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Roland Kelts

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Roland Kelts, half-Japanese American writer, editor and lecturer, lives half of each year in Tokyo and New York. He is the author of "Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture has Invaded the US," writes about contemporary Japan for several publications in the US, Japan, Europe and Canada, and is a frequent commentator on Japan for National Public Radio and the BBC. He also plays the drums. ...more

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"The Religion of Anime," Livestream Event for USJETAA/US-Japan Foundation Wednesday November 12, 7-8.30pm EST (11/13, 9-10.30am JST)

Join USJETAA and Dr. Jolyon Thomas, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania for what promises to be an in depth look at anime.

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	Letter to a Stranger: Essays to the Ones Who Haunt Us by Colleen Kinder (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Leslie Jamison (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Lauren Groff (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 950 ratings — published 2022 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Naoto: Wächter von Fukushima by Fabien Grolleau, Ewen Blain, Roland Kelts (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 514 ratings — published 2021 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S. 3.53 avg rating — 374 ratings — published 2006 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“But in Japan, there are two very specific words to define these selves: tatemae, or the presentation of your public self, and honne, how you really feel. ”
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“In America, if you succeed, you get sued. If nobody is suing you in America, you haven’t made it there.”
― Roland Kelts, Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S.

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“It’s kind of a stoic life, to survive strictly on your obsessions. It’s also kind of religious, sometimes. You could say that it’s a kind of postmodernist view—to survive a meaningless life strictly on your tastes in things, your styles.”
― Roland Kelts, Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S.

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