Resource: Komako Kimura and Women's Suffrage
Komako Kimura, along with 20,000 other suffragists, marches on Fifth Avenue in 1917.
Resource: White Day Display
White Day is a holiday in which men give women gifts, much like Valentine's Day in the United States. This picture is of a display of items for sale at a high-end store. The translation of the sign, which can be seen after the picture is clicked, says a lot about changing gender roles in Japan.
Resource: Crown Prince Akihito's First Birthday observed by Young Women's Patriotic Association
Picture of the Showa branch of the Young Women's Patriotic Association showing their allegiance to the Imperial Family on the first birthday of then Crown Prince Akihito on January 10, 1935.
Resource: Anime - An Annotated Filmography for Use in the Classroom
In this filmography, Japanese historian and anime and manga expert Antonia Levi recommends anime movies to use in the grade K-12 classroom. For each movie, she gives a synopsis, suggests age appropriateness, and offers points of discussion.
Question: What topics about Japan are of greatest interest to Elementary school teachers?
What topics about Japan are of greatest interest to Elementary school teachers?
Essay: Framing Twentieth-Century Japan: A Top-Ten List
A leading professor of modern Japanese history offers his provocative thoughts about the ten most important themes for American students to learn about 20th-century Japan.
Essay: The Age of the Middle Class
Historian McClain traces the impact of middle-class lifestyle and taste on Japanese culture in the early 20th century.
Resource: The Age of the Middle Class
Historian McClain traces the impact of middle-class lifestyle and taste on Japanese culture in the early 20th century.
