Japanese Popular Culture and Globalization

by William M. Tsutsui

Book Overview

Japanese Popular Culture and Globalization is the only concise overview of Japan's phenomenal impact on world pop culture available in English. Surveying Japanese forms from anime (animation) and manga (comic books) to monster movies and Hello Kitty products, this volume is an accessible introduction to Japan's pop creativity and its appeal worldwide. Written in an accessible style and illustrated with more than 20 photographs, Japanese...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0924304626
• ISBN13: 9780924304620
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Association for Asian Studies
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"