Estudos Japoneses
type: channel
description: A revista Estudos Japoneses tem como missão publicar artigos de perfil acadêmico que tratem de temas relativos à Língua, Literatura e Cultura Japonesa, abordados à luz de metodologias científicas. A revista publica artigos em português, inglês, francês, espanhol e japonês.
publisher: Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas
language: en
publication name: Estudos Japoneses
issn: 1413-8298
items: Editorial n. 49 (2025)
items: Japan as a peaceful power: nationalism, balance of threat and the quest for autonomy
items: Beauty in horror: an examination of the tale Tattoo, by Tanizaki Jun’ichirō and the film Kwaidan, directed by Kobayashi Masaki
items: Remote education at the University of Brasilia: considerations on the Japanese language students’ perspective
items: A study about extensive reading applied in Japanese teaching
items: Nikkei women in the Brazilian feminist context: resistance and creation of online spaces
items: Invisible beings: an overview of people with disabilities' circumstances in Japan
items: BRAZILIAN SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION ABOUT JAPAN: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE FIELD OF PSYCHOLOGY
items: Hijikata Tatsumi: two interviews about the dance of darkness
items: The hypoteses about proto-Japanese-Korean: challenges in sound correspondences of pronouns and numerals
items: Trauma and gender in Ibuse Masuji´´´´'s Black Rain (1965)
items: Anexo: cronograma histórico da primeira fase da era Meiji (1868-1880)
items: Fukuzawa Yukichi and the role of Western studies intelectuals in Meiji society
items: The debate over direct election on the pages of the Meiroku Zasshi
items: The debate on religion on the Meiroku Zasshi
items: The civilizing process and the introduction of Western concepts in modern Japan
items: Apresentação de textos sobre a revista Meiroku Zasshi
items: Editorial
items: Interview with Mayuzumi Madoka
items: Iliad and Heike Monogatari: comparing their themes, literary structures and influences on their respective societies
items: Psychoanalysis and japanese language: interfaces among subject, language and desire
items: Perpetuation, Resilience and the Kendô’s Forms
items: The characters of “The third murder” (Sandome no satsujin) by Hirokazu Koreeda
items: Preparativos da aula de japonês com o uso de obras literárias: análise e estratégias
items: Desire and mediation in Ōgai and Soseki: the frames of reading of J. Keith Vincent and Iida Yūko
items: Study on research trends of japanese language textbooks in the brazilian university context
items: The writings of Shiga Naoya as literature of experience: perceptions from the tale The razor (Kamisori 剃刀)
items: Appearance, familism and Ryosai Kenbo: report of intervention carried out with japanese-brazilian women through the COVID-19 pandemic
items: The search for the spiritual and worldly detachment: influences of the zen buddhist philosophy in the tea ceremony

Editorial n. 49 (2025)
type: item
subject: Editorial
  topic: section
creator: Leiko Matsubara Morales
creator: Junko
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Leiko Matsubara Morales, Junko Ota https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2025-11-06
publication date: 2025-11-06
starting page: 7
ending page: 8
doi: 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.ej.49.p7-8

Japan as a peaceful power: nationalism, balance of threat and the quest for autonomy
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description: Japan’s proposed increase in its military expenditure reflects a substantial shift in the country’s military and defense policies. Some of the reasons for this militarization are the perceived menaces from Russia, China and North Korea as well as the more proactive foreign policies adopted since the Koizumi (2001-2006) and Abe terms (2006-2007 and 2012-2020). This article aims to analyze Japan’s militarization project in light of nationalism and Japan’s changing balance of threat environment and how this militarization inserts into Japan’s quest for autonomy on the international stage. The argument is that Japan’s militarization is a response to perceived threats and does not constitute an abandonment of the principles laid out by the Yoshida Doctrine and the values-based diplomacy of the Arc of Freedom and Prosperity, given both international and internal constraints regarding the adoption of a more aggressive foreign policy. Moreover, in this context, nationalism is used as a discourse tool in order to position the country as a peaceful nation, aligned with but not dependent on the “West”.
subject: Papers
  topic: section
subject: Japan
  topic: keywords
subject: Nationalism
  topic: keywords
subject: Military
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subject: Security
  topic: keywords
creator: André Viola
creator: Alexandre Ratsuo Uehara
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Alexandre Ratsuo Uehara, André Viola https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2025-11-06
publication date: 2025-11-06
starting page: 100
ending page: 120
doi: 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.ej.49.p100-120

