Essay: Review of Through Japanese Eyes, 4th Revised and Expanded Edition
Robert Fish, Director of Education and Lecture Programs at Japan Society, reviews this anthology of source readings about Japan. He focuses in particular on its usefulness for educators.
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.
Essay: Anime and Manga: It's Not All Make-Believe
Anime (Japanese animation) and manga (Japanese cartoons) are wildly popular with American children. Antonia Levi, a historian of Japan and expert about anime and manga, offers ideas as to how to use these popular items in the classroom, including highlights and possible pitfalls.
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?
Resource: Emperor Congratulates Kawabata on Nobel Prize
Emperor Hirohito and his wife congratulate Yasunari Kawabata on winning the Nobel Prize for literature in 1968.
Resource: Yukio Mishima Overtaking the Self Defense Forces
Famed novelist Yukio Mishima on the balcony of the Ichigaya Station of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces in 1968, before committing suicide.
Resource: Unforgettable People
Translations by literary scholar Jay Rubin of five short stories by Kunikida Doppo, an important late 19th century fiction writer who played a key role in creating a "modern" language for literature.
Lesson: Changing Times, Changing Styles: New Japanese Literary Styles of the Late 19th Century
Grade Level: SecondarySubject Area: English and Language Arts
Kunikida Doppo’s story, "Unforgettable People," provides an example of a style of Japanese literature that developed in the 1880s and 90s as a result of encounters with European literature and other changes in the Japanese lifestyle related to the Meiji Restoration. The author(s) of this lesson suggest ways in which a discussion of the impact of this type of cultural contact may be introduced into the classroom.
Resource: 1968 Nobel Prize Winners
Japanese author Yasunari Kawabata, winner of the 1968 nobel prize in literature, pictured with other honorees from 1968.
Question: Can you recommend a historical novel to use with 9th and 10th grade high school students?
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