Reo Matsuzaki (Trinity College) and Fabian Drixler (Yale University), “The Politics of Omote and Naishō: Performative Compliance and Spaces of Impunity in Meiji Japan”

U.S. ET: Oct 6 (Thu), 8 – 9 PM JST: Oct 7 (Fri), 9 – 10 AM NOTE: Registration required! Link. Paper is available here. Authors: Reo Matsuzaki (Trinity College) and Fabian Drixler (Yale University) Abstract: Around 1900, at least 97 percent of homicide victims in Japan were newborn children. Official statistics obscured this fact by reporting […]