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Newly Translated Mishima Work, ‘Star’, Offers Insight into His Pop Culture Persona
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Newly Translated Mishima Work, ‘Star’, Offers Insight into His Pop Culture Persona

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 / 21 May 2019

Posthumous work by celebrated Japanese author Yukio Mishima, Star, explores how celebrities struggle with their own lack of authenticity.

Selling Japan: How Much Is a Nation’s Culture Worth?
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Selling Japan: How Much Is a Nation’s Culture Worth?

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 / 3 February 2014
Via the billion-dollar Cool Japan Fund Inc, Japan is aiming to become one of the world's dominant culture forces. But can a national culture be commodified so easily?
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‘Forbidden Colors’ Shades of Conformity, Manipulation, Shallowness, Infidelity and Revenge

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 / 21 September 2010
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The Stories In ‘Acts of Worship’ Feel Like Practice Runs for Better Things to Come

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 / 25 July 2010
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Yukio Mishima, of Love and Death

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 / 21 August 2008