: : Author: Laura Haapio-Kirk, PhD researcher, UCL Anthropology. Laura is also a member of the Anthropology of Smartphones and Smart Ageing (ASSA) team. Fieldsite: Laura conducted fieldwork in […]
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Covid-19 and Social Isolation in Japan
: : Author: Laura Haapio-Kirk, PhD researcher, UCL Anthropology. Laura is also a member of the Anthropology of Smartphones and Smart Ageing (ASSA) team. Fieldsite: Laura conducted fieldwork in […]
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Dressing in kimono at home: Creative responses to physical distancing from kimono lovers
: : Dressing in kimono at home: Creative responses to physical distancing from kimono lovers Author: Carolin Becke, a fourth-year PhD candidate at the School […]
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Making Staying at Home Popular: Social Norms as a Force for Encouraging Social Distancing
: : Author: Julia Nagai, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) alumna Fieldsite: Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. This piece is based on observations conducted in […]
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Internet Use Amongst Japan’s Elderly in the Age of the Coronavirus
Author: Julia Nagai, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) alumna Fieldsite: Sakai, a small city located just south of Osaka, Japan. Sakai is located in […]
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Coronavirus in Japan: smartphones and keeping self-informed
“I am ashamed of our government” messaged Inoue san*, a 65 year old woman from Osaka. She is retired and has been staying at home […]
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: : URLDavid Slater Professor of Cultural Anthropology Japan Here in Japan we are working on vulnerable populations under covid-19 and the restrictions that are […]
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