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The Review of Japanese Culture and Society is an annual peer-reviewed academic journal covering Japanese art, literature, and society. It publishes English translations of Japanese works and perspectives from both Japanese and international scholars. Each of its annual issues is typically on a special theme, with special editors for the issue.
Japanophilia is a strong interest in Japanese culture, people, and history. [1] In Japanese, the term for Japanophile is "shinnichi" (親日), with " shin (親) " equivalent to the English prefix 'pro-' and " nichi (日) ", meaning "Japan" (as in the word for Japan "Nippon/Nihon" (日本) ). The term was first used as early as the 18th century ...
The Society for Japanese Arts was founded in 1937 by a group of Dutch collectors of, and dealers in, Japanese art. Originally called The Society for Japanese Arts and Crafts, the society became international in the 1960s. It currently has over 550 members in 24 countries. The Society sponsors lectures, exhibitions and publications.
The National Association of Japan–America Societies, Inc. ( NAJAS) is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization located in Washington, D.C. that offers educational, cultural and business programs about Japan and U.S.–Japan relations to the public through its member Japan and Japan–America Societies. [1]
Japanese secret societies. Secret societies in Japan and among the Japanese diaspora. Clubs or organizations whose activities, events, inner functioning, or membership are concealed from non-members. The societies may or may not attempt to conceal their existence. The term usually excludes covert groups, such as intelligence agencies or ...
Culture of Japan. The culture of Japan has changed greatly over the millennia, from the country's prehistoric Jōmon period, to its contemporary modern culture, which absorbs influences from Asia and other regions of the world. [1] Since the Jomon period, ancestral groups like the Yayoi and Kofun, who arrived to Japan from Korea and China ...
Through its annual lectures, seminars and other events, the Society provides a forum for the exchange ideas and experiences about traditional and contemporary arts of Japan. The Society also sponsors exhibitions, such as Designed for Pleasure: The World of Edo Japan in Prints and Paintings, 1680–1860, which was shown at Asia Society in New ...
The activists forwarded a comprehensive critique of the male-dominated nature of modern Japan, arguing for a fundamental change of the political-economic system and culture of the society. What distinguished them from previous feminist movements was their emphasis on sexual liberation ( 性の解放 , sei no kaihō ) . [5]