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A Place to Be: Ibasho and Community Comfort in the TV Series Midnight Diner

O'Brien, Laurel (University of Oregon, 2023)

This thesis will discuss the concept of ibasho, "a place to be," as it appears in the beloved television and Netflix show Midnight Diner (Shin’ya Shokudō, 2009). In my research, I examine stories of the many patrons of one ...
A Space of Renegotiation: Japanese Shachūhaku Narratives

Bartholomew, David (University of Oregon, 2022-10-04)

In the past decade there has been a growing interest in representations of shachūhaku, or car camping, in Japanese media. In this thesis, I examine three different kinds of media representations of shachūhaku to understand ...
Binding a Universe: The Formation and Transmutations of the Best Japanese SF (Nenkan Nihon SF Kessakusen) Anthology Series

Hirao, Akiko (University of Oregon, 2016-11-21)

The annual science fiction anthology series The Best Japanese SF started publication in 2009 and showcases domestic writers old and new and from a wide range of publishing backgrounds. Although representative of the second ...
Exploring Youth and Irregular Employment in Japan During COVID-19 : A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis

Uptegrove, Manami (University of Oregon, 2021)

Irregular employment, which can be identified as being employed by means of part-time and contract work among many other alternatives in contrast to the expected regular (full-time and long-term) employment, has made up a ...
EXPLORING YOUTH IRREGULAR EMPLOYMENT IN JAPAN DURING COVID-19: A QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS

Uptegrove, Manami (University of Oregon, 2021)

Irregular employment, in contrast to the expected regular (fulltime and long-term) employment, has made up a significant part of Japan’s work force since the 1990s. By examining quantitative and qualitative data showcasing ...
Inside the Boy Inside the Robot: Mobile Suit Gundam and Interiority

Moore, John (University of Oregon, 2018-04-10)

Mobile Suit Gundam (1979-1980) is an iconic series in the genre of television anime featuring giant fighting robots, embedded in a system of conventions developed across decades of media aimed at boys that emphasizes action ...
Mizuko Kuyo Online: Religious Ritual and Internet Space in Contemporary Japan

DePaulo, Julie (University of Oregon, 2013-10-03)

This thesis looks at three different Japanese websites to examine how each spreads information about mizuko kuyō and how each provides online spaces for users in which they can share their own experiences with the ceremony. ...
Olympic Postponement and the Future of Japan's Image

Brock, Hermya (University of Oregon, 2022)

For the first time in Olympic history, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics were postponed for one year, taking place in July and August 2021 due to the COVID-19 emergency. This paper explores the effect hosting the Olympics during a ...
The Limits of Existential Therapy in the Fiction of Nakamura Fuminori

Murnion, Stephen (University of Oregon, 2016-02-23)

Written within an existentialist mode, Nakamura Fuminori’s early fictional works lend themselves to be read as therapeutic technologies reaching out to Japanese youth whose lives are marked by anxiety, isolation, and ...
The Lost Year of Anime Conventions: Observations from FanimeCon 2020

Scrivani, Kourtney (University of Oregon, 2021-09-13)

As a result of the pandemic in 2020, many large fan events canceled to adhere to health guidelines. From this context, conventions had to change their models to virtual entities. This thesis investigates the fan production ...
Tora-San, Wish You Were Here: Nostalgic Filmmaking In The World’s Longest Film Series

Ghandour, Fawzi Rami (University of Oregon, 2022-10-26)

The longest film series to feature the same actor, the It’s Tough Being a Man film series, known to fans as the Tora-san series, celebrated its fiftieth anniversary with the release of its fiftieth installment, Tora-san, ...