On location >>
On Location is both the author’s personal blog and a satellite blog of the Nihon Review. It is intended to be constructed out of both personal and academic writings centered around Japanese culture, society, and language. In addition to blog entries, the author will also post content related to his summer research under both the main blog and the “Research” page.
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Kenneth H., Undergraduate at Willamette University’s College of Liberal Arts in the Japanese Studies Department. Summer Researcher under Willamette University’s Carson Grant and foreign exchange student at Tokyo International University. Previously a soundtrack reviewer and blogger for the Nihon Review. Currently abroad in the Saitama Prefecture of Japan.
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Japanese Animation
- Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise (GAINAX)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (GAINAX)
- Grave of the Fireflies (Ghibli)
- Akagi (Madhouse)
- Lupin III (various)
Japanese Manga
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (Yoshiyuki Sadamoto)
- Buddha (Osamu Tezuka)
- Mw (Osamu Tezuka)
- Goodbye, and other stories (Yoshihiro Tatsumi)
- Ichi the Killer (Hideo Yamamoto)
Japanese Video Game
- Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (Konami, PSP)
- Zone of the Enders (Konami, PS2)
- Bushido Blade 2 (Square Enix, PS)
- Mr. Mosquito (Zoom, Inc., PS2)
- Pokemon Red (The Pokemon Company, Gameboy)
Iron Chef
- Iron Chef Chinese Chen Kenichi
Research >>
With the support of the Carson Grant from Willamette University, Kenneth H. is conducting summer research on Japanese firemen. The title of this research is, “Fire Department Relations in a Vertical World: An Investigation into the Forms and Functions of Social Structure in Low-tier Japanese Fire Department Employees.” This research is based on the work of Chie Nakane in Japanese Society (1970), and is so nicknamed, “tate-shakai no shoubou kankei” [タテ社会の消防関係]. See “Research” page for further details.