Contents

Vol.102 Academic Journalism II
  • Photographic Report
    Mongol Dwellings and the City: Permanent Abodes Rooted in Nomadic Culture    		 Hiroshi Yatsuo
  • Commentaries
    What Is “History Education”?    		 Takashi Okamoto
  • “Gender Hacking” as Art Yuzu Murakami
  • Political Violence and Democracy Maho Ikeda
  • Special Feature: Academic Journalism II
    Preface    		 Toru Takeda
  • Modern Japanese Thought: Journalism (an excerpt from vol.12 [1965] of Gendai Nihon shiso taikei) Shunsuke Tsurumi
  • Journalism in the Age of Social Media Toru Takeda
  • The Graph That Changed My Life: Opinion Polls and Political Polarization Takeshi Yamawaki
  • To Go Beyond Japanese-Style Codes of Journalism Ethics Yasuomi Sawa
  • Science Journalism on the Ground Momoko Suda
  • An Encouragement of Film Literacy: “Oppenheimer” and Technological Society Junji Kayukawa
  • University Presses, the Cornerstone of Academic Journalism Tetsuya Saito
  • Correspondence
    〈India〉How to Perceive Caste    		 Maya Suzuki
  • 〈Israel〉Israel’s Governing Contract: The Underlying Tenets of the Jewish People Mika Levy-Yamamori
  • Photographic Report
    The “Sound of Ikebana” Artwork: A Japanese Beauty Out of the Latest Technology    		 Naoko Tosa
  • Articles
    For Social Science to Become “Science for Society”    		 Susumu Egashira
  • Thinking About Journalism in the Age of Trump Masahito Watanabe
  • The Thai General Election of 2023, a Crucial Crossroads Prajak Kongkirati
  • Correspondence
    〈Europe〉English as Fashion and as Practical Tool: The Cases of Poland and the EU    		 Kazuhiro Sadakane
  • 〈Paraguay〉Japanese Immigrants on the Other Side of the World Isami Romero
  • 〈US〉Feeling the Pulse of New York City: The Music That Defines Me Sumire Hirotsuru
  • Report: The Rebuilding of the Liberal International Order and the Role of Japan
    The Rebuilding of the Liberal International Order and the Role of Japan    		 A discussion with
    Satoshi Ikeuchi,
    Yoko Hirose,
    Satoru Mori,
    and Shinichi Kitaoka
  • The Russia-Ukraine Problem in Historical Context Shigeki Hakamada
  • The World Order Sought by Xi Jinping Yuri Momoi
  • The World Order Envisioned by India Satoru Nagao
  • Malaysia’s Efforts to Resist Bullying by the Great Powers Ayame Suzuki
  • Book Review
    Yukio Mishima and Postwar Japanese Society    		 Hiroshi Nakanishi
    questions
    Keiichiro Hirano
  • Essays
    My Pond Snail Dance Journey: The Magnificence of the National Diet Library Digital Collections    		 Hiroshi Watanabe
  • New Paradigms of AI and Physics Koji Hashimoto
  • The University as Community Takehiko Kariya
  • Buddhist Architecture in India Terunobu Fujimori
  • Woodland Burial Daisaburo Okumoto
  • Conscientious Journalists Retreating into Safe Enclaves and Frantic Activists Anna Toi
  • Memorial
    A Personal Look at Takashina’s Art History Legacy    		 Atsushi Miura
  • Shuji Takashina’s Approach to Art History Masashi Miura
  • Portrait of an Art Historian Noriaki Kitazawa
  • A Guiding Star Maha Harada
  • In Remembrance of Shuji Takashina Yoshio Ozasa

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