The scholarly narrative of spoken Chinese studies in Tokugawa Japan is dominated by Ogyū Sorai, who founded a translation society in 1711 and urged Japanese intellectuals to learn contemporary spoken ...
Introduction In 1549, Christianity was introduced to Japan by Francis Xavier. It spread rapidly amid the chaos of the Sengoku ...
Review of Japanese Culture and Society, Vol. 27, Special Journal Issue in Honor of Kyoko Selden (2015), pp. 168-174 (7 pages) ...
It’s 2002, and Natsu Nashakatani is a brilliant, driven woman with an unusual heritage and education. Mentored by respected Japanese business scions, she discovers her life’s purpose and learns from ...