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Podcast: Branding Japan’s Food  From Meibutsu to Washoku

Podcast: Branding Japan’s Food From Meibutsu to Washoku

Katarzyna J. Cwiertka and Yasuhara Miho’s Branding Japan’s Food: From Meibutsu to Washoku (University of Hawaii Press, 2020) explores historical and contemporary practices of place branding through food in Japan. The book’s narrative centers on the event that...

Een museum vol afval

Een museum vol afval

Bron: https://www.mareonline.nl/archive/2016/06/01/een-museum-vol-afval DOOR MARLEEN VAN WESEL Twee Leidse japanologen stelden een tentoonstelling samen over verpakkingen. De nieuwste trend: cadeautjes geven zonder reden. ‘Eigenlijk is het allemaal afval.’ Katarzyna...

WIRED: The Japanese Barely Eat Whale. So Why Do They Keep Whaling?

WIRED: The Japanese Barely Eat Whale. So Why Do They Keep Whaling?

Given how Japan has twisted itself into knots to justify its whaling and how much international flack it’s getting, you might conclude whale meat is a hugely important part of Japanese cuisine. Nope. Small-scale whaling is traditional in some parts of Japan, but whale...