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- Post date 6th August 2026
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Image: Inō Tadataka (1745-1818), the famous Japanese surveyor and cartographer whose bronze statue resides in the Tomioka Hachiman Shrine grounds in present-day Monzen Nakacho, joined…
This post started after talking with my friend and colleague, Inge. Since we probably wouldn’t see each other for a while during the summer break, she asked me…
My friend and colleague Kevin Ming has published his new book, The Art of Getting By: Wisdom and Resilience from China’s Migrant Women (Algora Publishing 2026). Here is…
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images. | ©YANAGI MIWA Photo and text source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/07/10/art/…
Click on the article to see a clear view. Source: https://japantoday.com/category/politics/trump-says-japan-rather-iran-in-gaffe-over-missile-attack-on-u.s.-ship (July 9, 2026)
Image from https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/stories/everybody-artifact-history-disability-america Thanks to Mori Soya Sensei for sharing information about this exhibition from Corbett OToo…
For a good memory post: https://visualanthropologyofjapan.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-master-of-canal-with-his-long-pole.html
After, let us say, a challenging semester, I was able to stay away from campus for a couple of relaxing and stress-free weeks. Upon my return (for a…
This rather large post documents the construction of a new apartment complex (corrected name on the apartment signage:「フォレストグクリエオーレ城垣町 I II」or, Forest Creaole Shirogakicho I and II) in my…
One day, while out on a jalan-jalan (“walking for nothing”) with my camera I happened upon this very old sign. It was located on a storage garage at…
The Light strikes my Grandmother’s confirmation certificate on the morning of May 25, 2026…
21_21 DESIGN SIGHT will be hosting the exhibition “Soup is Life” from March 27, 2026. Directed by designer Natsumi Toyama, who has viewed the external environment of the…
Student and faculty guests from the College of Charleston are visiting our university this week. We have a very long, close and important reltionship with this college, so…
Photo and text from SoraNews24 via Japan Today, 5/24/26. Izakaya are a unique part of Japanese food culture. Their closest analogy would be pubs, since izakaya serve a…
I am very happy to pass on this announcement about a lecture by my friend and colleague, Greg Poole, from Doshisha University: | Date & Time | u:japan…
Text and photo from The New York Times online, 5/13/26. The food giant Calbee said shortages of naphtha, a crude-oil derivative used in inks, were forcing it to…
I participated as a mentor in this great colloquium. Lots of great people, great research, great presentations, great discussions… Here was the original call: https://visualanthropologyofjapan.bl…
A post about sumo rankings and a fashion advertisement come together in a funny way on my fb, 4/29/26
Caption: A sprawling retrospective on Moriyama, a giant of Japanese street photography, is on view at the Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art, as part of annual international…
Post on FB, 4/16/26