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21. Apr 2015
Japan’s ideal and less ideal victims
cultural studies, InFocus, Japan, terror, victimization
The brutal murders of Japanese hostages Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa at the hands of ISIS have understandably captured the interest of the Japanese nation. Opinions on the victims have ranged from the deeply sympathetic to the victim-blaming. Moreover the Japanese public seems more willing to embrace Goto as a true victim than Yukawa. These […]
Read more18. Jun 2013
Unearthing the Past: From Independent Filmmaking to Social Change
China, cultural studies, documentaries, film, InFocus, media, migrant workers, social activism, village elections
Wu Wenguang, considered the father of independent Chinese documentary film, has since 2005 slowly but surely been handing over the camera to people on the margins and to younger generations of Chinese documentary filmmaking. In 2010 Wu and Caochangdi Workstation initiated the Folk Memory Documentary Project, where young filmmakers go to the countryside to gather […]
Read more23. Jun 2011
Doing Design Business in Japan: Experiences from Hirameki
business culture, cultural studies, design, InFocus, Japan, marketing
Those who have already been to Japan – and particularly the bigger cities such as Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya – know that people consume a lot and in a fast pace. Despite the economic downturn in 2008, Japanese people have continued to spend remarkable amounts of yen on designer products. Design products to many Japanese […]
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