What Does it Mean to Really Be Cool“ Is something hip if nobody is there to see it,” is an interesting premise because it begs the question of needing an audience to validate…Jul 27, 2021Jul 27, 2021
Can you Japanese rock be Japanese and still be rock?In Sayonara Amerika, Sayonara Nippon, author Michael Bourdaghs asks the if Japanese rocks can truly be considered rock, considering that…Jul 19, 2021Jul 19, 2021
How Our Identities Are Shaped By Our Definitions of CoolIf you’re walking around downtown Los Angeles, you’re bound to see at least one person wearing an anime t-shirt. Based on your perception…Jul 13, 2021Jul 13, 2021
Exploring Nationalism at the Height of Japan’s Globalization through Yosuke Kubozuka Film KYOKI NO…凶気の桜 Kyouki no Sakura (tn: Madness in Bloom ) is a 2002 film by Sonoda Kenji depicting the Japanese youth nationalist group Neo Tojo and…Jul 12, 2021Jul 12, 2021
GO! is a coming of age, action romance film that seems rooted in the Japanese-Korean history and…Like many male leads, Sugihara seems to both hate and look up to his father. He’s a fighter, a boxer and a survivor. Despite not having a…Jul 7, 2021Jul 7, 2021
Why Japanese Starbucks is CoolWrite the following as a new essay on Medium: Pick something that you find ‘cool’ within the context of Japan/Japanese popular culture…Jun 30, 2021Jun 30, 2021
Stray Cat Rock: Sex HunterFilm Response: 400+ words Who is the coolest character in Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter? Who is the least cool? Why? Does their ‘cool’ factor…Jun 30, 2021Jun 30, 2021
June 23, 2021 Cool JapanPick two or three of the below questions, and answer in a ~400 word essay:Jun 23, 2021Jun 23, 2021
