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the strange child andrea gevurtz arai The Strange Child Education and the Psychology of Patriotism in Recessionary Japan Stanford University Press · Stanford, California Stanford University Press Stanford, California © 2016 by the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system without the prior written permission of Stanford University Press. Printed in the United States of America on acid-free, archival-quality paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Arai, Andrea, 1956– author. Title: The strange child : education and the psychology of patriotism in recessionary Japan / Andrea Gevurtz Arai. Description: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2016. | © 2016 | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2015041711 | ISBN 9780804797078 (cloth : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780804798532 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780804798563 (e-book) Subjects: LCSH: Education—Social aspects—Japan. | Education—Japan— Psychological aspects. | Patriotism—Japan. | National characteristics, Japanese. | Recessions—Social aspects—Japan. | Japan—Social conditions—1989– Classification: LCC LC191.8.J3 A72 2016 | DDC 306.43/20952—dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015041711 Cover photo: Shomei Tomatsu, Yokosuka from the series Chewing Gum and Chocolate, 1959, gelatin silver print © Shomei Tomatsu—INTERFACE / Courtesy of Taka Ishii Gallery Photography / Film, Tokyo Typeset by Thompson Type in 9.75/13.5 Janson This book is dedicated to my father, Burton (Bud, Bapa) Gevurtz, who passed away in November 2013. Zichrono l’vracha. May his memory be blessed, and may he be on a beautiful fishing stream somewhere as he loved to be during his life. He was much loved and is very much missed. And to my daughters, brother, and incredible teachers. Contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction: The Strange Child, Education, Neoliberal Patriotism 1 1 Historical Crossings and Recessionary Effects 21 2 The Ministry of Education and the Youth A Incident 42 3 Frontiers Within 60 4 Collapsing Classrooms 80 5 The Cram School Industry in the Age of Recession 110 6 The Recessionary Generation: Times and Spaces 139 Conclusion 172 Notes 177 References 209 Index 223 S__ N__ L__ Illustrations Figure 2.1 Tomogaoka Junior High in Kobe 49 Figure 5.1 Nichinoken (Exam Preparation School) 126 Figure 6.1 Chikako’s Container Café 162 Figure 6.2 Chikako’s Container Café 162 Figure 6.3 Chikako’s Container Café 163 Figure 6.4 Terzo Tempo 165 Figure 6.5 Terzo Tempo, Ma-san do’s Bike 167 ix
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