Beauty in horror: an examination of the tale Tattoo, by Tanizaki Jun’ichirō and the film Kwaidan, directed by Kobayashi Masaki
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description: This article explores the short story Tattoo (刺青shisei), written by Tanizaki Jun’ichiro (谷崎 潤一郎 1886-1965), and the film Kwaidan (怪談), directed by Kobayashi Masaki (小林正樹1916-1996), to illustrate how beauty can be intrinsically linked to dark motifs, such as cruelty, sadism and horror. The aim is to challenge a restrictive view of beauty, particularly the classical Greek ideal that foregrounds harmony, symmetry, and proportion. Beauty as an aesthetic value has long been recognized as culturally and historically constructed, and writers have explored new approaches to it, especially from the Romantic period onwards. The examination of Tattoo and Kwaidan reveals that beauty may also serve as a central aesthetic value in works characterized by somber and unsettling themes.
subject: Papers
  topic: section
subject: Beauty
  topic: keywords
subject: Aesthetics
  topic: keywords
subject: Japanese Modern Literature
  topic: keywords
subject: Japanese Cinema
  topic: keywords
creator: Waldemiro Francisco Sorte Junior
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Waldemiro Francisco Sorte Junior https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2025-11-06
publication date: 2025-11-06
starting page: 47
ending page: 74
doi: 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.ej.49.p47-74

Remote education at the University of Brasilia: considerations on the Japanese language students’ perspective
type: item
description: This article aims, by resuming Fernandes's (2019) research, to evaluate the Japanese Language and Literature students' perceptions and opinions regarding the remote education at the University of Brasília resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. To achieve this, the results obtained in Fernandes's work are brought back by revisiting the concepts of e- and m-learning, Distance Learning (DL), and Emergency Remote Education (ERE). Furthermore, remote teaching and its paradigm shifts are addressed by considering aspects of the cognitive environment. Then, the results of this research conducted through an online questionnaire are presented and discussed in light of the theories presented. Finally, some considerations about the results are presented.
subject: Papers
  topic: section
subject: m-learning
  topic: keywords
subject: e-learning
  topic: keywords
subject: Emergency Remote Education
  topic: keywords
subject: technology
  topic: keywords
subject: cognition
  topic: keywords
creator: Kyoko Sekino
creator: Wagner Araujo Fernandes
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Kyoko Sekino, Wagner Araujo Fernandes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2025-11-06
publication date: 2025-11-06
starting page: 9
ending page: 30
doi: 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.ej.49.p9-30

A study about extensive reading applied in Japanese teaching
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description: The research aims to observe the effects of applying an extensive reading activity. It was examined if there were changes in reading behaviour and reading awareness of the students of Japanese as a foreign language. The extensive reading activity was carried out in three classes of an undergraduate Japanese course. The activity was applied throughout one semester, and students were asked to describe their reading in each session, filling out the questionnaire at the end of the activity. Three points were analysed, namely: 1) If there were changes in reading behaviour; 2) If there was a change in awareness regarding reading Japanese texts; 3) If they felt the effects of extensive reading. The results showed that while some students were able to change their reading behaviour from intensive to extensive, there were a number of students resisting the change, who read by translating into Portuguese or felt the need to understand all the words of the text. However, it was confirmed that most of them were able to derive benefits and effects from the activity, such as an increase in their vocabulary and knowledge of the Japanese language, as well as an improvement in comprehension, reading speed and motivation to read the texts.
subject: Papers
  topic: section
subject: extensive reading
  topic: keywords
subject: vocabulary acquisition
  topic: keywords
subject: reading awareness
  topic: keywords
subject: reading motivation
  topic: keywords
subject: reading in Japanese
  topic: keywords
creator: Ruchia Uchigasaki
creator: Kyoko Sekino
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Ruchia Uchigasaki, Kyoko Sekino https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2025-11-06
publication date: 2025-11-06
starting page: 75
ending page: 99
doi: 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.ej.49.p75-99

