Here's an article about Japan that was written over 20 years agothat speaks volumes about the Japanese female and their efforts to overcome generations and generation and generations of being a second-classcitizen of that country.
Although I worked as a reporter for The Toronto Star,this one was not written by me. It's a Reuter's article I foundpublished my mother found published in The Toronto Star daily newspaperon December 27, 1990, while I was celebrating my first four months inJapan.
It was eye-opening to me, because while thearticle speaks of Japanese women asserting themselves, I sure as heckdidn't see any of that while I lived in Ohtawara-shi, Tochigi-ken inJapan as part of the JET (Japan Exchange & Teaching) Programme as an AET (Assistant English Teacher).
Butthe fact that someone else noticed it and madse a story about itdoesn't mean the phenomenon didn't exist or that it hasn't progressed aheck of a lot more since then.
Have a read, and please let me know what you think.Click on the photo image below to get the whole thing on your screen.
Andthere you have it. Interesting, I think. If anyone has any furtherdevelopments on Japanese women, I'd love to hear from you. Takako? Ifyou're out there... I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Somewhere looking at women,
Andrew Joseph
Today's blog title is brought to you by: Cyndi Lauper: CAPTAINLOUALBANO.
Although I worked as a reporter for The Toronto Star,this one was not written by me. It's a Reuter's article I foundpublished my mother found published in The Toronto Star daily newspaperon December 27, 1990, while I was celebrating my first four months inJapan.
It was eye-opening to me, because while thearticle speaks of Japanese women asserting themselves, I sure as heckdidn't see any of that while I lived in Ohtawara-shi, Tochigi-ken inJapan as part of the JET (Japan Exchange & Teaching) Programme as an AET (Assistant English Teacher).
Butthe fact that someone else noticed it and madse a story about itdoesn't mean the phenomenon didn't exist or that it hasn't progressed aheck of a lot more since then.
Have a read, and please let me know what you think.Click on the photo image below to get the whole thing on your screen.
Andthere you have it. Interesting, I think. If anyone has any furtherdevelopments on Japanese women, I'd love to hear from you. Takako? Ifyou're out there... I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Somewhere looking at women,
Andrew Joseph
Today's blog title is brought to you by: Cyndi Lauper: CAPTAINLOUALBANO.
