Yano is recognized for her expertise in cultural anthropology and Japanese popular culture. She is author of the 2013 book ...
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Globalization continues—the widespread predictions of its death were wildly premature. But this is nothing to celebrate. The current round of globalization is in fact largely the product of ...
Globalization may seem like a different kettle of fish, but there are major parallels. The era of rapid and largely unfettered globalization that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union is over.
She emerged as “the perfect post-war icon”, agrees Roland Kelts of Waseda University. “Japan’s warrior nation was shoved under the rug and the message to Japan was: ‘Shhh, look cute and ...
Certain groups, particularly Black and Hispanic workers, have faced disproportionate impacts from globalization and manufacturing declines, a report from the Economic Policy Institute revealed.
The monarch was feting a figure more recognisable than any billionaire or emissary: Hello Kitty, who turns 50 this year. The ...
ello Kitty, the cute, enigmatic character that adorns everything ... author of the book Pink Globalization about Hello Kitty. "This is not a phenomenon that has died or is going to die, at least ...
Cute features in babies and animals are more than just amusing—they trigger powerful evolutionary responses that help our species’ survival. Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo that has become ...
Thanks to a nudge from her mom, college student Summer Waters Pfleger started dating Ethan Pfleger — a year later they were married Susan Young is a reporter for PEOPLE. She started working for ...