Education & Childhood “Yokutte Yo”: A Meiji-Era Trendy Phrase Among Female Students
“Ah, yokutte yo.”When people hear this phrase today, many may imagine an elegant “ojou-sama” (young lady) character from...
2026-07
Education & Childhood 
Food & Drink Bento Boxes and the Birth of School Lunch in Meiji Japan
How children’s lunches reveal a changing societyWhen lunchtime came, children opened the lids of their bento boxes.Today...
Entertainment Kamishibai: Japan’s “Motionless Movie” Before Television
When people hear the word kamishibai, they often think of children's entertainment. In reality, however, kamishibai was ...