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Packing…

By Kelly, 2/1/2012 - 日本のアドベンチャ

…is hard. What do I absolutely NEED to bring? What can I buy there? What can I expect my host family to provide for me? (Fun fact: As of now, I assume I am living with a host family. However, it is possible that I have been assigned to live in a Waseda University dorm. I wish I knew for sure my…

First post!

By Kelly, 12/27/2011 - 日本のアドベンチャ

Testing 1-2-3! For those of you reading this: hello! You’ve stumbled upon my study abroad blog. Congratulations! I hope you’ll read on and learn a little about what I’ve been up to in Tokyo, Japan.  As of this post, I’m not there yet… I’m still chilling with my family in Connecticut. But on…

Japan, Food, and Gender, Part 6: Final Thoughts

By Shaun, 1/29/2012 - Shaun in Japan

I've explored food and gender in Japan from just about every possible angle in the last 5 blog posts.  In Part 1, I looked at some examples of gender-divided food marketing in Japan and posed some questions for the rest of the blog series. Why did the Whopper Junior become womanly when it…

Japan, Food, and Gender, Part 5: Edible Idols

By Shaun, 1/29/2012 - Shaun in Japan

In this last installment of the "Japan, Food, and Gender" series, we're going to look at something a little different. That is, the use of women to sell food, with a focus on the Japanese pop band AKB48. If you live in Japan, and especially Tokyo, it's impossible to go through daily life…

Japan, Food, and Gender, Part 4: Beer for Him and Her

By Shaun, 1/27/2012 - Shaun in Japan

Alcohol marketing in the US is notoriously sexist, especially when it comes to beer. In America, there's a hard-and-fast stereotype that beer is for men. When alcohol marketers try to target women, as Emily Bryson York and Robert Channick at the Chicago Tribune say companies are trying to do…

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