In awarding Japan its first Nobel Prize in Literature, the Committee brought worldwide attention to the works of Japan’s premier modern writer and also to the classical works of Japan that he incorporated into his writings; works that they stated would help to “preserve a genuinely national tradition of style.”

As the city gains diversity but loses its own national identity, its individuals lose their own sense of identity. As the market economy influences the city to adopt the impersonal exchange model, the individuals become increasingly alienated from their fellow citizens.

How did American newspapers portray the Beijing Olympics before and after the IOC’s decision? More specifically, did they cover the Olympics in a positive, negative, mixed, or neutral light, and why?

When most Americans think of Chinese cinema, they think of movies like Ang Lee’s 2000 martial arts epic “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.” Indeed, “Crouching Tiger” is one of the most successful international movies at the US box office [...]

A captive of both Japanese colonial and American imperialist forces, Korea was not allowed to independently modernize within the global environment, but rather imported elements of modernity from its captors [...]

Domestic drama expresses and focuses on the everyday lives of middle or lower classes in a certain society. Domestic drama refers to a dramatic story containing an emphasis on its characters’ intimate relationships and their responses to unfolding events in their lives [...]