Japanese Studies in Europe
　………………Josef Kreiner
Some Observations on Japanese Studies Abroad
　………………Isao Kumakura
John Embree in Reverse:Loose Structures in Thailand and Close Structures in Japan?
　………………Stephen Sparkes
‘Mono no yorokobi’ and ‘Mono no aware’: Thoughts Inspired at the Lotus Appreciation Gathering
　………………Tia Huixuan
Representation of Cultures: ‘Images of Other Cultures’
　………………Arapata Tamati Hakiwal
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