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Wilson, along with blockmates Lester Y. Leung ’06, Miya E. Bernson ’06, and Frances C. Moore ’06, worked on the project for a month and a half this fall. Publicized through the Leverett House open list, the video clip—which is accessible off Wilson’s homepage www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~mcwilson/shaniqua.html—has already received more than 1,272 hits...
Performing in Boston on their One Earth Tour, Kodo is a percussion group dedicated to preserving and invigorating the taiko, the traditional Japanese drum. But with Kodo, the word "percussion" must be qualified. In Symphony Hall the stage is set with drums of massive proportions-one type, the miya-daiko, carved from a single tree, is four feet across and weighs 800 pounds. Other huge drums dot the stage, soon to be attacked with mallets the size of baseball bats...
When it comes to eternity, the practical-minded Japanese have always figured it is wisest to hedge all bets. Consequently their ceremonies of miya-mairi, which correspond to Christian baptisms, are traditionally Shinto, and their funerals are traditionally Buddhist. Now, increasingly, the Japanese are taking to being married in Christian ceremonies. This year 10% of all Japanese marriages are expected to take place in Christian churches-complete with white wedding gown, preacher, organ music and flowers-even though only 1% of Japanese are baptized Christians. At least 36 Protestant chapels in Tokyo cater especially to the "outsiders," but some couples...
...turn of the century, Japan had acquired the trappings and some of the attitudes of the West. Baseball, beer, and business suits were popular in the upper classes, but attitudes toward women and money were traditional. Kan-ichi, a poorly-off University student, loves Miya, whose parents have arranged a marriage with wealthy Tomiyama. Miya is not submissive about giving up her lover, but her parents tell her that after marrying Tomiyama she will secretly be able to help Kan-ichi continue his schooling in Europe, acting as a "sister" to him. Her sacrifice, of course, is futile since...
Each goes off to his respective misery: Miya becomes the chattel of her husband and his mistress, and Kan-ichi a flunkey for "the notorious female loan-shark Akagashi." They are reunited only after Kan-ichi loses his money and Miya attempts suicide. The world, in this case, is well lost...