Michiko Suzuki
Biographic Data
| ID | 3959759 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michiko Suzuki |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michiko |
| FAMILY NAME | Suzuki |
| SIGNATURE | SUZUKI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Tokyo |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2264-7230 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Manchukuo Red Cross Society and the Kwantung Army’s Nation-Building Project in Manchuria, 1938–1945
This article situates the Manchukuo Red Cross Society (MRCS) within the historiography of the Kwantung Army’s project to create an independent state in Northeast China, friction with Japanese interest groups already established in Manchuria, and the participation of ordinary Manchurians in state-sponsored organizations. It argues that the Kwantung Army’s sponsorship of a Manchukuo “national” Red Cross society reflected the accelerating pace of th…
Reading the Kimono in Twentieth-Century Japanese Literature and Film
The Japanese Red Cross Society’s Emergency Responses in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 1945
The previously unstudied records of the Japanese Red Cross Society (JRCS) narrate the heroic tale of the Red Cross personnel who carried out the organisation’s emergency response in the immediate aftermath of the nuclear detonations in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Aid workers began relief activities on the day of the bombings, while many themselves were suffering from injuries and radiation sickness. They treated civilians, soldiers, an…
Becoming Modern Women
Reading and Writing Material
The kimono is often overlooked in the study of modern Japanese literature. Yet it plays a vital role in representing character, symbolizing critical aspects of the narrative, and illuminating historical and social contexts. Here I focus onKimono(1965-68), an unfinished novel by Kōda Aya (1904-90) that depicts a girl's growing-up process through her experiences with kimono during the early twentieth century. While highlighting the protagonist's de…
The Husband's Chastity
Otto no teisō (The Husband’s Chastity) was one of the most successful popular novels of 1930s Japan. In recounting the consequences of a husband’s extramarital affair with his wife’s best friend, the story highlights the idea of male chastity or fidelity. Teisō, a term with such varied meanings as “fidelity to one’s spouse” and “sexual innocence before marriage,” represented a key set of notions associated with and prescribed for female identity …
Becoming modern women
Writing Same-Sex Love
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Progress and Love Marriage
This article examines Tanizaki Jun'ichirō's Chijin no ai (A fool's love, 1924–25) and its conversation with the prominent cultural discourses of its time. I focus particularly on the ideas presented by writers such as Hiratsuka Raichō and Kuriyagawa Hakuson regarding "love marriage" (ren'ai kekkon), a practice idealized as both a marker for an advanced nation and a site enabling individuals to "progress" and heighten their characters (jinkaku). T…
Folk Songs of Afghanistan
Writing Same-Sex Love
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Progress and Love Marriage
This article examines Tanizaki Jun'ichirō's Chijin no ai (A fool's love, 1924–25) and its conversation with the prominent cultural discourses of its time. I focus particularly on the ideas presented by writers such as Hiratsuka Raichō and Kuriyagawa Hakuson regarding "love marriage" (ren'ai kekkon), a practice idealized as both a marker for an advanced nation and a site enabling individuals to "progress" and heighten their characters (jinkaku). T…
Reading and Writing Material
The kimono is often overlooked in the study of modern Japanese literature. Yet it plays a vital role in representing character, symbolizing critical aspects of the narrative, and illuminating historical and social contexts. Here I focus onKimono(1965-68), an unfinished novel by Kōda Aya (1904-90) that depicts a girl's growing-up process through her experiences with kimono during the early twentieth century. While highlighting the protagonist's de…
Folk Songs of Afghanistan
Progress and Love Marriage
This article examines Tanizaki Jun'ichirō's Chijin no ai (A fool's love, 1924–25) and its conversation with the prominent cultural discourses of its time. I focus particularly on the ideas presented by writers such as Hiratsuka Raichō and Kuriyagawa Hakuson regarding "love marriage" (ren'ai kekkon), a practice idealized as both a marker for an advanced nation and a site enabling individuals to "progress" and heighten their characters (jinkaku). T…
Writing Same-Sex Love
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Becoming modern women
The Husband's Chastity
Otto no teisō (The Husband’s Chastity) was one of the most successful popular novels of 1930s Japan. In recounting the consequences of a husband’s extramarital affair with his wife’s best friend, the story highlights the idea of male chastity or fidelity. Teisō, a term with such varied meanings as “fidelity to one’s spouse” and “sexual innocence before marriage,” represented a key set of notions associated with and prescribed for female identity …
Reading and Writing Material
The kimono is often overlooked in the study of modern Japanese literature. Yet it plays a vital role in representing character, symbolizing critical aspects of the narrative, and illuminating historical and social contexts. Here I focus onKimono(1965-68), an unfinished novel by Kōda Aya (1904-90) that depicts a girl's growing-up process through her experiences with kimono during the early twentieth century. While highlighting the protagonist's de…
Becoming Modern Women
The Japanese Red Cross Society’s Emergency Responses in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 1945
The previously unstudied records of the Japanese Red Cross Society (JRCS) narrate the heroic tale of the Red Cross personnel who carried out the organisation’s emergency response in the immediate aftermath of the nuclear detonations in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Aid workers began relief activities on the day of the bombings, while many themselves were suffering from injuries and radiation sickness. They treated civilians, soldiers, an…
Reading the Kimono in Twentieth-Century Japanese Literature and Film
The Manchukuo Red Cross Society and the Kwantung Army’s Nation-Building Project in Manchuria, 1938–1945
This article situates the Manchukuo Red Cross Society (MRCS) within the historiography of the Kwantung Army’s project to create an independent state in Northeast China, friction with Japanese interest groups already established in Manchuria, and the participation of ordinary Manchurians in state-sponsored organizations. It argues that the Kwantung Army’s sponsorship of a Manchukuo “national” Red Cross society reflected the accelerating pace of th…
Japanese History and Culture (7 works) · Art (6 works) · Asian Culture and Media Studies (5 works) · Literature (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · History (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works)