Vol.8 newvoices.org.au New Voices in Japanese Studies Volume 8 An interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal showcasing the work of emerging scholars from Australia and New Zealand with research interests in Japan. GUEST EDITOR, VOLUME 8 Dr Adam Broinowski, Australian National University EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD (in alphabetical order) Professor Kent Anderson, University of Western Australia Associate Professor David Chapman, University of Queensland Dr Laura Dales, University of Western Australia Dr Christine de Matos, The University of Notre Dame Australia Dr Elise Foxworth, La Trobe University Emeritus Professor Nanette Gottlieb, University of Queensland Dr Carol Hayes, Australian National University Dr Emerald King, Victoria University of Wellington Dr Yasuko Hassall Kobayashi, Australian National University Dr Xiangdong Liu, Western Sydney University Professor Vera Mackie, University of Wollongong Professor Gavan McCormack, Australian National University Dr Katrina Moore, University of New South Wales Professor Tessa Morris-Suzuki, Australian National University Dr Caroline Norma, RMIT University Dr Craig Norris, University of Tasmania Professor Akihiro Ogawa, University of Melbourne Professor Junko Otani, Osaka University Dr Emi Otsuji, University of Technology Sydney Dr Yuji Sone, Macquarie University Associate Professor Roy Starrs, Otago University Dr Leonie Stickland, Murdoch University Dr Katsuhiko Suganuma, University of Tasmania Associate Professor Takemasa Ando, Musashi University Dr Beatrice Trefalt, Monash University Associate Professor Leon Wolff, Queensland University of Technology SERIES EDITOR Elicia O’Reilly, The Japan Foundation, Sydney To link to this volume: HEAD OF DEPARTMENT http://dx.doi.org/10.21159/nvjs.08 Ayusa Koshi, The Japan Foundation, Sydney All submissions to New Voices in Japanese Studies are peer reviewed ISSN 2205-3166 by a board of independent academic experts to meet the HERDC requirements for refereed journal status. 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Permission requests for usages Level 4, Central Park outside those governed by this licence 28 Broadway, Chippendale NSW 2008 should be directed to the Series Editor at www.jpf.org.au [email protected]. July 2016 We request attribution as follows: New Voices in Japanese Studies, Volume 8 is copyright © The Japan Foundation, © The Japan Foundation, Sydney / Sydney and the authors. Copyright of the collection belongs to The Japan [author name], [year of publication]. Foundation, Sydney. Copyright of the work belongs to the authors. All third-party i images have been reproduced with permission and copyright remains with the original copyright holders. New Voices in Japanese Studies, New Voices in Japanese Studies was formerly published as New Voices. Vol. 8, 2016 Foreword Welcome to Volume 8 of New Voices in Japanese Studies (NVJS). Th is is the second volume we have published since renewing the journal in 2015. In this edition, we are delighted to present six articles by local new voices that engage with a broad range of complex and challenging themes. It is my hope that publication in this journal will stand these authors in good stead, both now and in the years to come. It has been a distinct pleasure to have Dr Adam Broinowski on board as Guest Editor for this volume. Ten years ago, as a PhD candidate, Dr Broinowski contributed an article to the very fi rst issue of this journal. We are honoured to be able to welcome him back to the journal this year in an editorial capacity, and we are confi dent in the knowledge that the articles in this volume have benefi ted from the unfl agging dedication, rigour and professionalism that has characterised his engagement with this project from beginning to end. On behalf of the NVJS team, I wish to express my sincere gratitude to Dr Broinowski for the time and expertise that he has so generously devoted to shaping this volume. It has been very much a privilege for us to work with him. Great thanks are also due to the members of this year’s Editorial Advisory Board, who so generously gave of their time to provide feedback on the submissions to this volume. Many of these academics have also loaned their expertise to previous volumes of the journal, and have encouraged postgraduate researchers to submit their work. It is only thanks to the continued support of our local academic community that we are able to produce NVJS, and I am glad of the opportunity to