Christmas in Japan: Globalization Versus Localization Export

@article{citeulike:275561, abstract = {Products and services promoted on a global scale raise issues of globalism that are more superficial than the issues raised by the globalization of world holidays. It is one thing to have an Ikea and a KFC in the city, and conceivably quite another thing to have Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Halloween. Holidays like these have more complex cultural ideologies behind them. They threaten to displace traditional local holidays. And they offer a significant context in which to examine the interplay of global and local forces in the contemporary marketplace. We ask to what degree Christmas in Japan represents Western cultural imperialism, global homogenization, and a Westernization of Japan, versus local cultural adaptation, hybridization, and appropriation. Keywords: Christmas; Japan; Globalization; Gift-Giving; Holidays; Westernization; Videography}, author = {Kimura, Junko and Belk, Russell}, citeulike-article-id = {275561}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10253860500160361}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/gcmc/2005/00000008/00000003/art00010}, doi = {10.1080/10253860500160361}, issn = {1025-3866}, journal = {Consumption, Markets and Culture}, keywords = {asia, consumption-production, culture, east, global, popular, promotion}, month = {September}, number = {3}, pages = {325--338}, posted-at = {2008-06-28 19:29:05}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Routledge, part of the Taylor \& Francis Group}, title = {Christmas in Japan: Globalization Versus Localization}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10253860500160361}, volume = {8}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:275561 L3 - citeulike-article-id:275561 N2 - Products and services promoted on a global scale raise issues of globalism that are more superficial than the issues raised by the globalization of world holidays. It is one thing to have an Ikea and a KFC in the city, and conceivably quite another thing to have Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Halloween. Holidays like these have more complex cultural ideologies behind them. They threaten to displace traditional local holidays. And they offer a significant context in which to examine the interplay of global and local forces in the contemporary marketplace. We ask to what degree Christmas in Japan represents Western cultural imperialism, global homogenization, and a Westernization of Japan, versus local cultural adaptation, hybridization, and appropriation. Keywords: Christmas; Japan; Globalization; Gift-Giving; Holidays; Westernization; Videography IS - 3 JF - Consumption, Markets and Culture SN - 1025-3866 EP - 338 TI - Christmas in Japan: Globalization Versus Localization PB - Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group VL - 8 SP - 325 KW - asia KW - consumption-production KW - culture KW - east KW - global KW - popular KW - promotion AU - Kimura, Junko AU - Belk, Russell PY - 2005/09// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10253860500160361 ER -