Behind the Mask: On Sexual Demons, Sacred Mothers, Transvestites, Gangsters, and Other Japanese Cultural Heroes |
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... entertainment . Both ' Mother ' and ' A Japanese Tragedy ' , as well as several versions of ' Mother Behind My Eyes ' were made then . But the same stereotypes are now alive and well on television in so - called home - dramas . These ...
... entertainment . Both ' Mother ' and ' A Japanese Tragedy ' , as well as several versions of ' Mother Behind My Eyes ' were made then . But the same stereotypes are now alive and well on television in so - called home - dramas . These ...
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... entertainment . Women now constitute about 40 per cent of the Japanese workforce.1 Fifty - two per cent of all office workers are women , and 37.7 per cent of all sales personnel . The average wage for women , however , is only 59.4 per ...
... entertainment . Women now constitute about 40 per cent of the Japanese workforce.1 Fifty - two per cent of all office workers are women , and 37.7 per cent of all sales personnel . The average wage for women , however , is only 59.4 per ...
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... entertainment one rarely comes across a ridiculous carpenter or builder . The ludicrous father is almost invariably a ' salaryman ' . There are examples of pathetic , drunken craftsmen unable to survive in the modern world , but they ...
... entertainment one rarely comes across a ridiculous carpenter or builder . The ludicrous father is almost invariably a ' salaryman ' . There are examples of pathetic , drunken craftsmen unable to survive in the modern world , but they ...
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Mirror of the Gods | 1 |
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Holy Matrimony | 38 |
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