In Zen Buddhism, it seems no great feat to challenge the limits of material and solipsistic existence in all its guises, or to transform...

For years, the Bhagavad Gita has distinguished itself as a masterpiece of spiritual and philosophical scripture. Beautifully condensing...

Among the dynamic and multifaceted pantheon of Hindu deities, the goddess Kali occupies perhaps the most fascinating yet frustratingly...

Exploring the cultural and commercial phenomenon of Hello Kitty, Christine Yano's work, Pink Globalization traces the inception of...

Half-academic, half-playful in tone, Tsuitsui's Godzilla On My Mind stands out as a unique paean to the king of monsters, tracing his –...

Rather than falling for the simplistic trap of framing Japan's 'modernization' as an external agent foisted upon the country with the...

Exploring the broad circulation of Japanese pop culture, Iwabuchi's quintessential work Re-centering Globalization posits Japan not as a...

In his densely-packed analysis of Japan's music scene, from earnest debates on the potential misappropriation of black music to dochaku,...

Trip to Okinawa, Japan 2019

Japan as the exoticized wonderland One needn't be a Zen philosopher to appreciate the elegant simplicity of Japanese calligraphy. An...

The emergent technologies of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are redefining ‘place’ as something that transcends both...

Satoshi Kon’s animated film Paprika, through symbolic and stylized means, serves as a critical frame for the phenomenon of globalization....