Japanese popular culture and globalization / William M. Tsutsui.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tsutsui, William M., author.

Series:

Key Issues in Asian Studies.

Key Issues in Asian Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular culture--Japan.

Popular culture.

Globalization--Social aspects--Japan.

Globalization.

Mass media--Social aspects--Japan.

Mass media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (90 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Michigan : Association for Asian Studies, [2023]

Summary:

This book offers a concise overview of Japan's phenomenal influence on world pop culture. Surveying Japanese forms from anime and manga to monster movies and Hello Kitty products, it is an accessible introduction to Japan's pop creativity and its global appeal.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

About the Author

Series Page

Editor's Introduction

Acknowledgments

Contents

Introduction

1. Forms and Themes in Japanese Popular Culture

Historical Roots

Postwar Popular Culture

Themes in Japanese Pop

2. Sources of the Japanese Pop Imagination

Japanese Culture, Western Models

The Legacies of Defeat

Change and Subversion

3. The Global Appeal of Japanese Popular Culture

Quality, Content, and Difference

Familiarity and the Media Marketplace

The Smell of Pop

American Trauma, Japanese Pop

A World of Fans

4. Lost in Translation? Adapting Japanese Popular Culture for Global Audiences

Dubbing, Editing, Censoring

Lovable Kooks, Enduring Stereotypes

Remade in America

5. Japan as Soft Superpower

The Japanese State and Popular Culture

The Economics of Japanese Pop

Soft Power, Hard Realities

Conclusion

Notes

Glossary

Suggestions for Further Reading.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Tsutsui, William M. Japanese Popular Culture and Globalization

ISBN:

9781952636059