Prof. Rotem Kowner

Prof. Rotem Kowner
Department of Asian Studies

Email: kowner@research.haifa.ac.il
Tel: +972-4-824-8501
Fax: +972-4-828-8539
Office hours: Monday, 18:00-19:00
Room 1106, Eshkol Tower

Courses Taught

Introduction to Japanese Civilization
Japanese Modern History
Japanese Interpersonal Communication
Individual and Society in Japan: Japanese Patterns of Personality and Behavior
East Asian Languages, Scripts, and Their Learning

Seminars:
War and Memory in Modern Japan
Key Elements in the Japanese Personality: Childhood, Family and Education
The ‘Other’ in the Japanese Society: Ideology & Attitudes
Seminars - general info (check list, Assessment sheet);

Research Areas

Interdisciplinary research on Japanese history and psychology:

Behavior and images in Japan’s modern wars
Perceptions of Japanese body, race and sexuality in modern times
Japanese identity, nationalism and attitudes towards non-Japanese
Behavior, personality and communication style in Japan
(research report)

Education

B.A.
The Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Dept. of East Asian Studies and Dept. Psychology
Research Studies
Freie Universität Berlin,Germany
(Hebew University exchange program)
The University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba Science City, Japan
(Monbusho scholarship)
M.A.
The University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba Science City, Japan
Dept. of Psychology
Ph.D.
The University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba Science City, Japan
Dept. of Psychology
Postdoctoral Studies
Stanford University, Stanford, U.S.A.
The Center for East Asian Studies
The Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Dept. of Psychology (Lady Davis fellowship).

Academic Publications

JAPAN'S MODERN WARS / THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR - BEHAVIOR, IMAGES & LEGACY

Books

2005. Kowner, R. The Russo-Japanese War: The Conflict that Shaped the Twentieth Century. Tel Aviv: Israel Defense Ministry Press. 639 pp. [In Hebrew]
2006. Kowner, R. Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. 620 pp.
2007. Kowner, R. (ed.). The Impact of the Russo-Japanese War. London and New York: Routledge. 368 pp.
2007. Kowner, R. (ed.). Rethinking the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-05: Centennial Perspectives. Folkestone, Kent: Global Oriental \ University of Hawa'ii Press. 539 pp.

Articles
1998. Kowner, R. Nicholas II and the Japanese Body: Images and decision making on the eve of the Russo-Japanese War. The Psychohistory Review, 26, 211-252.
2000. Kowner, R. “Japan’s enlightened war: Japanese military conduct and attitudes to the enemy during the Russo-Japanese War.” In B. Edström (ed.), The Japanese and Europe: Images and Perceptions. (pp. 134-151). Sandgate: The Japan Library.
2001. Kowner, R. Becoming an honorary civilized nation: Remaking Japan’s military image during the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-05. The Historian, 64, 19-38.
2007. Kowner, R. “Between a colonial War and World War Zero: The impact of the Russo-Japanese War in a global perspective.” In R. Kowner (ed.), The Impact of the Russo-Japanese War (pp. 1-25). London and New York: Routledge.
2007. Kowner, R. “A turning point in Japanese modern history?” In R. Kowner (ed.), The Impact of the Russo-Japanese War (pp. 29-46). London and New York: Routledge.
2007. Kowner, R. “The impact of the war on naval warfare.” In R. Kowner (ed.), The Impact of the Russo-Japanese War (pp. 269-289). London and New York: Routledge.
2007. Shillony, B-A. and R. Kowner. “The memory and significance of the Russo-Japanese War from a centennial perspective.” In R. Kowner (ed.), Rethinking the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-05: Centennial Perspectives (pp. 1-9). Folkestone, Kent: Global Oriental.
2007. Inaba, C. and R. Kowner. “The secret factor: Japanese network of intelligence gathering on Russia during the war.” In R. Kowner (ed.), Rethinking the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-05: Centennial Perspective (pp. 78-92). Folkestone, Kent: Global Oriental.
2007. Kowner, R. “The high road to World War I? Europe and the outcomes of the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-14.” In J. Chapman and C. Inaba (eds.), Rethinking the Russo-Japanese War: Regional Issues and Diplomacy, Economics and Image (pp. 293-314). Folkestone, Kent: Global Oriental.
2008. Kowner, R. “Japan’s ’fifteen minutes of glory’: Managing world opinion during the war with Russia, 1904-5.” In Y. Mikhailova and W. M. Steele (eds.), Japan and Russia: Three Centuries of Mutual Images (pp. 47-70). Folkestone, Kent: Global Oriental.
2009. Kowner, R. “The conflict that determined the fate of a continent.” Zmanim: A Historical Quarterly, 105, 36-41.

2009. Kowner, R. “In attempt to comprehend the 'Masscare of Nanjing': The big questions.” Zmanim: A Historical Quarterly, 105, 76-91.
2009. Kowner, R. “Imperial Japan and its POWs: The dilemma of humaneness and national identity.” In G. Podoler (ed.), War and Militarism in Modern Japan: Issues of History and Identity (pp. 80-110). Folkestone, Kent: Global Oriental.

