<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">The _electronic journal of contemporary japanese studies_ is pleased to announce the publication of its latest edition, Volume 12, Issue 1, May 2012, available online at:<br><br><http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/index.html><br><br>This edition introduces a completely redesigned Web site, as well as new material:<br><br><br>Refereed Articles:<br><br>1. Them and Us: Perceptions of the Japanese Among the Foreign Community: Race Theory and Race Relations in Post-Extraterritorial Japan<br> Darren L. Swanson<br><br><br>2. Gentlemanly Capitalism and the Club: Expatriate Social Networks in Meiji Kobe<br> Darren L. Swanson<br><br><br>3. Nationalism, Materialism, and Preferences for the US and East Asian Countries in Japan<br> Kenichi Ishii<br><br><br>4. Play and Empowerment: The Role of Alternative Space in
Social Movements<br> Carl Cassegård<br><br><br>5. Zen and Science<br> Erez Joskovich<br><br><br>6. The Birth of Shinkankaku-ha Bungejidai journal and Paul Morand<br> Azusa Omura<br> <br><br>Discussion Papers:<br><br>Liang Morita: Language, Discrimination and Internationalisation of a Japanese University<br><br>Anthony Rausch: Framing a Catastrophe: Portrayal of the 3.11 Disaster by a Local Japanese Newspaper <br><br><br>Book Reviews:<br><br>Peter Matanle: Managing in the Modern Corporation, Review of: Hassard, J., McCann, L., and Morris, J. (2009) Managing in the Modern Corporation: The Intensification of Managerial Work in the USA, UK and Japan, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.<br>Film Reviews:<br><br>Polina Kogan: The Great Happiness Space: When Men become Objects of Prey, Review of: The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief (2006)<br><br><br><br><br><br>Please visit us,
and consider contributing to this comprehensive, peer-reviewed journal. I'd very much like to increase the amount of film-related material!<br><br>Many thanks,<br><br><br>Timothy Iles<br>General Editor, the ejcjs<br></td></tr></table>