Eiichi Shibusawa-Seigo Arai Professor of Japanese Studies Archives - UMSL Daily

Eiichi Shibusawa-Seigo Arai Professor of Japanese Studies

Anthropologist to discuss alcoholism, masculinity in Japan

In Japan, getting sloppy drunk with your boss can actually be a career booster. After-work drinks with clients or co-workers is seen as a team-building exercise and shows company loyalty....

Learn about Japan’s most famous wizard

Eleven years ago, the action film “Onmyoji” (also know as “The Yin-Yang Master”) was Japan’s box office king, becoming one of the highest grossing movies of that year. The film...

Virginal reputation paramount for Japanese pop idols, scholar says

Taylor Swift turns her romantic heartaches into country music gold. Teenage girls eat up all the details of the latest “it” couple Justin and Selena....

Legendary Japanese queen focus of lecture

The legendary and mysterious Japanese queen Himiko will be the focus of a lecture sponsored by the Japan America Society Women's Association....

Japanese studies professor to hold film screening, discussion

Ever wonder what it’s like to be a Japanese teenager? If so, “Japan Drama Night” at the University of Missouri–St. Louis can help. “Japan Drama Night” will begin at 5...