Tag: "Japan"

SIUE professor says female entrepreneurs played pivotal roles in Japanese culture

SIUE professor says female entrepreneurs played pivotal roles in Japanese culture

More than 20 years ago, SIUE professor Christienne Hinz sat in a café in Fukuoka, Japan, studying and observing how an elderly Japanese woman interacted with her customers.
SIUE history professor Christienne Hinz is studying the cultural impact of the social roles of working class Japanese women. (Photo courtesy of Hinz)
“Grandmother,” as the woman was known […]

Students get hands on Japanese puppetry during Bunraku Bay Puppet Troupe workshop and show

Students get hands on Japanese puppetry during Bunraku Bay Puppet Troupe workshop and show

Students interact with The Bunraku Bay Puppet Troupe during last Thursday evening's show
Last week, The Bunraku Bay Puppet Troupe, the only traditional Japanese puppet troupe active outside Japan, held a workshop and show at SIUE.
Professor Martin Holman, of the University of Missouri – Columbia Japanese Studies Program, directed his troupe of 11 students, who are […]

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