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Living transnationally between Japan and Brazil: Routes over roots

Living transnationally between Japan and Brazil: Routes over roots CONTEMPORARY JAPAN 253 effort, making dogs into “agents of imperialism”. Not everyone handed their dogs over will- ingly, but peer pressure, such as from neighborhood associations, was strong. The concluding Chapter 5 then stretches the historical account from the postwar period to contemporary times. The influence of American culture on Japanese society in the postwar period has already been studied in-depth elsewhere. Yet the effect on breed popularity and dog-keeping practices among middle-class Japanese lasting until present-day had so far been understudied. Skabelund covers a lot of ground in this chapter, such as briefly touching upon the transnational pet sale business, as well as pointing to the inverse relationship between the growing rate of dog ownership and the decline in Japan’s birthrate. Both aspects are important and would warrant further analysis, but here miss the level of depth and detail that the previous chapters had provided. The treatment, construction and categorization of dogs provides a great mirror of the times th th and the political shifts occurring throughout the 19 and 20 century stretching to today. It is important to understand the historical development of Japan’s pet culture to understand the symbolic power of pets and dog breeds in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Contemporary Japan Taylor & Francis

Living transnationally between Japan and Brazil: Routes over roots

Ikeuchi, Suma
Contemporary Japan , Volume 33 (2): 4 – Jul 3, 2021
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Living transnationally between Japan and Brazil: Routes over roots

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CONTEMPORARY JAPAN 253 effort, making dogs into “agents of imperialism”. Not everyone handed their dogs over will- ingly, but peer pressure, such as from neighborhood associations, was strong. The concluding Chapter 5 then stretches the historical account from the postwar period to contemporary times. The influence of American culture on Japanese society in the postwar period has already been studied in-depth elsewhere. Yet the effect on breed popularity and dog-keeping practices...
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Taylor & Francis
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© 2020 Suma Ikeuchi
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1869-2737
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1869-2729
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10.1080/18692729.2020.1795793
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Abstract

CONTEMPORARY JAPAN 253 effort, making dogs into “agents of imperialism”. Not everyone handed their dogs over will- ingly, but peer pressure, such as from neighborhood associations, was strong. The concluding Chapter 5 then stretches the historical account from the postwar period to contemporary times. The influence of American culture on Japanese society in the postwar period has already been studied in-depth elsewhere. Yet the effect on breed popularity and dog-keeping practices among middle-class Japanese lasting until present-day had so far been understudied. Skabelund covers a lot of ground in this chapter, such as briefly touching upon the transnational pet sale business, as well as pointing to the inverse relationship between the growing rate of dog ownership and the decline in Japan’s birthrate. Both aspects are important and would warrant further analysis, but here miss the level of depth and detail that the previous chapters had provided. The treatment, construction and categorization of dogs provides a great mirror of the times th th and the political shifts occurring throughout the 19 and 20 century stretching to today. It is important to understand the historical development of Japan’s pet culture to understand the symbolic power of pets and dog breeds in

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Contemporary Japan – Taylor & Francis

Published: Jul 3, 2021

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