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Translation of Genji monogatari by Murasaki Shikibu. Widely recognized as the world's first novel, this 11-centruy Japanese tale details both the political fortunes and many amorous adventures of Genji, the shining prince. This book is the focus of…

This book examines the collective significance and cumulative impact of imperial Japanese film culture, a complex network of interrelated media which included magazines, journals, advertising, songs, posters, and films. The author argues that this…

This big-budget co-production film between Japan's Nikkatsu Film Studios and Taiwan's Central Motion Picture Company was filmed entirely on location in Taiwan with the full cooperation of the Taiwan military. It exemplifies the extent to which the…

This widescreen epic was produced at the height of the Cold War referring to the failed Mongol invasion as a metaphor for the threat of communism and reified an idealized image of Japan as historically resisting aggression from the Chinese mainland.

An example of a bronze inscription and transcription from the CHANT site that KU subscribes to. The site contains searchable texts for most early Chinese works as well as a great many excavated texts, including oracle bones, bronze inscriptions,…

An example of a search result in the Scripta Sinica site that KU subscribes to. This site has searchable texts of many editions of early Chinese works, many of which include commentaries. Commentaries are often essential when one is reading early…

The collection of interdisciplinary essays considers the production, consumption, and circulation of Japanese foods from the mid-15th century to the present day in political, economic, cultural, social and religious contexts. In his chapter, “Honzen…

Contemporary “Japanese cuisine” was developed beginning in the late 19th century by blending native and foreign cooking styles. By examining Japanese cookbooks, recipe collections, and gastronomic writings from 1400 to 1868, the author offers the…