March 9, 2007

Week 5.0 Photos

JMSC 6019 Friday evening class posing for each other, with trash bin filled with used coffee cups in the background.

March 9, 2007

Week 4.2 Hikikomori – social trend or cultural trend

From my technorati search on hikikomori and Japanese culture, I have come across Minus-one’s blog entry on the film “All About Lily Chou-Chou“. It reminded me that the film was a groundbreaking presentation of the hikikomori phenomenon in Japan, linking it to violence and bullying at school.

Although there is no other student in HKU interested [...]