2022年10月のバックナンバー

2022.10.24

Inner Diversity <2>
An interview with artist KOM_I
A Wanderer

[Special Feature 076] KOM_I is an artist active in a plethora of fields and communities. In addition to her genre-bending creative endeavors, she also studies world music and folk arts, and frequently interacts with immigrants living in Japan. We interviewed KOM_I on what inner diversity means to her, and what she values in her relationships with others.

2022.10. 5

Living Together with Japanese Language <3>
Contributed by Yamawaki Keizo, Professor, School of Global Japanese Studies, Meiji University and Members of the Yamawaki Seminar　
Yasashii Nihongo and Tabunka Kyosei

[Special Feature 077] Recent years have seen an increasing number of television programs that urge people to evacuate using simple phrases such as "Escape to somewhere high." "Yasashii Nihongo" or plain and caring Japanese has been attracting attention as the language that is easy to understand for native and non-native speakers alike, and it also plays an important role in efforts to promote tabunka kyosei or intercultural cohesion. What are the possibilities and challenges of plain Japanese?

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