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Image and text from The Japan Times, 4/5/24. The Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology has apologized and expressed its regret over its past research approach when dealing with the Ainu people, an indigenous group in the country. It marks the first time that an academic society in Japan or abroad has apologized to the Ainu people, according to the Ainu Association of Hokkaido, a group of Ainu people working to promote their collective rights. “That it has issued a sincere statement and apology is a step toward removing the distrust of academia,” a spokesperson for the association said ..read more

Cup Noodles Museum, Ikeda, Osaka, Japan: https://www.cupnoodles-museum.jp/en/osaka_ikeda ..read more

A way too long overdue update on the blog... But I am too lazy to put them in proper categories. So much good stuff is out there and available... Scroll down to see the new resource list of links on the left side... Recommendations for additions always welcome ..read more

Photo from Japan Today, 3/13/24. "Good Manners" Picture of the Day at Japan Today (3/13/24). Caption reads: A poster on the wall of a subway station in Tokyo asks commuters to cover their nose and mouth when they sneeze or cough. So many people, both with and without masks, fail to cover their mouths when they cough, sneeze and yawn on the bus and train. This needs to be remedied. Source: https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/good-manners-1 ..read more

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So many came out to the exhibition - friends, colleagues, matsuri experts, former students, new students, new friends (including interested passersby) ... Thank you so much! We are so grateful! We finished on Tuesday and then it was back to school (and a faculty report meeting) on Wednesday. I am exhausted. Please allow me a little more time to send personal messages and photos to those who came. If you couldn't make it, or you want more, we will be presenting for the KGU IRI Forum, who funded a great deal of our research. The 10th IRI Research Forum 第 10 回 IRI 言語・文化研究フォーラム  日時 (Date a ..read more

Matsuri 「Through Multi-sighted Photographies」 A Photo Exhibition by Lucile Druet and Steven C. Fedorowicz 祭り 「多視点からの写真を通して」 ルシル ドルーエとスティーブン C. フェドロウィツによる写真展 2024 February 10 (Sat) ~ 13 (Tues) 2024年2月10日(土) ~ 13日(火) 11:00 - 18:00 (last day / 最終日は 11:00 - 16:00) JARFO Art Square Kyoto, Japan Gallery Info: https://jarfo.jp/jarfo Accessibility/barrier-free information: http://visualanthropologyofjapan.blogspot.com/2024/02/matsuri-photo-exhibition-accessibility.html This project is a collaboration that explores Japanese matsuri through the intersections of social science research and visua ..read more