Nikkei women in the Brazilian feminist context: resistance and creation of online spaces
type: item
description: The discourse of Nikkei women has been excluded from traditional feminist narratives in the Brazilian context. The absence of Nikkei women in feminist debates reinforces the silencing of a marginalized population within the wider societal context, which contributes to the silencing of Nikkei women’s voices. Recent online publications in the form of blogs, Facebook posts, and online groups demonstrate resistance as well as enable the formation of new spaces of insertion into current feminist discourse.
subject: Papers
  topic: section
subject: nikkei feminism
  topic: keywords
subject: fetishization
  topic: keywords
subject: erasure
  topic: keywords
subject: resistance
  topic: keywords
subject: online spaces
  topic: keywords
creator: Jamie Marissa Giunta
creator: Christopher Dunn
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Jamie Marissa Giunta, Christopher Dunn https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2025-11-06
publication date: 2025-11-06
starting page: 31
ending page: 46
doi: 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.ej.49.p31-46

Invisible beings: an overview of people with disabilities' circumstances in Japan
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description: Despite Japan ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2014 and the fact that Tokyo will be the first city in the world to host the Paralympic Games more than once, people with disabilities are usually segregated from society and regarded as invisible. This segregation process starts at childhood and lingers throughout these individuals’ lives. This work aims to outline an overview of their living conditions, as well as the Japanese legislation and recent events in the country’s history.
subject: Translation
  topic: section
subject: Disability
  topic: keywords
subject: Japan
  topic: keywords
subject: Human rights
  topic: keywords
subject: Minorities
  topic: keywords
subject: Paralympics
  topic: keywords
creator: Beatriz Kaori Miyakoshi Lopes
creator: Alexandre Ratsuo Uehara
rights: Copyright (c) 2022 Beatriz Kaori Miyakoshi Lopes, Alexandre Ratsuo Uehara http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2022-12-22
publication date: 2022-12-22
starting page: 171
ending page: 183
doi: 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.ej.48.p171-183

BRAZILIAN SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION ABOUT JAPAN: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE FIELD OF PSYCHOLOGY
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description: Japan is highly influential both economically and culturally on a global scale. Despite its cultural influence, economic ties, and the presence of Japanese immigrants in Brazil, Japan appears to receive relatively little attention in Brazilian academia. Brazilian academia has been primarily influenced by European and American academic traditions, which is evident in scientific research across various fields, including psychology. This study aims to quantify and analyse Brazilian research on Japan within psychology. An analysis of 142 publications revealed themes including culture, immigration, psychology and related fields, and others. The study also examined the influence of authors of Japanese descent. Although there are a reasonable number of publications about Japan, this number is relatively low compared to publications on European, Latin American, or U.S. topics.
subject: Papers
  topic: section
subject: Psychology
  topic: keywords
subject: Japan-Brasil relationship
  topic: keywords
subject: Culture
  topic: keywords
subject: Nikkei
  topic: keywords
subject: Social Science
  topic: keywords
creator: Arthur Cambur
creator: Igor de Almeida
rights: Copyright (c) 2022 Arthur Cambur, Igor de Almeida http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2022-12-22
publication date: 2022-12-22
starting page: 139
ending page: 155
doi: 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.ej.48.p139-155

Hijikata Tatsumi: two interviews about the dance of darkness
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description: Full direct Japanese-Portuguese translation of two interviews with dancer Hijikata Tatsumi, both preceded by his own historiographical contextualization. They are: "Plucking out the darkness of the flesh..."(1968) and "An evil spirit dances upon the stage in darkness"(1969). Both propose ontologies and methodologies for the dance of darkness, or butoh (ankoku butō), incited by Hijikata’s wandering dialectic with Shibusawa Tatsuhiko and Satō Takeru, his respective interviewers.
subject: Translation
  topic: section
subject: Butoh
  topic: keywords
subject: Hijikata
  topic: keywords
subject: Shibusawa
  topic: keywords
subject: Satô
  topic: keywords
subject: Counterculture
  topic: keywords
subject: Darkness
  topic: keywords
creator: Daniel Aleixo
creator: Lica Hashimoto
rights: Copyright (c) 2022 Daniel Aleixo, Lica Hashimoto http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2022-12-22
publication date: 2022-12-22
starting page: 156
ending page: 170
doi: 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.ej.48.p156-170

