• Akutagawa Ryunosuke and the Taisho Modernists

  Lesson

  The modernist literary movement is commonly characterized by experimental styles and themes. Literature produced in Japan during the Taisho Period shares many characteristics with this global movement, as students will discover by analyzing literature from this period such as Akutagawa Ryûnosuke’s short story "In a Grove," (1922) as well as Kurosawa's film Rashômon (1950), a later film based on Akutagawa’s works.
  

• National Identity and Literature from Okinawa

  Lesson

  Through examples of Okinawan literature and its relationship to the larger genre of “Japanese literature,” the author(s) of this lesson addresses problems in the definition of ethnic and national identities.
  

• The Sino-Japanese War, 1894-1895: Japan is Victorious on the Battlefield and the Baseball Diamond

  Lesson

  How was Japanese national pride encouraged on the battlefield as well as on the baseball field during the Sino-Japanese War? This lesson suggests ways for educators to address issues of imperialism, colonialism, propaganda, and national identity, using Japan as an example, and particularly the construction of “nationhood” through popular modes such as baseball.
  

• The Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905: A Turning Point in Japanese History, World History, and How War is Conveyed to the Public

  Lesson

  Students will examine the significance of the Russo-Japanese War as a critical event in Japanese, as well as world history through comparisons of the events’ portrayal in contemporary traditional and emerging media; from woodblock prints, to photographs and film.
  

• The Fifteen Year War, 1931-1945: Promoting the National Agenda Through Censorship and Propaganda

  Lesson

  This lesson encourages a richer understanding of both Japan’s national self-concept and international image leading up to and during the Pacific War through an exploration of the interplay between artistic expression, popular perception, and governmental control of contemporary visual and performing arts of Japan, as well as comparisons with international propaganda.
  

• Annotated Bibliography of Websites about East Asia Designed for K-12 Educators

  Resource

  Selective listing of websites about East Asia designed with the K-12 educator in mind. Most sites feature lesson plans and other practical resources for use in the classroom.
  

• Bibliography of Basic Resources for Teaching About Japan

  Resource

  This bibliography provides suggestions of standard textbooks, anthologies, and collections of source documents that are extremely useful to have available for reference and for creating lessons. Discussion of the usefulness of these works, and suggestions of other useful resources, is encouraged.
  

• Bibliography of Secondary Sources about the Arts in Imperial Japan

  Resource

  Contains references, many annotated, to secondary works and primary sources in translation related to the the arts, primarily film and performing, in Imperial Period Japan. Please suggest additional resources through the discussion.
  

• Japan, 1945 to the Present

  Unit

  These lessons deal with the broad changes--politically, economically, and socially--that occurred in Japan from the occupation through the "Lost Decade" during the 1990s. This trajectory is of particular interest in light of the current economic crisis facing the world.
  

• Imperial Japan: 1894-1945

  Resource

  Historian Jonathan Lipman provides an overview of Japanese political history during this period, situating it within the larger context of East Asia and Japan's views towards East Asia.
  

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