@article{oai:bunkyo.repo.nii.ac.jp:00007756,
 author = {Banks, Sachie},
 journal = {SHONAN JOURNAL : The International Journal of the Shonan Research Institute Bunkyo University},
 month = {2016-03-01},
 note = {Japanese culture has been described in the East/West dichotomy in the field of anthropology and intercultural communication. Japan has been called a unique and different “Other” that is group-oriented, indirect, lacks critical thinking and self-expression. Some elements “missing” in Japan based on Western standards were often criticized or suggested for improvement. This article argues that two lifestyle magazines, Kinfolk and Monocle, published by creative teams in Portland and London, challenge such cultural labeling. They integrate Japan into the West, in which Japan is a comparable partner for exchanging practical ideas for living. Images and power relationships constructed by the West in relation to the East have begun to be restructured, as seen in these magazines.},
 pages = {1--17},
 title = {Contemporary Japanese Culture: Perspectives from Kinfolk and Monocle Magazines},
 volume = {7},
 year = {}
}