Based on an oral presentation at the International Conference of Japanese Studies: ANIMALS IN JAPANESE CULTURE AND RELIGION The IX Days of Japan, the University of Warsaw, Poland, November, 2015. This paper reports the contents of... more
Based on an oral presentation at the International Conference of Japanese Studies: ANIMALS IN JAPANESE CULTURE AND RELIGION The IX Days of Japan, the University of Warsaw, Poland, November, 2015.
This paper reports the contents of author's presentation at the International Conference of Japanese Studies: “Animals in Japanese Culture and Religion” in 2015. The purpose of this study is to consider some of the insights found in the academic literature and the popular print media concerning changes in the role of pets and in thinking about animal rights in Japan.