Visual Anthropology of Japan: 2013 秋祭り (Fall Festival)
Autumn has finally come and we are all relieved that the hot summer heat appears to be gone. Autumn also means that it is time for the fall danjiri festival in my neighborhood. There is a real sense...
View ArticleVisual Anthropology of Japan: "Iwate tries to crack down on upskirt photos...
From today's Japan Today: The northern prefecture of Iwate has Japanese Internet commentators furious over a recent proposal by police there to criminalize pointing a cell phone toward someone if it...
View ArticleVisual Anthropology of Japan: HIV/AIDS in Japan: More Tainted Blood Given to...
The two related stories below as reported by The Japan News happen to coincide with both my Deaf World Japan and Japan and Globalization classes' recent study and discussions of the HIV/AIDS situation...
View ArticleVisual Anthropology of Japan: "Red Cross to step up checks on donated blood"
An update from yesterday's HIV/AIDS news. From The Japan News, 11/28/13: The Japanese Red Cross Society has said it will improve the precision of HIV tests on donated blood following the revelation...
View ArticleVisual Anthropology of Japan: Visual Anthropology of Japan Fall Student Film...
Join us under the stars in an intimate setting for the VAOJ Fall Student Film Festival. The event is located at Kansai Gaidai University in front of the CIE building. Bring a (warm) drink, blanket and...
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