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Essays & Reviews

Destroy All Monsters

By Patrick HarrisonJune 27, 2014
The original Godzilla plays out the struggle between two of post-war Japan's major political tendencies: a revolutionary critique of modernity against a victimized anti-historical Japanese nationalism.
Essays & Reviews

Manufactured Response

By Yurina KoApril 22, 2014
I spent most of my life trying to Americanize myself, but all of that rebelliousness melted away when the earthquake hit
Essays & Reviews

The Bitter Women of Japanese Noir

By Rachel HertzlerFebruary 26, 2014
Modern Japanese crime thrillers give a seamy voice to societal discontent
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