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Japan -- Relations -- Foreign countries. --- Japan -- Civilization -- 1945-. --- Popular culture -- Japan.

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J4100 --- J5009 --- J5020 --- J4000.90 --- Ethnology --- -Japanese language --- -Koguryo language --- Cultural anthropology --- Ethnography --- Races of man --- Social anthropology --- Anthropology --- Human beings --- Japan: Sociology, anthropology and culture in general --- Japan: Language -- theory, methodology and philosophy --- Japan: Language -- dialects and variation --- Japan: Social history, history of civilization -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary --- Social aspects --- Japan --- Civilization --- -J4100 --- -Japan: Sociology, anthropology and culture in general --- -Ethnology --- Japanese language --- 1945 --- Japan - Civilization - 1945 --- -Japan --- Japan - Civilization - 1945-

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German literature --- Muschg, Adolf --- -Muschg, Adolf --- Journeys --- -Japan --- Japan --- Nihon --- Nippon --- Iapōnia --- Zhāpān --- I︠A︡ponii︠a︡ --- Yapan --- Japon --- Japão --- Japam --- Mư̄ang Yīpun --- Prathēt Yīpun --- Yīpun --- Jih-pen --- Riben --- Government of Japan --- Civilization --- -Description and travel. --- Description and travel --- Muschg, Adolf, --- Travel --- Description and travel. --- Muschg, Adolf - Journeys - Japan --- Japan - Description and travel --- Japan - Civilization - 1945 --- -Muschg, Adolf - Journeys - Japan

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In recent years, otaku culture has emerged as one of Japan's major cultural exports and as a genuinely transnational phenomenon. This timely volume investigates how this once marginalized popular culture has come to play a major role in Japan's identity at home and abroad. In the American context, the word otaku is best translated as "geek"-an ardent fan with highly specialized knowledge and interests. But it is associated especially with fans of specific Japan-based cultural genres, including anime, manga, and video games. Most important of all, as this collection shows, is the way otaku culture represents a newly participatory fan culture in which fans not only organize around niche interests but produce and distribute their own media content. In this collection of essays, Japanese and American scholars offer richly detailed descriptions of how this once stigmatized Japanese youth culture created its own alternative markets and cultural products such as fan fiction, comics, costumes, and remixes, becoming a major international force that can challenge the dominance of commercial media. By exploring the rich variety of otaku culture from multiple perspectives, this groundbreaking collection provides fascinating insights into the present and future of cultural production and distribution in the digital age.

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Offering extensive coverage, this Encyclopedia is a new reference that reflects the vibrant, diverse and evolving culture of modern Japan, spanning from the end of the Japanese Imperialist period in 1945 to the present day. Entries cover areas such as literature, film, architecture, food, health, political economy, religion and technology and they range from shorter definitions, histories or biographies to longer overview essays giving an in-depth treatment of major issues.With over 700 alphabetically arranged entries, this Encyclopedia will be an invaluable reference tool for students of Japanese and Asian Studies, as well as providing a fascinating insight into Japanese culture for the general reader. Suggestions for further reading, a comprehensive system of cross-referencing, a thematic contents list and an extensive index all help navigate the reader around the Encyclopedia and on to further study.

Japan --- Japon --- Civilization --- Encyclopedias --- Civilisation --- Encyclopédies --- J4106 --- J0030 --- J4140.90 --- J4143 --- J6006 --- J6500 --- J6600.60 --- J6806 --- Japan: Sociology, anthropology and culture -- reference works --- Japan: General reference works -- encyclopedia --- Japan: Sociology and anthropology -- cultural history -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary --- Japan: Sociology and anthropology -- cultural trends and movements -- popular culture --- Japan: Art and antiquities -- reference works --- Japan: Art and antiquities -- architecture --- Japan: Industrial art, craft and design -- reference works --- Japan: Performing and media arts -- reference works --- -J4106 --- -Japan --- Encyclopédies --- Nihon --- Nippon --- Iapōnia --- Zhāpān --- I︠A︡ponii︠a︡ --- Yapan --- Japão --- Japam --- Mư̄ang Yīpun --- Prathēt Yīpun --- Yīpun --- Jih-pen --- Riben --- Government of Japan --- -J0030 --- 日本 --- 日本国 --- Nipponkoku --- Nippon-koku --- Nihonkoku --- Nihon-koku --- State of Japan --- Япония --- Japani --- اليابان --- al-Yābān --- يابان --- Yābān --- Japonsko --- Giappone --- Japonia --- Japonya --- Encyclopedias. --- J4150.90 --- Popular culture --- Culture, Popular --- Mass culture --- Pop culture --- Popular arts --- Communication --- Intellectual life --- Mass society --- Recreation --- Culture --- Japan - Civilization - 1945- - Encyclopedia. --- Jepun --- Yapon --- Yapon Ulus --- I︠A︡pon --- Япон --- I︠A︡pon Uls --- Япон Улс