Title: Embracing differences : transnational cultural flows between Japan and the United States /
Authors: Laemmerhirt, Iris-Aya.
Year: 2013
Subjects: Cultural fusion.; United States Civilization Japanese influences.; Japan Civilization American influences.; United States Relations Japan.; Japan Relations United States.
Abstract: The omnipresence and popularity of American consumer products in Japan have triggered an avalanche of writing shedding light on different aspects of this cross-cultural relationship. Cultural interactions are often accompanied by the term cultural imperialism, a concept that on close scrutiny turns out to be a hasty oversimplification given the contemporary cultural interaction between the U.S. and Japan. ¿Embracing Differences± shows that this assumption of a one-sided transfer is no longer valid. Closely investigating Disney theme parks, sushi, as well as movies, Iris-Aya Laemmerhirt reveals a dialogical exchange between these two nations that has changed the image of Japan in the United States.--