express my heartfelt appreciation for it. As you may be aware, NVJS has continued to evolve over the past year. Since our last volume was published, we have completed the transfer of back issues onto our current site, so that all articles are now available in full in the one location. We have begun an affi liation with Crossref, which helps to make NVJS articles easier to search, cite and access, and have adopted a Creative Commons licensing model to support greater use of our authors’ articles. Further, we have also renewed our affi liation with the Directory of Open Access Journals, which benefi ts our authors by its valuable indexing of NVJS and the work within it. But by far the most important development for NVJS this year is the launch of the New Voices Scholar program. Th is program supports NVJS authors to present their work at local conferences, thereby providing an additional opportunity ii Foreword New Voices in Japanese Studies, Vol. 8, 2016 to build skills, experience and an academic profi le. For this inaugural year, we are proud to support Ross Tunney of the University of Tasmania, whose article, “Imaging the Rural: Modernity and Agrarianism in Hiroshi Hamaya’s Snow Land Photographs” was published in Volume 7, and Geraldine Carney of Monash University, whose paper, “Disrupt, Support and Document: Th e Role of Social Media in International Child Abduction Cases Involving Japan” appears in this volume. It is an honour and a privilege for us to support these outstanding young scholars, and we look forward to continuing this program as an extended platform for future NVJS authors. Th e above changes would not have been possible without our Series Editor, Elicia O’Reilly, whose dedication and vision has ensured that NVJS is continually changing for the better. Nor would they have been possible without the enthusiasm and support of Supervising Manager, Ayusa Koshi. Th ey also owe much to Penny Maher, whose incredible effi ciency and hard work as Administrative Assistant was responsible for bringing many of them into eff ect. And here, I would also like to acknowledge our web and layout designer Kevin Vo, whose tireless assistance with matters both technical and visual has enabled us to improve the journal over the past year as well as release this latest volume. I thank each of you most sincerely for your invaluable eff orts. Finally, I wish to thank the authors who chose to submit their work to this volume, and who have shown great discipline and tenacity in responding to feedback and dealing with the challenges of peer-review—many for the fi rst time. Your publication in this volume is all the better for the time and energy that you devoted to the revision phases, and for this I congratulate you heartily. My deep thanks also go to our authors’ academic supervisors, who encouraged them to submit and took the time to recommend their papers to us. And for the authors who, due to the pressures of time, were unable to complete their revisions in this cycle, we look forward to seeing your names in a future issue of NVJS. Yoshihiro Wada Director Th e Japan Foundation, Sydney July 2016 iii Foreword New Voices in Japanese Studies, Vol. 8, 2016 Contents ii Foreword v Introduction Dr Adam Broinowski 1 Disrupt, Support and Document: The Role of Social Media in International Parental Child Abduction Cases Involving Japan Geraldine Carney 32 The Cultural Semantics of the Japanese Emotion Terms ‘Haji’ and ‘Hazukashii’ Gian Marco Farese 55 A Centaur in Salaryman’s Clothing: Parody and Play in est em’s Centaur Manga Anne Lee 77 Visualising Shattered Lives: Potentiality in Representations of Rape Victimisation in Contemporary Japanese Cinema Hei-Lei Cheng 98 The Angst of Youth in Post-Industrial Japan: A Narrative Self-Help Approach Rie Kido 118 Performing Femininity in Japanese Politics: Chikage Ogi Case Study Alison Luke iv Contents New Voices in Japanese Studies, Vol. 8, 2016 Introduction It has been a pleasure to work as Guest Editor for New Voices in Japanese Studies, Volume 8. We have several wonderful and fascinating articles from excellent emerging researchers who combine their scholarship in Japanese Studies with other disciplines, including legal studies, linguistics, cultural, media and gender studies. In a time when Japan, as part of a world economy, is undergoing signifi cant transformations, the articles collected in this volume share informed perspectives on several issues specifi c to Japanese society that also have international relevance.