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Japanese Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2025-03-16 DOI: 10.1111/ijjs.12182

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Habitus and the relationship between youth culture and transition: A Bourdieusian analysis of musical culture and inequality in Japan 习惯以及青年文化与转型之间的关系：对日本音乐文化和不平等现象的布尔迪厄斯分析

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Japanese Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2025-03-09 DOI: 10.1111/ijjs.12180

Naoki Iso, Takashi Hiraishi, Kaoru Mori, Kazuo Fujimoto

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Youth culture as a nation-branding resource: A case study about policy discourse of South Korea 作为国家品牌资源的青年文化：韩国政策话语案例研究

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Japanese Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2025-03-04 DOI: 10.1111/ijjs.12178

Marika Kita

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(No) Sex in Japan: A Sociology of Sexlessness in Intimate Relationships. By Alice PacherSingapore: Springer; 1st ed., 2022. pp. 219. (ISBN: 978-9811684630)

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Japanese Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2025-02-27 DOI: 10.1111/ijjs.12177

Hiroyuki Kubota

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Introduction: Youth culture in East Asia

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Japanese Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2025-02-27 DOI: 10.1111/ijjs.12181

Tomohiko Asano, Hideaki Sasajima, Kaori Takahashi

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The fan culture of the bluebird movement: The creativity of the younger generation in Taiwan's political activity

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Japanese Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2025-02-25 DOI: 10.1111/ijjs.12179

Chen Ichen

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Who gathered in place for cultural activities during the COVID-19 pandemic? Studies from event space user survey in Tokyo

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Japanese Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2025-02-23 DOI: 10.1111/ijjs.12176

Kurihara Masashi, Fung Wan Yin Kimberly, Sugiyama Satomi

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Cultural omnivorousness of young people in Japan, South Korea, and the United States—using latent class analysis 日本、韩国和美国年轻人的文化全能性--使用潜类分析法

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Japanese Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.1111/ijjs.12175

Yoshimasa Kijima

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Sociology of Hikikomori: Experiences of Isolation, Family-Dependency, Social Policy in Contemporary Japan. By Teppei Sekimizu, Lanham, Boulder, New York, London: Lexington Books. 2022. pp. 167 (paperback).

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Japanese Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2025-02-06 DOI: 10.1111/ijjs.12174

Minoru Kawakita

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Everyday life-environmentalism: Community sustainability and resilience in Asia. By Yamamoto Daisaku, Torigoe Hiroyuki (Eds.), Oxfordshire and New York: Routledge. 2023. pp. 306. $180 (hardback). ISBN 9781032027517

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Japanese Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2025-01-20 DOI: 10.1111/ijjs.12173

Jingyuan Wu

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