The Japanese Self in Cultural Logic

Acknowledgments

It was my obsessive disposition that kept me working on this manuscript through my post-retirement years. What now and then pulled me out of my inward-looking self toward a more open vision was the countless people I had contact with, on different campuses and in various communities, over the years. This book is the product of constant interchange with these people. Development of my thoughts was aided after my 1996 retirement by numerous invitations to speak. I would like to acknowledge the following institutions and associations: in Europe, Swiss Association of Asian Studies, Ascona; Leiden University; University of Munich; University of Vienna; Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris; and University of Oslo; in the United Kingdom, Joint East Asian Studies Conference Durham; University of Stirling, Scotland; University of Sheffield; Nissan Institute, Oxford University; and School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London; in the United States, Harvard University; University of Pittsburgh; Columbia University; Cornell University; and East-West Center, Honolulu; and in Asia, National University of Singapore; University of Tokyo; Dòshisha University, Kyoto; and University of Kyoto. Opportunities to present papers and discuss my ideas at annual meetings of the American Anthropological Association, Society for Psychological Anthropology, Association for Asian Studies, and Association of Social Anthropology in Oceania, among others, were also invaluable, as was a panel at the 1994 Kyoto Conference on Japanese Studies, which proved to be an important juncture that then drove the following decade of endeavor, when I concentrated on building a theoretical groundwork for my ideas. I have incurred a vast debt to a multitude of individuals who over the years have helped me in numerous ways, through interviews, email exchanges, reunions at conferences, or informal conversation. Sometimes even casual remarks inspired me more than my reading. Acknowledgments Being alone and retired, I often found my connection with colleagues and friends therapeutic, and it constantly stimulated new ideas. Unable to list all these people, I mention only those whose personal friendship, collaboration, consultation, advice, and moral and technical support I found especially memorable. (In naming these individuals , I follow the Western style of giving the personal name first, though in the text proper I rely on the Japanese convention, identifying people with surname followed by personal name.) In particular, I would like to acknowledge Ryòko Akamatsu, Hiroshi Azuma, Keith Brown, Matthew Carlsen, Takeo Doi, Eshun Hamaguchi, Joy Hendry, Alan Howard, Sachiko Ide, Yoshimi Iijima, Keiko Ikeda, Haruyo Inoue, Tomoko Inukai, David Johnson, Yoriko Kawaguchi, Noriko Kawahashi, Yoshie Kobayashi, Fujio Kurita, Jun-ichi Kyògoku, Taeko Matsuda, Fumio Miura, Chie Nakane, Yasuko Niimura, Keiko Nishio, Masako Òsumi, Yoshinobu Òta, Rein Raud, Jan Rensel, Robert J. Smith, Mariko Sugawara, Tomiharu and the late Fumie Takeyasu, Kimiko Tanaka, Yutaka Tani, Takashi Yamamoto, and Teigo Yoshida. Locally, I would like to thank the Department of Anthropology at the University of Hawai‘i, Mânoa, for its strong support of retirees. I owe much to the department secretary, Elaine Nakahashi. I have also benefited considerably from my continuing involvement with the Center for Japanese Studies, University of Hawai‘i. I am grateful to three anonymous reviewers for their encouraging as well as critical comments, which guided me toward a final revision. Financial support came from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and a Fulbright Award, for which I owe thanks. Anne Canright, my copy editor, contributed to the final outcome of this book not only with her technical expertise but also with her creative suggestions. At University of Hawai‘i Press I thank executive editor Patricia Crosby and managing editor Cheri Dunn. Last, but above all, I am indebted to Michael Cooper, who, after almost three decades as editor of Monumenta Nipponica, settled in Hawai‘i. When I was facing the challenging task of indexing, Michael surprised me by offering to take it over on my behalf. I accepted his kind offer gratefully, as I was well aware of his continuing active life as a prolific author and historian. The final version includes my additional entries. I dedicate this book to my brother and sister, Giichi Sugiyama and Satoko Tsuneda, both deceased. I miss their existence deeply, in part as my last “natural” bond to Japan. xxiv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Japanese Self in Cultural Logic ...