Hi all,
We've added new material to "About Japan: A Teacher's Resource" that
may interest you. Here are a few examples:
LESSON: Popular Culture and Japan=92s Gross National Cool
by William Tsutsui, June 02, 2008
Modern Japan's pop culture, from Hello Kitty to Wii, has been
successfully ex****ted worldwide. This lesson explores the varied roots
of these cultural trends and their significance in a global context.
http://aboutjapan.japansociety.org/content.cfm/popular_culture_and_japans_gr=
oss_national_cool
LESSON: The Bubble Economy and the Lost Decade
by William Tsutsui, June 02, 2008
This lesson uses well-know editorials, speeches, and poems to explore
the Japanese reaction to the Bubble Economy and Lost Decade.
http://aboutjapan.japansociety.org/content.cfm/the_bubble_economy_and_the_lo=
st_decade_2
ESSAY: Review of Through Japanese Eyes, 4th Revised and Expanded
Edition
Robert Fish, Director of Education and Lecture Programs at Japan
Society, reviews this anthology of source readings about Japan. He
focuses in particular on its usefulness for educators.
http://aboutjapan.japansociety.org/content.cfm/through_japanese_eyes
PHOTO: Cars for Ex****t, 1970s
Thousands of cars await ex****t in this 1975 picture. The Japanese
economy at this time was growing at a very high rate. In 1975 the
Japanese economy was booming and was the 3rd largest industrial
economy.
http://aboutjapan.japansociety.org/content.cfm/ex****t_cars
For more free online resources about Japan, please go to
http://aboutjapan.japansociety.org/index.cfm.
Thanks!
Ariana
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Ariana Moir
Japan Society
Education Associate
212-715-1254
http://www.japansociety.org/education_family
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