The hypoteses about proto-Japanese-Korean: challenges in sound correspondences of pronouns and numerals
type: item
description: Ever since Arai (1717) , several researchers have put forth the possibility that the Japonic family and the Koreanic family may share a common origin. In these three hundred plus years of research, there have been breakthroughs with the use of techniques from the comparative method in historical linguistics, such as Martin (1966) , but a stronger argument for the confirmation of a common origin to these languages, a protolanguage whose reflexes can be predicted through sound correspondence rules, remains a challenge. As a sample of how a protolanguage is formulated and which steps remain necessary to strengthen the hypothesis of a common ancestor between the Japanese language and the Korean language, some interrogative pronouns and low cardinal numerals, from 1 to 10, have been systematically chosen. Despite having at least two promising sound correspondences in the pronouns, there do not seem to be any cognates in the numeral system, which would either suggest a wholesale set of innovations, eliminating any cognates within these words, or an origin for both languages that may no longer be detected based on the tools currently at the disposal of historical linguistics.”.
subject: Papers
  topic: section
subject: Japonic family
  topic: keywords
subject: Koreanic family
  topic: keywords
subject: Historical linguistics
  topic: keywords
subject: Proto-Japanese-Korean
  topic: keywords
subject: Northeast Asia
  topic: keywords
creator: Markus Tanaka de Lira
rights: Copyright (c) 2022 Markus Tanaka de Lira http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2022-12-22
publication date: 2022-12-22
starting page: 114
ending page: 138
doi: 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.ej.48.p114-138

Trauma and gender in Ibuse Masuji´´´´'s Black Rain (1965)
type: item
description: Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by the atomic bombs in August 6 and 9, respectively. In both cities, the victims have suffered from physical and emotional trauma depicted in literary works, denominated as hibakusha literature (victims of atomic bombs). This article intends to examine the word of Ibuse Masuji and its characteristics, in special, the novel Black Rain (Kuroi Ame, 1965), one of the most famous works in this literary genre, with the objective to discuss the trauma suffered by the character Yasuko. It will also examine the development of trauma literature and hibakusha literature, as well as to provide a brief biography of Ibuse Masuji.
subject: Papers
  topic: section
subject: Trauma Literature
  topic: keywords
subject: Hibakusha literature
  topic: keywords
subject: Gender
  topic: keywords
subject: Black Rain
  topic: keywords
subject: Ibuse Masuji
  topic: keywords
creator: Lilian Yamamoto
rights: Copyright (c) 2022 Lilian Yamamoto http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2022-12-22
publication date: 2022-12-22
starting page: 99
ending page: 113
doi: 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.ej.48.p99-113

Anexo: cronograma histórico da primeira fase da era Meiji (1868-1880)
type: item
description: Trata-se do cronograma histórico da primeira fase da era Meiji, para contextualizar o período em que esteve em circulação a revista Meiroku, o tema do dossiê e foco das discussões dos quatro trabalhos apresentados pelos membros do grupo de pesquisa "Pensamento Japonês: princípios e desdobramentos".
subject: Dossiê
  topic: section
creator: Elisa Massae Sasaki
creator: Luísa Yoneko Tayra Teruya
creator: Rodney Ferreira
creator: Amanda Osti da Silva
rights: Copyright (c) 2022 Os Editores http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2022-12-22
publication date: 2022-12-22
starting page: 80
ending page: 98
doi: 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.ej.48.p80-98

Fukuzawa Yukichi and the role of Western studies intelectuals in Meiji society
type: item
description: Gakumon no susume is one of the main works by Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901) and one of the most important on education in Japanese society. A compendium of writings on education and individuality, in its fourth volume, Fukuzawa Yukichi posits that Western studies intellectuals should focus their efforts on the modernization of Japan outside the official realms of the Meiji government, devoting themselves to the private field. Katô Hiroyuki, Mori Arinori, Tsuda Mamichi and Nishi Amane, however, defend that such individuals should dedicate themselves to the civilizational advancement at the position they prefer. In this article, we intend to show how the fourth volume of the work served as the basis for the discussions figured in the articles of the second volume of Meiroku magazine in relation to the posture of Japanese scholars of Western studies regarding Fukuzawa Yukichi’s statements and how these five texts present certain divergences of thoughts and ideas among the five intellectuals of the Meiroku Society.
subject: Dossiê
  topic: section
subject: Meiroku society
  topic: keywords
subject: Fukuzawa Yukichi
  topic: keywords
subject: Gakumon no susume
  topic: keywords
subject: Education
  topic: keywords
subject: Japanese Thought
  topic: keywords
creator: Luis Guilherme Libaneo de Camargo
creator: João Marcelo Monzani
rights: Copyright (c) 2022 Luis Guilherme Libaneo de Camargo, João Marcelo Monzani http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2022-12-22
publication date: 2022-12-22
starting page: 65
ending page: 79
doi: 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.ej.48.p65-79

