In my previous posting on this topic, I examined the history of quotidian social practices, mask-wearing in particular, which have been relatively distinctive in Asia in general, and Japan in particular.  This practice helps explain the…

In this and one upcoming blog posting, I offer some thoughts on what historical inquiry can offer to an understanding of the COVID 19 pandemic, focusing mainly on Japan, with some attention as well on Taiwan…

As I write this blog, all of us here at Tokyo College, and all around the world, are living in truly abnormal times. For the more fortunate among us, the novel corona virus, aka COVID-19, has…