Introduction to Japanese Culture
Handouts:
UNIT 3:
Quiz 4 Guidelines: Quiz 4.docx
BBC: Inside the Meltdown (2012)
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xp4zg8_bbc-this-world-2012-inside-the-meltd
own-www-pisothshow-com_shortfilms#.UMCk3YVJXpQ
From class available on youtube:
Nuclear Nation [trailer only available] (145 min, dir. Funahashi Atsushi, 2012)
Amateur Riot (15 min, dir. Franklin Lopez, 2011) This documentary explores the anti-nuke movement, anarchist, and activist scenes in Japan following the disaster at Fukushima Daiichi.
Nuclear Ginza (25 min., dir. Nicholas Röhl, 1995) A photojournalist interviews "untouchables" from the slums of Osaka and Tokyo who were exposed to radiation while working in nuclear power plants.
A Letter to Lady Gaga (10 min., dir. Uzomuzo, 2012) Framed as a thank you letter to Lady Gaga for her expressed support following Fukushima, this is a humorous call to join the Feb. 19, 2012 protest against nuclear power in the Suginami-ku area.
Additional on youtube:
On Fukushima Beach.