The debate over direct election on the pages of the Meiroku Zasshi
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description: The 1870s in Japan were a decade one of political unrest. Spurred on by the Memorial on the establishment of a popular elected assembly, a public document dating from 1874, many groups organized themselves throughout the country to promote the rights of the population as a whole and, most especially, the establishment of direct voting and direct political participation. This topic was particularly discussed by intellectuals who regularly contributed to Meiroku Magazine, being one of the most debated subjects in its pages. In this paper, we will present this debate, as well as the main positions taken. We will demonstrate that, despite a general cautious tone, each writer took a stand on the topic according to their political convictions.
subject: Dossiê
  topic: section
subject: Japanese Thought
  topic: keywords
subject: Meiroku Society
  topic: keywords
subject: Civilization
  topic: keywords
subject: Elections
  topic: keywords
subject: Politics
  topic: keywords
creator: João Marcelo Monzani
rights: Copyright (c) 2022 João Marcelo Monzani http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2022-12-22
publication date: 2022-12-22
starting page: 52
ending page: 64
doi: 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.ej.48.p52-64

The debate on religion on the Meiroku Zasshi
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description: The paper presents the main issues debated at the Meiroku Zasshi on the theme of religion. Based on the terms used to translate the concept of ‘religion’ to the modern Japanese language, observing the cultural and political context in which that cultural transfer occurred. The different positions included the exaltation of religion as an essential part of civilization given its moral impulse capable of generating social cohesion and, therefore, a necessary view for the good functioning of the State. They pointed out a distinction between religion and superstition that should be discouraged by the State for representing threats to public order. Others defended religion as an element of rational articulation to guarantee government support. The debate shows the process of transference, appropriation, and resignification of that important category of Western thought, still diffused at the beginning of the Meiji Era.
subject: Dossiê
  topic: section
subject: Shûkyô
  topic: keywords
subject: Religion and Politics
  topic: keywords
subject: Religion and Diplomacy
  topic: keywords
subject: Superstition
  topic: keywords
subject: Cultural transfers
  topic: keywords
creator: Antonio Genivaldo Cordeiro de Oliveira
creator: Andrea Gomes Santiago Tomita
rights: Copyright (c) 2022 Antonio Genivaldo Cordeiro de Oliveira, Andrea Gomes Santiago Tomita http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2022-12-22
publication date: 2022-12-22
starting page: 27
ending page: 51
doi: 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.ej.48.p27-51

The civilizing process and the introduction of Western concepts in modern Japan
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description: Born in the early years of the Meiji era, the Meiroku Society took the reins of Japan’s discussion on civilization, seeking to formalize the insertion of Western concepts in the country’s vernacular. Scholars like Nishimura Shigeki, Mitsukuri Rinshō and Nakamura Masanao made a point of exploring the historiography of terms central to European philosophy, introduced with the opening of the country after 300 years of isolationism. Their intent was to discuss how best to represent these ideas in the Japanese language, quickly setting aside the reformist notion of Nishi Amane, another member of the Association, who wanted the new government to adopt the Roman alphabet and to abolish ideograms. Thus, this article aims to explore the debates that appeared on the pages of Meiroku magazine, the stage of Japanese thought at the time, focusing on the search for linguistic equivalence of the words “civilization”, “liberty” and “right”.
subject: Dossiê
  topic: section
subject: Japanese Thought
  topic: keywords
subject: Meiroku Society
  topic: keywords
subject: Civilization
  topic: keywords
subject: Liberty
  topic: keywords
subject: Right
  topic: keywords
creator: Gabriel de Oliveira Fernandes
creator: Neide Hissae Nagae
rights: Copyright (c) 2022 Gabriel de Oliveira Fernandes, Neide Hissae Nagae http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2022-12-22
publication date: 2022-12-22
starting page: 10
ending page: 26
doi: 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.ej.48.p10-26

Apresentação de textos sobre a revista Meiroku Zasshi
type: item
subject: Dossiê
  topic: section
creator: João Marcelo Monzani
rights: Copyright (c) 2022 Os Editores http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2022-12-22
publication date: 2022-12-22
starting page: 9
ending page: 9
doi: 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.ej.48.p9-9

Editorial
type: item
subject: Editorial
  topic: section
creator: Leiko Matsubara Morales
creator: Junko Ota
rights: Copyright (c) 2022 Junko Ota, Leiko Matsubara Morales http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2022-12-22
publication date: 2022-12-22
starting page: 7
ending page: 8
doi: 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.ej.48.p7-8

