Japan was once a matriarchal society where women ruled. Now they are barred from sitting on the Chrysanthemum throne.
- Lecturer, Language and Culture, Keele University
Momen kegagalan bisa menjadi kesempatan untuk menciptakan sesuatu yang baru dan indah. Kintsugi adalah sebuah seni untuk menerima dan menghiasi kegagalan.
A break or moment of failure can be an opportunity to create something new and beautiful.
The Kimono is a distinct cultural symbol of Japan and for that reason, it has a complicated reputation around much of Asia.
A mermaid with face of a monkey and body of fish has reignited interest in the Japanese ningyo
There have been eight women who ruled as empress, but Japanese culture has always prioritised maleness.
History tells us there were eight women who ruled as empresses of Japan, but since reforms of the constitution in 1947, only a man can inherit the throne.
English is a language made by men, for men and it reinforces inequality.
From a sarin attack on a city subway to the rebirth of Buddha to protest marches against indecent magazines, Japan’s religious movements have covered a lot of ground.
The Mississippi is characterised in America as male, while the Indians see the Ganges as female.
Gene Roddenberry’s vision has been upheld by diverse casting, but storylines remain within mainstream 20th-century ideas of gender and identity.
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