Allison Alexy is assistant professor in the
Department of Women’s Studies and the Department of Asian Languages
and Cultures at the University of Michigan.
Emma E. Cook is associate professor in the Modern
Japanese Studies Program at Hokkaido University.
The contributors to this volume offer refreshing portrayals of Japanese people's intimate relationships in the context of social and economic changes over the last few decades. Through the theme of 'intimacy, ' they give us a thorough picture of the new normal in everyday life in Japan. How, where, with whom, and why do people form or end relationships? How do they communicate and express their emotions toward each other? What stresses do people feel from social norms as they craft their own paths to intimacy? Allison Alexy and Emma Cook have put together a highly readable, well-researched, current, and fascinating book on an under-studied topic.--Glenda S. Roberts, Waseda University
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