What is it about?
This article is about a television drama from Japan that was the amongst the first Japanese popular culture in Australia. The impact and popularity of this program is discussed in the paper.
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Why is it important?
This article is important because it explains the early stages of the Japanese popular culture phenomenon and identifies the trajectory from these very early days. It also theorises the phenomenon and provides an alternative perspective on the reasons for such popularity with the concept of 'Oriental Cool'.
Perspectives
This paper was extremely enjoyable to investigate and to write. The television program in question was one of my earliest encounters with anything Japanese.
Dr. David R Chapman
University of Queensland
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This page is a summary of: Suburban Samurai and Neighbourhood Ninja: Shintarō and Postwar Australia, Japanese Studies, September 2015, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/10371397.2015.1118619.
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