Anthropology 254 | Optional materials

A sampler of New York Times stories on Japanese marriage and parenting

1985. Chira, Susan, "The Pain of Transfers in Japan." June 28

1985. Chira, Susan, "Wealthy Japan's Spartan Style." October 30

1993. Sanger, David E., "In Japan's Astounding Future: Life With Father." November 12

1996. WuDunn, Sheryl, "Japan May Approve the Pill, But Women May Not." November 27

1996. Kristof, Nicholas D., "Japan Is a Woman's World Once the Front Door Is Shut." June 19

1996. WuDunn, Sheryl, "In Japan, a Ritual of Mourning for Abortions." January 25

1996. Kristof, Nicholas D., "Tokyo's Lights Lure the Young to Forsake Rural Way of Life."

1996. Kristof, Nicholas D., "Who Needs Love! in Japan, Many Couples Don't." February 12

1996. WuDunn, Sheryl, "In Japan, Even Toddlers Feel the Pressure to Excel." January 23

1996. WuDunn, Sheryl, "Stigma Curtails Single Motherhood in Japan." March 13

1997. Kristof, Nicholas D., "Japanese Parenting: Introducing a Child to the Culture of Shame." August 31

1999. WuDunn, Sheryl, "Child Abuse Has Japan Rethinking Family Autonomy." August 15

2000. Sims, Calvin, "Japan's Employers Are Giving Bonuses for Having Babies." May 30

2000. Strom, Stephanie, "For a Japanese Gymnast, Honor Thy Father." September 5

2001. French, Howard W., "Japanese Date Clubs Take the Muss Out of Mating." February 13

2001. Strom, Stephanie, "On the Rise in Japan: Assertive Daughters-In-Law." April 22

2001. Orenstein, Peggy, "Parasites in Pret-A-Porter Are Threatening Japan's Economy." The New York Times Sunday Magazine, July 1.

2001. French, Howard W., "Late Births Lose Stigma in Japan." December 9

2002. French, Howard W., "For More Japanese, Love Is a Multi-Ethnic Thing." July 31

2002. French, Howard W., "To Grandparents, English Word Trend Isn't "Naisu"." October 23

2004. Onishi Norimitsu, "Love Peeks Through Elder Japan's Curtain of Reserve." April 8