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How to reach Japan by subway : America's fascination with Japanese culture, 1945-1965
\"A study of the shibui phenomenon, in which American middle-class consumers embraced Japanese culture as familiar, yet exotic, in the two decades following the end of World War II\"-- Provided by publisher.
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The Ligneous Aesthetic of the Postwar Sōsaku Hanga Movement and American Perspectives on the Modern Japanese Culture of Wood
The Japanese movement of printmaking known as Sōsaku Hanga (“Creative Prints”) received a tremendous boost after World War II from the patronage of collectors associated with the US military. One appeal of Sōsaku prints by Munakata Shikō, Saitō Kiyoshi, Azechi Umetarō, and Maeda Senpan, among others, was their woody sensibility, or ligneous aesthetic. Human figures rendered like pieces of woodcraft and abstract passages of wood-grain printing intrigued American enthusiasts such as James A. Michener and Oliver Statler. The ligneous aesthetic was appreciated for evoking alluring qualities of ancient Japan as well as for its impressive sense of modernity.
Journal Article
Noguchi sets race record in Tokyo marathon win
\"The others were all saying they were in good shape and I was wondering if I would be all right,\" [Mizuki Noguchi] said. \"I didn't think about the two-year blank. I was confident in my training, it went well and without injury, even though there were times I didn't feel so great. I was able to run 100 percent the way I wanted to.\" \"It was my first time to run with Noguchi, she was running so fast,\" said the 31-year-old Kosgei, a mother of two and former heptathlete who finished fourth in London. \"I like the way she was running. I'm very happy to run with the Olympic champion.\" \"I was thinking that if I don't do it there, I'll be in trouble,\" Noguchi said. \"Something just told me that was the right time.\"
Newsletter
7,000 Runners Join Japan Charity Event in Central Park
Another female Japanese runner Reiko Tosa, also invited to the event, said, \"I was happy to see some participants wear clothes with Japanese flags on them.\" After the race, [Yoko Shibui] and Tosa joined fund-raising activities and gave donators T-shirts with words \"Ganbare!! Japan\" printed on them. Ganbare is a Japanese phrase that means \"keep going\" or \"you can do it.\"
Newsletter
Two more elite runners join fields
The 2002 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon field has added another sub 2:07 marathoner, Abdelkhader El Mouaziz, to the men's race and a rising Japanese star, Yoko Shibui, to the women's field. Shibui, 23, is the latest star on the Japanese marathon scene. Shibui broke into the world spotlight at the 2001 Osaka International Ladies Marathon by recording the second-best marathon debut (2:23:11). Earlier this year, she set the Japanese national 10,000m record (30:48.89) with her victory at the Cardinal Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif. [Driss El Himer]'s stunning debut was a 2:07:02 victory at the 2001 Amsterdam Marathon. That performance was the second-fastest marathon in 2001, a French National Record and the third-fastest debut marathon ever.
Newspaper Article
Pit bull kills smaller dog in Wauconda's Cook Park
\"The dog minder is screaming as my dog is torn apart. On the scene, the young man appears -- the owner, wearing no shirt -- and he sees what's going on,\" said Wauconda resident Lisa Didier, the dog's owner. \"He pulled my dog from the jaws of his dog, my dog drops, the man kicks his dog in the rear, sending him in the direction of home, and he began running.\" Wauconda Deputy Police Chief Ted Hennessy said the pit bull's owner, John E. Bender of Wauconda, was charged with one count of dog at large and one count of disorderly conduct. Hennessy said \"dog at large\" charge is given to dog owners who don't have control over their animal in a public place. Animal Control and Care program coordinator Robin VanSickle said Bender had been previously cited because his dog has attacked other animals. Bender could not be reached for comment.
Newspaper Article
DOWNTOWN DWELLING -- 'We still walk around the place thinking: God, I love it here'
Photos; Photos by Matthew Craig/The Commercial Appeal [Bert Sharpe] designed and made the low ceramic wall for the kitchen. In fabric and design, the Japanese influence is evident in the bedroom. Architect [David M. Schuermann] helped with the second-floor apartment of [Patti Lechman] and Bert Sharpe. \"There are less than a handful of private residences I have designed over the years that I would actually move into,\" said the architect, \"and this is one of them. Dealing with artistic and educated clients was a lot of fun.\" Employing an Asian sense of space, Lechman and Sharpe converted commercial space Downtown into a serene abode. Patti Lechman and Bert Sharpe converted a paved hard-packed lot into a Japanese themed garden with a pond and small bridge. Lechman's business [Martha Witherspoon, Shibui], in the ground floor of her home, offers imported Japanese fabrics, kimonos, scrolls and works of art. She started the shop with her friend, Martha Witherspoon. One of Bert Sharpe's sculptures on display at his home
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