Interview with Mayuzumi Madoka
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description: Below is an interview with the Japanese haiku artist Mayuzumi Madoka (Kanagawa, 1962~). Her haiku trajectory goes beyond the usual literary modes as it includes about 2,700 miles on peregrinations made by the author to different locations: Santiago de Compostela, Busan, Seoul and Shikoku. She considers peregrinations as important moments of life and nature contemplation and perception and also considers it essential to the haiku production. Mayuzimi has published several books and got the “Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Award” for the book "Kyoto no Koi". In 2020, during the Coronavirus pandemic, she created the project "Kyoto x Haiku", aiming the integration of different peoples through the poetic writing. The project still counts with the participation of haiku composers from different countries. In 2021, she participated on an online event and spoke about haiku for the Brazilian people. She also got to know many Brazilian haikai written by poets from all over the country. Mayuzumi Madoka is currently the president of the "World Online Haiku Association".
subject: Interview
  topic: section
subject: Haiku
  topic: keywords
subject: Haikai
  topic: keywords
subject: Mayuzumi Madoka
  topic: keywords
creator: Débora Fernandes Tavares
creator: Neide Hissae Nagae
creator: Nicholas Brendon Lemos Viana
rights: Copyright (c) 2022 Débora Fernandes Tavares, Neide Hissae Nagae, Nicholas Brendon Lemos Viana http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2022-10-30
publication date: 2022-10-30
starting page: 135
ending page: 142
doi: 10.11606/ej.vi47.217928

Iliad and Heike Monogatari: comparing their themes, literary structures and influences on their respective societies
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description: The epic literary genre is very well represented in the West by works of Homer, however, few studies focus on similar works from eastern societies such as China, Korea and Japan; comparative studies between western and eastern epics are also infrequent. This article proposes a comparison between the Japanese work Heike Monogatari and Iliad, a Greek work of Homer, seeking similarities in theme, literary structure, characteristics of the leaders and heroes of each work and the influences they exerted in their respective societies as historiographical sources, as well as their reflections in the cultural heritage.
subject: Papers
  topic: section
subject: Achilles
  topic: keywords
subject: epic
  topic: keywords
subject: Heike
  topic: keywords
subject: Iliad
  topic: keywords
subject: Yoshitsune
  topic: keywords
creator: Osni Sakamoto
creator: Lilian Yamamoto
rights: Copyright (c) 2022 Osni Sakamoto, Lilian Yamamoto http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2022-10-30
publication date: 2022-10-30
starting page: 118
ending page: 134
doi: 10.11606/ej.vi47.217926

Psychoanalysis and japanese language: interfaces among subject, language and desire
type: item
description: This study analyzes the relationships between Japanese language-culture and representations of oneself and the other in a context of training teachers of Japanese as a foreign language. We conducted, through interviews and written questionnaires, an investigation with participants who attended a Japanese language course at a public university in the capital of Brazil. We aimed to understand how representations of language-cultures could reflect on the participants' notions of identity, as well as on their representations of what it is to be a Japanese teacher. To do so, we mobilize theoretical aspects of linguistics, psychoanalysis and cultural studies. In this article, we analyze the unique case of one of the research participants.
subject: Papers
  topic: section
subject: Japanese Language
  topic: keywords
subject: Psychoanalysis
  topic: keywords
subject: Identity
  topic: keywords
subject: Representations
  topic: keywords
subject: Alterity
  topic: keywords
creator: Renan Kenji Sales Hayashi
rights: Copyright (c) 2022 Renan Kenji Sales Hayashi http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2022-10-30
publication date: 2022-10-30
starting page: 103
ending page: 117
doi: 10.11606/ej.vi47.217925

Perpetuation, Resilience and the Kendô’s Forms
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description: Based on the evidences of an intense dialogue with neighboring peoples in the development of Japanese artistic traditions, we see the method of teaching through “kata”, specifically in Kendô and its forms Nippon Kendo Kata and Bokutô-ni-yoru Kendô Kihon-waza Keiko-hô, as an exercise in resilience and perpetuation of an intensely changing practice. For this, the forms of spelling in ideograms of the “kata” romanization are recovered, and the context of production of the two sets of move
subject: Papers
  topic: section
subject: Martial Arts
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subject: Forma
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subject: Kendô
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subject: Nippon Kendô Kata
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creator: Rafael Itsuo Takahashi
creator: Lucas Lins Oliveira
creator: Mariana Harumi Cruz Tsukamoto
rights: Copyright (c) 2022 Rafael Itsuo Takahashi, Lucas Lins Oliveira, Mariana Harumi Cruz Tsukamoto http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2022-10-30
publication date: 2022-10-30
starting page: 89
ending page: 102
doi: 10.11606/ej.vi47.217923

