1st Edition

The Japanese Restaurant Tasting the New Exotic in Australia

By Iori Hamada Copyright 2024
150 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

150 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

150 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book explores the growth and operations of the Japanese restaurant in Australia since the early 2000s from perspectives of both restaurant workers and consumers. Through first-hand testimonies, collected from chefs, restaurateurs, gourmets and casual diners, it demonstrates how Japanese restaurants act as cultural hubs, connecting a diverse community of migrants, Australian citizens and... Read more

1. Mapping Out the Japanese Restaurant 2. Folding Restaurateurs’ Cross-Cultural Desires into the New Exotic  3. Eating Out and Tasting the New Exotic  4. Cross-Cultural Translation: Decoding the Japanese Restaurant  5. The Exotic Genre’s Formula: The Supply and Demand of Japanese Ethnicity  6. Conclusion

Biography

Iori Hamada is Lecturer in Japanese Studies at Monash University, Australia. Much of her work to date has been concerned with making sense of how shared systems of ideas shape people’s transnational experiences, which vary by culture, race, gender, ethnicity, nationality, social status, geographical location and other variables. In 2019, Iori was awarded the Institute of Social Science and Oxford University Press Prize for her co-authored journal article titled ‘Silent Exits: Risk and Post-3.11 Skilled Migration from Japan to Australia’. In 2021, she was also awarded a Higher Education Academy Fellowship by Advance HE, United Kingdom.