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Articles tagged "japanese culture"

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Yokai Attack!: The Japanese Monster Survival Guide by Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt

by Chelsea Bauch

[20.Oct.08] :. To understand yokai is to understand the central fears and hazards of Japanese culture, be it feudal or futuristic.

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Salmonella Men on Planet Porno by Yasutaka Tsutsui

by Megan Milks

[21.Aug.07] :. There's a mean streak of misogyny that runs almost throughout the collection and tends to distract from everything else going on around it.

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After Dark by Haruki Murakami

by Justin Sheppard

[20.Aug.07] :. Allusions are drawn, but the details are murky enough to keep us guessing.

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Poison Woman by Christine L. Marran

by Michael Antman

[7.Aug.07] :. The most infamous of the "Poison Women" became notorious because her every action upset the natural order.

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