The characters of “The third murder” (Sandome no satsujin) by Hirokazu Koreeda
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description: The present work aims to realize an investigation into the participation and role played by one of the essential elements in cinematographic plots, in the specific case of this work, the characters present in the plot of the feature film of Japanese production “The third murder” (“Sandome no satsujin”, 2018), directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, belonging to thriller genre. This specific category presents a narrative structure that demands a series of steps in which both protagonist and antagonist need to undergo in order to the narrative develops and advance. For the textual development, the theoretical basis makes use of the works of Luís Nogueira (2010), Doc Comparato (1995) and Flávio de Campos (2007).
subject: Papers
  topic: section
subject: Hirokazu Koreeda
  topic: keywords
subject: narrative analysis
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subject: character
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subject: thriller genre
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subject: film structure
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creator: Mari Sugai
rights: Copyright (c) 2022 Mari Sugai http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2022-10-30
publication date: 2022-10-30
starting page: 71
ending page: 88
doi: 10.11606/ej.vi47.217921

Preparativos da aula de japonês com o uso de obras literárias: análise e estratégias
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description: O uso de obras literárias no ensino de LE tem sido reconhecido benéfico, especialmente no aumento de vocabulário, esclarecimento contextual, melhoria na motivação dentre outros. Ao compreender a obra, há evidências da utilização da tradução mental para facilitar o processamento cognitivo eficaz na LM. No entanto, a análise textual pelo professor para estabelecer estratégias no ensino é pouco estudada, apesar da complexidade do texto literário. Nesta pesquisa, utiliza-se a ferramenta de text-mining, AntConc, para observar um texto usado em uma disciplina de japonês na Universidade de Brasília. O resultado demonstra várias características da obra como: personagens principais, frequência de ocorrência dos verbos, diferentes usos de partículas/auxiliares verbais. Por meio desses resultados, ressalta-se a importância da análise textual no uso de obras literárias para o ensino de LE, em que o professor decide o que e como ensinar a língua com eficácia, dentro da fluidez da história.
subject: Papers
  topic: section
subject: Ensino de japonês
  topic: keywords
subject: Obras literárias
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subject: Text-mining program
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subject: Estratégias
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creator: Kyoko Sekino
rights: Copyright (c) 2022 Kyoko Sekino http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2022-10-30
publication date: 2022-10-30
starting page: 50
ending page: 70
doi: 10.11606/ej.vi47.217920

Desire and mediation in Ōgai and Soseki: the frames of reading of J. Keith Vincent and Iida Yūko
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description: In this paper we will present the analytical frames of J. Keith Vincent and Iida Yūko regarding the mediation of desire in works these critics designate as homossocial narratives, by Natsume Sōseki and Mori Ōgai. Both critics make use of the same theoretical assumptions and carry out a reinterpretation of the critical fortune of Meiji-era novelists. After reconstructing their arguments, we will show how, despite similar premises, these critics operate with different views regarding the representation of sexuality and desire in these writers, opening space for debate about the historicization of these elements, as well as their functioning within fictional narratives.
subject: Papers
  topic: section
subject: Natsume Sōseki
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subject: Mori Ōgai
  topic: keywords
subject: Keith Vincent
  topic: keywords
subject: Iida Yūko
  topic: keywords
subject: mediated desire
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creator: João Monzani
rights: Copyright (c) 2022 João Monzani http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2022-10-30
publication date: 2022-10-30
starting page: 34
ending page: 49
doi: 10.11606/ej.vi47.217918

