Statement of Problem The history of Japantowns in Northern California is limited to a few organizations and books with very little digital content available for the general public to access. Japanese communities throughout Northern California aided in . . .

This thesis examines the state-level multilateral regional strategy that Japan has utilized in the Asia-Pacific region from the late 1960’s until now. The thesis demonstrates how this strategy has enabled Japan to mitigate the effects of its two most . . .

This study sought to explore how the Cultural Adoption/Diffusion model applied to the import of Japanese popular culture products, specifically anime and manga. This was done through a content analysis of four periodicals covering a period between 199 . . .