As much as there are upbeat, quirky scenes that make Japanese culture seem exotic and desirable, there are several phenomena which Japan’s government would be less eager to claim.
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What is interesting about cuteness is that it has entwined itself with youth culture, acting as a form of rebellion against the norm. Yet, its perpetuation of innocence still conforms to patriarchal ideals of purity and childlike naivete: ‘desirable’ traits for women
If someone were to ask me what Wim Wenders’ latest film Perfect Days is about, I would have a hard…
One need not look further than USyd’s history of ‘Oriental Studies’ to understand how the University has supported the military industrial complex and reinforced structural racism towards Asian cultures.
On Jessica Au’s novel Cold Enough for Snow (2022), the winner of the Inaugural Novel Prize.
Looking into the history of higher education in China, Vietnam, Korea, and Japan.
How do you navigate between your Japanese and Australian identities when you are both?
Michelin shines a little less bright in the Land of the Rising Sun.
东亚教育制度真的有我们想象的那么严格吗？
East Asian education is not all that it seems
