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  1. 1. Yakushima Glocal Art Project

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi; Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Andrew Alona Konrad Zoll; [2022]
    Keywords : Human Ecology; Glocality; Sustainability; Sense of Place; Participatory Art; Boundary Object; Japan; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Aface the crashing wave of the global climate crisis, humans are struggling to stay afloat. Building a raft of sustainable environmental ethics whilst swimming in the dark waters of unsustainable “modernity” requires a herculean effort. And yet, here we are. READ MORE

  3. 2. Onsen At Långholmen : Swedish Bath House Inspired by Japanese Bathing Culture

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Petter Holm; [2018]
    Keywords : Långholmen; Stockholm; Japan; Japanese; onsen; bathhouse; bath house; wood; subtraction; bathing;

    Abstract : The idea for my Thesis project sprung from a trip I made last June around the Northernmost of the great Japanese islands, Hokkaido. Due to unexpectedly rough weather conditions we had to cancel many of the hikes and climbs that we had planned and instead immerse our bodies and senses in the wonderful onsen culture of Japan. READ MORE

  4. 3. Moss-viewing och dess kopplingar till den Japanska natursynen

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Johanna Karlsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Japan; Shinto; Zen; natursyn; mossa; moss-viewing; perception of nature; landskapsarkitektur;

    Abstract : Moss-viewing är ett modernt japanska fenomen där guidade utflykter arrangeras för deltagare som tillsammans åker ut i skogen för att fotografera, rita av och studera mossa i lupp. Denna uppsats har sökt kopplingar mellan detta fenomen och den generella natursynen i Japan. READ MORE

  5. 4. “Commercialization possibilities of Small scale biomass powerplant in Japan”

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Ryo Nakakido; [2016]
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    Abstract : After the great east earthquake in 2011, Japan has been under strong pressure for a restructuring of the energy supply structure. The Fukushima nuclear power plant accident, caused by an earthquake triggered giant tsunami, brought force to the shutdown of almost all nuclear plants in Japan and a national discussion on future energy structure arose. READ MORE

  6. 5. "She's just not there" : A study of psychological symbols in Haruki Murakami’s work

    University essay from Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

    Author : Johanna Nygren; [2010]
    Keywords : Murakami; psychoanalysis; c-essay;

    Abstract : In this essay a novel by the Japanese author Haruki Murakami, The Wind-up Bird Chronicle, is examined through dreams as a psychoanalytical phenomenon or spectacle. The novel is a complex work but mainly circles around the main character Toru, a middle-aged man in modern Japan whose wife leaves him unexpectedly. READ MORE