03/31/2002 - An article in the Japan
Times examines the history of Keigo (honorific Japanese) and its impact
on modern Japan.
03/26/2002 - According to an article in the 'Yomiuri
Shimbun', human bones, some bearing the scars of battle, dating back to
the late Jomon period (ca 10,000 B.C.-ca 300 B.C.) have been recovered from
the Itoku Remains in Tosa, Kochi Prefecture.
03/24/2002 - Akira Kurosawa's 'Rashomon' is now available on DVD. Special
features include audio commentary by Japanese film historian Donald Richie,
video intro by Robert Altman, and more.
03/17/2002 - Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa named 'Asian
of the Century'.
03/12/2002 - The forthcoming movie 'The Last Samurai' to star Tom Cruise
looks like it will be a (very) loose remake of the odd 1997 Lance Henriksen
movie of the same name. (KillerMovies.com)
(allwatchers.com)
03/10/2002 - A recent Newsweek
article examines the genetic and cultural contributions of Korea to ancient
Japan.
03/08/2002 - Miramax Films and MGM will co-produce a contemporary retelling
of Akira Kurosawa's classic Samurai saga, "The
Seven Samurai".
03/03/2002 - "The
Emperor and the Wolf", an new book about legendary Japanese director
Akira Kurosawa and his relationship with actor Toshiro Mifune released.
02/25/2002 - Tom Cruise to play a colonel who travels to Japan in the 19th
century to help train the Japanese emperor's army in new methods of fighting
in the movie "The
Last Samurai".
