Language：Portuguese   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：Universidade de Sao Paulo, Agencia USP de Gestao da Informacao Academica (AGUIA)  

Departing from a genealogy of Western knowledge about Japan from the modern period to the present day, this article focuses on the analysis of the so-called “discourse of Japanese uniqueness” (Nihonjinron), emphasizing its role in the construction of images of Japan in the West and its impact in Japanese society, based on a bibliographic review centered on the area of Japanese Studies and the Social Sciences. In this process, we will trace the development of Nihonjinron from European Orientalism, rooted in the process of colonization and imperialism, to the Japanese cultural nationalism of the postwar period, and its criticism in the context of the development of post-colonial studies from the mid-1980s. Finally, we will point to new directions that focus on a multicultural and cosmopolitan approach in the study of Japan.

DOI： 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.v0i42p93-111

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Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：Universidade de Sao Paulo, Agencia USP de Gestao da Informacao Academica (AGUIA)  

This article intends to présent the life-story of Suzuki Shoko, a Japanese ceramic artist living in Brazil，following the precepts of the récits de vie as defined by Daniel Bertaux (2000). Based on Renato Ortiz’s concept of identity as a symbolic construction made in relation to a referent (2000)， it is important to know the historical，social and cultural context of these céramistes trajectory. The role of the Japanese woman in the beginning of the Showa Era (1929-1945)，the experience of the Second World War，the émigration of Japanese artists to the “New World” and the appropriation of the Japanese “tradition” in Brazil are elements that will permeate these ceramist’s discourse, whose story is marked by the transcultural experience and by the constant negotiation of her identity in the relation with the “other”.

DOI： 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.v0i32p117-130

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Language：Portuguese   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：Universidade de Sao Paulo, Agencia USP de Gestao da Informacao Academica (AGUIA)  

The present article intends to analyze the historical background behind the beginning of Japanese pottery production in Brazil, specifically in São Paulo State，in the four decades after the end of the Second World War. This period was marked by important changes in the social, economic and cultural scope，which enabled the establishment of pottery production according to Japanese techniques and inspiration by companies，specialized technicians and artists. This paved the way for the emergence of a specialized market，as a consequence of the increasing demand for these products, in the first moment，by the Nikkei community and，after the 80’s，by non-Nikkei Brazilians.

DOI： 10.11606/issn.2447-7125.v0i30p33-48

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