Study on research trends of japanese language textbooks in the brazilian university context
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description: According to the 2017 data from the Japan Foundation in São Paulo, it is possible to verify that out of the 8 Brazilian public universities offering undergraduate programs in Japanese Language and Literature, 7 utilize textbooks (TBs) from the Japanese publishing market aimed at adult foreign learners. Considering the significant role these TBs play as linguistic and cultural resources, as well as tools for teaching professionals, this article analyzes the types of national scholarly productions related to TBs from 2000 to 2020, exploring new possibilities in the realm of critical analysis.
subject: Papers
  topic: section
subject: Critical analysis of textbook
  topic: keywords
subject: Japanese language education
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subject: Teacher education
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subject: Min’na no Nihongo
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subject: Marugoto
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creator: Ayako Akamine
creator: Leiko Matsubara Morales
rights: Copyright (c) 2022 Ayako Akamine, Leiko Matsubara Morales http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2022-10-30
publication date: 2022-10-30
starting page: 10
ending page: 33
doi: 10.11606/ej.vi47.217914

Editorial
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subject: Editorial
  topic: section
creator: Junko Ota
rights: Copyright (c) 2022 Junko Ota http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2022-10-30
publication date: 2022-10-30
starting page: 7
ending page: 9
doi: 10.11606/ej.vi47.217913

The writings of Shiga Naoya as literature of experience: perceptions from the tale The razor (Kamisori 剃刀)
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description: Shiga Naoya (志賀 直哉1883-1971) is known as one of the main writers of the Shishōsetsu (小説) genre, or I-Novel. His writings, however, are considered as a type of literature of experience not only because they are often based on events of Shiga’s life, but due to his capacity to depict in a vivid fashion the characters’ feelings, when they faced the episodes recounted in the stories. As a way of illustrating this ability to portray in an accurate manner the characters’ emotions in his works, this article examines The Razor (Kamisori 剃刀), a tale published in 1910, which does not belong to the Shishōsetsu genre, but is able to convey in a faithful way to the reader the sensations that have driven the protagonist to perpetrate the vile act by the end of the tale.
subject: Papers
  topic: section
subject: Japanese Modern Literature
  topic: keywords
subject: Taishō Period
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subject: Shishōsetsu
  topic: keywords
subject: Shiga Naoya
  topic: keywords
subject: Literature of Experience
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creator: Waldemiro Francisco Sorte Junior
rights: Copyright (c) 2021 Waldemiro Francisco Sorte Junior http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2022-09-08
publication date: 2022-09-08
starting page: 107
ending page: 125
doi: 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.i46p107-125

Appearance, familism and Ryosai Kenbo: report of intervention carried out with japanese-brazilian women through the COVID-19 pandemic
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description: Experience report that aims to describe a gerontological intervention carried out with five women from three generations of a Japanese-Brazilian family. It was conducted from April to June, 2020, amidst the intense and isolated domestic living due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Two photo shoots, rounds of conversation and appearance-related interventions were held. These activities brought up reflections related to familism and the role of good wife and wise mother (Ryōsai Kenbo), founding aspects of the 20th century Japanese Society. Both values have been present through their ageing processes and are still strongly associated with the construction of their identity. The experience showed that appearance-related interventions, combined with theoretical concepts enforced through art, can promote life-course resignification and well-being.
subject: Papers
  topic: section
subject: Intergenerationality
  topic: keywords
subject: Appearance
  topic: keywords
subject: Familism
  topic: keywords
subject: Japanese-Brazilian Family
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subject: Ryōsai Kenbo
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creator: Suzanne Tanoue dos Santos
creator: Andrea Lopes
rights: Copyright (c) 2021 Suzanne Tanoue Santos, Andrea Lopes http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2022-09-08
publication date: 2022-09-08
starting page: 87
ending page: 105
doi: 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.i46p87-105

The search for the spiritual and worldly detachment: influences of the zen buddhist philosophy in the tea ceremony
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description: This article aims to bring reflections about the influence of Zen Buddhism on the Japanese tea ceremony. To this end, we chose one among other Zen precepts - the search for the spiritual as opposed to the mundane - which is related to the art of tea. The work was divided into three main topics: 1) Zen Buddhist philosophy; 2) zen and tea and 3) chanoyu: the search for the spiritual and worldly detachment. In this sense, we understand that this secular Japanese art has a long history that goes back to the habit of drinking tea in Buddhist temples in China and that, in Japan, it weaved its way in intrinsic relationship with Zen philosophy.
subject: Papers
  topic: section
subject: Japanese culture
  topic: keywords
subject: Zen Buddhism
  topic: keywords
subject: Tea ceremony
  topic: keywords
creator: Narumi Ito
creator: Neide Hissae Nagae
rights: Copyright (c) 2021 Narumi Ito, Neide Hissae Nagae http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2022-09-08
publication date: 2022-09-08
starting page: 71
ending page: 86
doi: 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.i46p71-86