World Lit--Japan

This website has numerous speeches and statements by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama about different situations that deal with the Japanese government.

This article has to do with the government & some of the changes that were going on during the 1990s with the government and political parties.

Echoing Japan's progress in the 197O's, the film industry is under a bust. Compared to the box office sales in 2008, 2009 seems to be foreshadowing a decline and an economy repression. It was surprising to find out that foreign movies are in a decline in sales as well. The industry's progress already prompted Distributors Wise Policy and Movie-Eye Entertainment to cancel their pieces of works midway through. Japan is also insisted on investing into making 3-D films because critics say that it would prove to be beneficial.

The Japanese journalist, Takeharu Watai, produced "Little Birds" in 2005. This documentary is based on the Iraq war, from the point of view of the people who live in Baghdad. Watai was suggested to display the film to Congress and the President. Because it is spoken through a different perspective, rather than US soldiers, strong American nationalists are open to a different view of the war. Akihiro Nonaka, a representative of Asia Press International,said, "'Growth in antiwar momentum in the United States contributed to realizing the screenings of 'Little Birds' there'" (qtd. in Asia Media Archives par. 12). Since his documentary became an international hit, Watai was urged to make a sequel.

This article talks about ice skating again, but for the women. Mao Asada and Kim Yu Na competed against each other on February 26th of this year in the Olympics. Kim is from South Korea while Mao is from Japan. It discusses the amazing job that they did and the passion everyone felt from their performances. Both of them are 19-years-old and are truly representing the youth from each of their countries. In the end, Kim came in first while Mao came in second. The title of this article suggests Mao's future career and what's in store now that she has come out with this victory.

This article talks about Daisuke Takahashi and both his failures and his accomplishments. He is a Japanese ice skater who recent took the bronze medal in the Olympics. The years 2008-2009 weren't his best of times because of injuries and low placing at different competitions. His recent win at the Olympics has been the highlight of his career and things are looking much better for him now. He is now known as the first man to earn an Olympic medal for Japan.

The article is different journal entries of topics discussed today about jobs and the customs of Japan when it comes to work. A lot of entries are about the gender issues in Japan when it comes to employment. Many other random topics are also discussed.

The article talks about how women are deprived of other jobs and resort to hostessing. Hostessing is the only profession that is made up of generally females in Japan.

This article talks about how money is allocated now to promote and ensure the playability of soccer in Japan. Due to its popularity, Japan allocated $35.6 million for anti hooligan measures including the development to stop unruly and rowdy fans. They also hosted the World Club Championship, also called the Toyota Cup featuring clubs out of the country being held there.

Japan is considered one of the cornerstones of the fashion industry. They have different styles, like street wear, formal wear, "fringe" styles, and more! Even Paris Hilton, Victoria Beckham, and Beyonce have all promoted some of their products.

The introduction provides the brief outlook from four different authors' combined perspective. It dictates how the women's importance to the economy has grown in the 30 years since the actual book was written and the elements that have increased that importance.

Just like the United States, japanese fashion changes from time to time. Japanese men and women still wear kimonos when they have traditional events. Japanese business men and women wear suits and in their casual time they wear jeans and t shirts. Fashion is more extreme in Tokyo and Kyoto.

This article talks about education in Japan and the school life in for children in Japan. It also talks about the graduation rates in Japan.

This article talks about how the J. League, the current league for professional soccer came to Japan in 1993. There is a two division system with 28 teams who face off in league matches and for the cup tournaments. The first division, J1 has all the best players and teams who have proven they are the top competitors while the J2 league is the more developing league with top teams in J2 switching with the worst teams in j1 every year. Even foreign stars helped the popularity of soccer in Japan soar and it is now watched by almost a quarter of Japanese population.

The majority of their "fashion majors" are women in their 20s. Their biggest concern now is color. "Japanese fashion today is all about adding color." Some of their latest fashions can be seen as "bizarre." Although some don't appreciate the new styles and colors of the fashion, there are others that show lots of enthusiasm in the clothes they wear. I guess it all depends on personality!

Hollywood blockbusters took over the movie industry in the 20th century, but Kitano Takeshi became the leading Japanese film director. He rose in the international movie world and lead the Japanese movie industry to a new heights in the current decade. In this century, Hollywood has created many remakes of original Japanese horror movies. Popular ones include The Ring (Ringu 1998), Tinseltown (2002), and The Grudge (Juon 2003)