Monthly Archives: September 2008

Revisiting Jero: Authenticity, Subculture, and the Japanese Visual

By Alex Leavitt | Published: 30 September 2008

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9 月 30 日 2008 年
The protean weather patterns of the fair city of Kyoto have as of late been lending a pinch of vigor to my lesser health, allowing a brief escape from the minutiae of my daily [...]

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Japan

By Alex Leavitt | Published: 6 September 2008

I have been in Japan for five days. Too much to tell.
However, internet culture here exists on a much different plane. No wireless. Most homestay families do not possess internet. Keitai (cell phone) purchases initially will be difficult.
I will not have internet in my room at my homestay, but I hope to write much while [...]

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