Law and Justice in Japanese Popular Culture
Law and Justice in Japanese Popular Culture by Ashley Pearson, published by Taylor & Francis Group on December 6, 2019, offers an insightful examination of the interplay between law and popular culture in Japan. This 276-page volume delves into how Japanese media, from manga to anime, serves as a significant source of narratives and identities that reflect societal values and legal concepts. The book addresses various themes, including crime, justice, and ecological concerns, showcasing how these elements are woven into the fabric of Japan’s cultural output.
Readers will find a collection of essays from global scholars that critically engage with the representation of law and justice within Japanese popular culture. The work explores iconic figures and narratives, such as Astro Boy and Pokémon, while also considering broader implications for humanity and authority in contemporary society. By examining the cultural artifacts that emerge from Japan, this edition invites reflection on the complexities of tradition and change in a globalized context, making it a valuable resource for those interested in the intersections of law, media, and cultural studies.
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In a world of globalised media, Japanese popular culture has become a signifi cant fountainhead for images, narrative, artefacts, and identity. From Pikachu, to instantly identifi able manga memes, to the darkness of adult anime, and the hyper- consumerism of product tie- ins, Japan has bequeathed to a globalised world a rich variety of ways to imagine, communicate, and interrogate tradition and change, the self, and the technological future. Within these foci, questions of law have often not been far from the surface: the crime and justice of Astro Boy; the property and contract of Pokémon; the ecological justice of Nausicaä; Shinto’s focus on order and balance; and the anxieties of origins in J- horror. This volume brings together a range of global scholars to refl ect on and critically engage with the place of law and justice in Japan’s popular cultural legacy. It explores not only the global impact of this legacy, but what the images, games, narratives, and artefacts that comprise it reveal about law, humanity, justice, and authority in the twenty-first century.
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