Cover of Japan Pop!

Book 2000

Japan Pop!

10 readers

Publisher
East Gate Book
Language
English
Published
2000
  • Anthropology
  • Asian studies
  • Popular Culture
  • Popular Culture - General
  • Social Science
  • Sociology
  • Japan
  • Asia - Japan

Presents a look at various forms of Japanese popular culture: pop song, jazz, enka (a popular musical ballad genre), karaoke, comics, animated cartoons (anime), video games, television dramas, films, and "idols" (teenage singers and actors.) Also describes Japan social life and customs.