Tagged: Japanese culture

Merry White on Fox & Friends discussing the role culture plays in the aftermath of a tragedy

March 16, 2011 at 8:15 am

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Japan after the earthquake – a cultural expert’s view

March 11, 2011 at 11:16 am

Boston University anthropology professor Merry White, an authority on Japanese culture and society, offers the following cultural view of the earthquake in Japan and its aftermath: “This event will have a profound effect. Japan is no stranger to calamities and disaster has special, if not unique, meaning there. People have been waiting for The Big One, […]

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