Thursday, March 30, 2017

"Japanese Photography" - Two Current Exhibitions in Tokyo -and- (Bonus!) Two Good Sources

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Caption: 'Boy Wearing Armor' by Suzuki Shinichi (c. 1882-1897) | GOTO SHINPEI MEMORIAL HALL Photo and text from The Japan Times...
Tuesday, March 28, 2017

"Writing with Light Photo Essays - A Collaboration between Cultural Anthropology and Visual Anthropology Review"

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Today in my Documenting Japan class the students are starting their Two-Frame Photo Story Presentations. The assignment was inspired by my ...
Thursday, March 16, 2017

"Gov't seeks installation of visible fire alarms for hearing impaired"

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From Japan Today , 3/16/17. The Japanese government has called on municipalities across the country to install visibly recognizable flashi...

"Surveillance cameras to be installed in every subway car in Tokyo"

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From Japan Today , 3/15/17. Surveillance cameras will be installed in each of the roughly 3,800 subway cars in Tokyo, their operators said...
Wednesday, March 15, 2017

"Ethnography and Street Photography" (New article at Anthropology News) plus some bonuses...

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Really interesting article incorporating text and photos by Brent Luvaas recently posted at Anthropology News . Short excerpt: Street pho...
Monday, March 13, 2017

"Seeing Ainu as they want to be seen - Portrait project is the result of months spent living as part of village community"

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Image (by Laura Liverani) and text (by Shannon Schubert) from The Japan Times , 3/12/17. ”Imagine this place,” says Italian photographe...
Tuesday, February 14, 2017

"NHK violated Obokata’s rights: broadcasting ethics panel"

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From The Japan Times , 2/11/17. An independent committee said Friday that an NHK TV program committed a human rights violation against dis...
Monday, January 23, 2017

"Security researcher cautions against striking Japan’s favorite picture pose"

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Text from Japan Today , 1/12/17. Japan has always loved photography, even back when taking a picture meant fiddling with switches and d...
Friday, January 20, 2017

"Security camera footage helps spot suspects in over 10,000 crimes"

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From Japan Today , 1/20/17: Japanese police used footage from surveillance or dashboard cameras to identify suspects in more than 10,000 c...
Monday, December 26, 2016

David Bowie Exhibition in Tokyo

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Image and text from David Bowie is webpage . DAVID BOWIE is , is the first international retrospective of the extraordinary career of ...