Joe Tomei here. I usually don’t pass on student surveys (though I don’t mind if people do so), but this one, from a student of Simon Bibby in Kobe was actually quite thought-provoking. I encourage Japanese readers of the list to fill it out, I think it is an interesting challenge to possible preconceptions! The message and link are below
===== Hi everyone, Miku from my graduation thesis class asked me to post this, to reach a more international audience. Topic of thesis, and this super-short questionnaire: What is ‘made in Japan’? She’d be very grateful if people can fill in a quick 2-3 minute survey. Thank you, I appreciate it too! Particularly timely, noting the recent Nobel Prize for Literature award - Ishiguro was actually in the survey before. Thank you all! :)
