Yang05046571d616adf32b64885973d1835253c14d90
12017-04-24T08:54:20-07:00Samantha Johnsonba94341f7f152d466ec8e748c26e91be65369bd5Gothic Beauty12How are Japanese beauty standards conveyed through the Gothic?plain2017-04-30T18:01:41-07:00Samantha Johnsonba94341f7f152d466ec8e748c26e91be65369bd5
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
12017-04-24T08:53:47-07:00Samantha Johnsonba94341f7f152d466ec8e748c26e91be65369bd5Shoujo and Doll-Like Beauty11How are Japanese beauty standards conveyed through incorporation of the shoujo and/or doll aesthetic in fashion?plain2017-04-30T17:57:24-07:00Samantha Johnsonba94341f7f152d466ec8e748c26e91be65369bd5
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
12017-04-24T08:54:02-07:00Samantha Johnsonba94341f7f152d466ec8e748c26e91be65369bd5Lolita Beauty10How are Japanese beauty standards conveyed through Lolita fashion?plain2017-04-30T17:59:50-07:00Samantha Johnsonba94341f7f152d466ec8e748c26e91be65369bd5
1media/20091002-madama butterfly 2.jpg2017-04-25T20:28:15-07:00Laydon Hutchins392ff01a73e0a6695a8a4a532dcf6b70d4463b6e​Madame Butterfly and the Westernization of Sexuality Discourses10plain2017-04-30T18:36:27-07:00Laydon Hutchins392ff01a73e0a6695a8a4a532dcf6b70d4463b6e
12017-04-24T08:53:33-07:00Samantha Johnsonba94341f7f152d466ec8e748c26e91be65369bd5Idol Beauty10How are Japanese beauty standards conveyed through idol pop groups?plain2017-04-30T17:55:35-07:00Samantha Johnsonba94341f7f152d466ec8e748c26e91be65369bd5
1media/index.png2017-04-24T09:04:11-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ecGender and Identity in Modern Japan9Globalization, nationalized pressures, and how Japanese youth are responding to a history of genderplain4308192017-04-28T08:39:00-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ec
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
1media/Soo-Shin Kim, M.D., Ph.D.jpg2017-04-26T08:50:40-07:00Courtney Cho575587c339e838df7e9d1a346e308fc4fa933f29Q&A Session With Dr. Kim Soo Shin: A Renowned Korean Plastic Surgeon's Perspective9I asked Dr. Kim Soo Shin, a South Korean plastic surgeon, for his thoughts on beauty and the popularity of cosmetic surgery in South Korea and East Asian in general.image_header2017-04-29T18:45:15-07:00Courtney Cho575587c339e838df7e9d1a346e308fc4fa933f29
12017-04-24T08:51:42-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ecCommodification of Identity9The capitalist exploitation of identity in Japanese youth cultureplain2017-04-28T08:48:10-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ec
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
12017-04-24T10:06:23-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ecCapitalizing on Japanese Youth Culture7plain2017-04-28T09:03:18-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ec
12017-04-26T09:07:31-07:00Tahjamare Fogle825c9e0e99529959650167a0e183206bce82f581Hafus: Mixed Race People in Japan (Part 2)7gallery2017-04-28T08:41:36-07:00Tahjamare Fogle825c9e0e99529959650167a0e183206bce82f581
12017-04-27T16:52:16-07:00Tahjamare Fogle825c9e0e99529959650167a0e183206bce82f581Beauty: Creating a Japanese Race6A discussion of the creation of Japanese beauty standards in history and their significance on Japanese nationality.plain2017-04-30T17:13:57-07:00Tahjamare Fogle825c9e0e99529959650167a0e183206bce82f581
1media/edd0b62d41096d72747626bb80ce1a15.jpg2017-04-24T10:11:21-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ecRejecting Japanese Nationalist Gender Identities5Are the "Salaryman" and "Good Wife, Wise Mother" models dead?plain2017-04-27T15:46:09-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ec
12017-04-24T14:54:21-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ecThe Salaryman5Japan's most over-utilized renewable resourceplain2017-04-28T10:11:07-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ec
12017-04-27T16:45:44-07:00Tahjamare Fogle825c9e0e99529959650167a0e183206bce82f581Eugenics: Creating a Japanese Race4A discussion of the "Japanese Race" and Japan's Eugenics Movementplain2017-04-30T17:28:32-07:00Tahjamare Fogle825c9e0e99529959650167a0e183206bce82f581
12017-04-24T15:02:31-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ecFeminine Desire in Japan as an Agent of Social Change4plain2017-04-27T16:29:23-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ec
12017-04-26T18:48:25-07:00Courtney Cho575587c339e838df7e9d1a346e308fc4fa933f29Hope for the Future: Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder3The Future of Beauty in Japanplain2017-04-29T18:42:46-07:00Courtney Cho575587c339e838df7e9d1a346e308fc4fa933f29
12017-04-26T17:21:03-07:00vwik3552567f7ef418aec103a38ad907348aca7bc476Firefighter Companies and the Nation State3plain2017-04-29T16:15:53-07:00vwik3552567f7ef418aec103a38ad907348aca7bc476
12017-04-30T18:02:45-07:00Kit McGinley89da21f02175e9d8b0e5b84ebc9472d599e01957Biopower: Hikikomori is not mental illness2Separating the hikikomori from the mentally ill to reveal the movement is insurgency and not illnessplain2017-05-04T17:05:06-07:00Claire Sodam Yang05046571d616adf32b64885973d1835253c14d90
12017-04-27T16:19:24-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ecConfessions of a Host1Brief interview with a Host in Japanplain2017-04-27T16:19:24-07:00Shannon Brooks701a5bb1ea207b0327d3a992b9b5eb2862b0d9ec