In Japan, the choice of a name for a baby girl is a significant decision, with names often chosen for their meaning and symbolic significance. Many Japanese names for girls are inspired by nature, with names like Sakura, which means "cherry blossom," or Hana, which means "flower." Other...
Japanese BL manga and the subgenre of male/male romantic fiction. In Levi, A.., M. McHarry, & D. Pagliassotti (Eds.), Boy's love manga: Essays on the sexual ambiguity and cross-cultural fandom of the genre (pp. 59–83). McFarland. Richardson, M. (2001). The Halstead treasury ...
“female semen” that “falls continually,” while a 4th-century Taoist text, “Secret Instructions Concerning the Jade Chamber,” distinguishes between “slippery vagina” and “the genitals transmit fluid.” Korda and her coauthors reasoned that the latter can clearly be interpreted as female ...
including the development of mono-sex population [2,12], especially for those crabs with significant sexual dimorphism, such as caribbean king crab (Mithrax spinosissimus) [13] and Japanese mitten crab (Eriocheir japonica) [14]. So far, the sex determination mechanism remains...
Football (soccer) is a high-intensity intermittent sport with large energy demands. In a repeated-measures design, we analysed the nutritional intake and training load of fourteen female football players (22.50 ± 4.38 y; 57.23 ± 8.61 kg; 164 ± 6.00 cm
(0 μg/mL, 3 μg/mL, 30 μg/mL, 300 μg/mL) in their drinking water for 3 weeks, then the serum melatonin was measured by ELISA at different time points (mean ± SD,n= 3). Bars indicate scotophase duration. “*” indicates that there was a significant difference (p< 0.05) ...
brothels and theatres. The term alludes to the ephemeral nature of this realm. Entering it, whether as a musical performer (geisha), an actor or a courtesan, meant leaving behind one’s name and constructing a new persona. Entertainers often cycled through several stage names, inventing and ...
Initially portrayed as a British psychic and martial artist, Psylocke's consciousness was later transferred into the body of a Japanese ninja, merging her psychic powers with formidable combat skills. As a member of the X-Men and X-Force, she is a skilled warrior known for her deadly...
I don’t have all their names in my space but … there’s women in India. There’s women in Iran. I want to know who’s out there. I want to know who these women are. And I really want it to be diverse. I’m telling you, these stories are insane. They are so powerful and...
Yonezu's announcement of his first-ever world tour — which begins in March — also marks a milestone in J-Pop's growing global reach. Rapper, singer and songwriter Yuki Chiba's spirited verse in Megan Thee Stallion's viral hit "Mamushi" further bolstered the visibility of Japanese acts....