Sunday, June 29, 2008

Update: Takashi Murakami

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(Takashi Murakami Flower ball (3D), 2002. Acrylic on canvas mounted on board 39 3/8 inches diameter, 1 15/16 inches depth. Private Collectio...
Thursday, June 26, 2008

English Picture Book about 1945 Okinawa Mass Suicides

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Interesting visual methods are used to describe an important and controversial topic. Article from The Japan Times Online: Twist in Okinawa ...

"Documentary on Forced Confessions Screened in Tokyo"

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(Photo by Taro Fujimoto; image borrowed from Japan Today ) From Japan Today (6/26/08): The Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) on Mo...
Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Walking Advertisement?

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T-shirts with company logos and famous brand clothes with their conspicuously located labels/tags have long served as walking advertisement...
Monday, June 23, 2008

Anthro-Related Resources

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Here are some resources recently announced in H-ASIA that might be of interest to visual anthropologists. The Institute of Oriental Culture ...
Saturday, June 21, 2008

"Visual Experience of Puppetry" and More JSL in the News

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(Image borrowed from Deaf Puppet Theater Hitomi web page.) Here is an article from today's Daily Yomiuri ( link ) about a theater compa...
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Monday, June 16, 2008

Monday Morning Fun: Sign Language Star Wars

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Anything and everything can be said with the hands... The question is: would we "get this" if we didn't already know the story...
Saturday, June 14, 2008

Kyoto Police On Alert To Terrorism

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Kyoto Station is an interesting place on many levels. The atmosphere, architecture and people intermingle to create visual treasures. One of...
Thursday, June 12, 2008

Koshien on a warm summer night...

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Since the Hanshin Tigers are so hot (currently in first place, 8.5 games ahead of the Dragons, and riding a 6 game winning streak), it is di...
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Friday, June 6, 2008

"Interactive DVD for Shy People"

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(Image borrowed from the Avex Miterudake webpage .) From Japan Today : Avex Entertainment has introduced an interactive DVD called “Miteruda...