Why is the salaryman carrying a surfboard?
A Japanese and English bilingual book about the history and context of institutional white supremacy and Westernization in the Japanese design industry. The self-published book — crowdfunded via Kickstarter — uses several case studies to explore the historical context of racism in Japan and America and was created to be used as a resource to encourage conversation and discourse.
Client
Self-initiated

Services
Writing, Research, Book Design

Year
2021
Japanese Translation & Editing
Yuto Miyamoto

Japanese Proofreading
VERITA CORPORATION

English Editing & Proofreading
Louis Block

Printing
Hakkou Bijutsu (株)八紘美術

Research Advisory
Ian Lynam
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