- Sep 4, 2017
Island community media encounters
As I am getting closer to complete the first part of my data collection in the Amami Islands (I will be back!), I am reflecting on the...
- Sep 3, 2017
Island painting encounters
Isson Tanaka is a much-loved painter here in the Amami islands and his work was my very first not only arts but also island encounter....
- Aug 30, 2017
Island rabbit encounters
Futoshi Hamada, at his own admission, wants to be remembered as the Rabbit Man. That was his answer to my question that offered him...
- Aug 29, 2017
Island blogging encounters
These amazing group of young people has singlehandedly put the Amami islands in the blogosphere. Kojiro Fukada felt the need to fill in...
- Aug 9, 2017
Island radio encounters
Doing research in the Amami islands is such a delight! I have met some lovely people, all happy to share their experiences. Yesterday I...
- Aug 8, 2017
Island Magazine Encounters:
I met this most amazing person yesterday here at Amami Oshima as part of my research. Yuriko Hamade is the editor and producer of Horizon...
- Jul 5, 2017
A migrant's dignity
“Kiria (ma’am), do you need a mobile case? I have some very nice ones and very cheap, just five euros for you.” The red long rabbit’s...
- Jun 15, 2017
Echoes of the Sino-Japanese war...
I found myself locked out of my apartment the morning after I arrived in Tokyo to take up a lecturing position at a local university....