Entries in encyclopedias and book reviews
2002. Kowner, R. “Hiroshima.” In M. Ember and C. Ember (eds.), Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures, 4 vols. (II: pp. 341-348). Danbury (CT): Grolier.
2008. Kowner, R. “Lobanov-Yamagata Agreement (1896).” In M. F. Whitters, M. E. Ackermann, J.-H. Upshur, M. J. Schroeder, and J. J. Terry (eds.), Encyclopedia of World History, 7 vols. New York: Fact on File.IV: item 172.
2008. Kowner, R. “Book review: Evgeny Sergeev - Russian Military Intelligence in the War with Japan, 1904-05.” The Russian Review, 67 (2), 346-347.
2010. Kowner, R. “Meiji Japan's new army and navy”; "The Revolution of 1905 in Russia"; "Nogi Maresuke"; "Bloody Sunday." In J. H. Overfield (ed.), ABC-Clio Encyclopedia of World History, 21 vols. Santa Barbara (CA): ABC-Clio. In press.

RACE & BODY IMAGE IN JAPAN: FOREIGN PERCEPTIONS & LOCAL TRANSFORMATION

Articles
1996. Kowner, R. Effect of group status on physical attractiveness preference: From the Japanese case to a general cognitive perspective. Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs, 122, 215-248.
2000. Kowner, R. Lighter than Yellow, But Not Enough: Western Discourse on the Japanese ‘Race’, 1854-1904. The Historical Journal, 43, 103-131.
2002. Kowner, R. The Other as Ideal: Japanese corporality and the West. Zmanim: A Historical Quarterly, 75, 65-81. [In Hebrew].
2002. Kowner, R. Japanese body esteem: Structure and esteem scores in a cross-cultural perspective. International Journal of Psychology, 37, 149-159.
2004. Kowner, R. The Skin as a Metaphor: Early European Racial Perspectives on Japan, 1548-1853. Ethnohistory, 51, 751-778.
2004. Kowner, R. When ideals are too ‘far-off’: Body dissatisfaction and physical self-ideal discrepancy in Japan. Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs, 130, 333-361.
2006. Kowner, R. European Aborigines in Japan? Physiognomy and Racial Affinity in the Western Discourse on the Ainu, 1548-2000. Historia 18, 5-31. [In Hebrew].

JAPANESE PERSONALITY, BEHAVIOR & INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
Articles

1997. Shobo, H. and R. Kowner. Waruteggu byôga tesuto no hannô naiyô no tokuchô ni kan suru kenkyû [A study on the characteristics of the content of drawings of Wartegg-Zeichentest in Japan]. The Journal of Arts and Sciences [Meikai University, Japan], 9, 49-61.
2002. Kowner, R. Japanese communication in intercultural encounters: The barrier of status-related behavior. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 26, 339-361.
2003. Kowner, R. & R. Wiseman. Cultural patterns of status-related behavior: Japanese and American perceptions of behavior in asymmetric dyadic interaction. Cross-Cultural Research, 37, 178-210.
2003. Kowner, R. Japanese miscommunication with foreigners: In search for valid accounts and effective remedies. Japanstudien, 15, 113-147.
2007. Kowner, R. “The power of silence: Hierarchy, status and the right to talk in Japan.” In M. Ephratt (ed.), Silences: On the Place of Silence in Culture and Interpersonal Relations (pp. 69-82). Tel Aviv: Resling. [In Hebrew].

JAPANESE IDENTITY, NATIONALISM & ATTITUDES TO NON-JAPANESE

Monographs
1997. Kowner, R. On Ignorance, Respect, and Suspicion: Current Japanese Attitudes towards Jews. Monograph in the series ‘Analysis of Current Trends in Antisemitism’ (no. 11). Jerusalem: The Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism, the Hebrew University. 53 pp.
2004. Reprinted in M. Weiner (ed.). Race, Ethnicity and Migration in Modern Japan. 3 vols. set. Vol. 3: Imagined and Imaginary Minorities (pp. 350-406). London: Routledge.
2006. Kowner, R. On Symbolic Antisemitism: Motives for the Success of the Protocols in Japan and Its Consequences. Monograph in the series ‘Posen Papers’ (no. 3.). Jerusalem: The Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism, the Hebrew University. 20 pp.

Articles

1997. Kowner, R. The Jewish spot on the rising sun: Reconsidering current Japanese attitudes toward Jews. The Australian/Israel Review, 22 (15), 19-21.
1999. Kowner, R., H. Befu, and K. Manabe. The human profile of Japanese nationalism: A study of nihonjinron followers. Journal Komunikasi, 15, 73-95.
1999. Kowner, R. Homogeneous society with exceptions: Prejudice and its ideology in Japan. In O. Feldman (ed.), Political Psychology in Japan. (pp. 233-255). New York: Nova Science Publications.
2001. Kowner, R. Tokyo recognizes Auschwitz: The rise and fall of Holocaust denial in Japan, 1989-1999. Journal of Genocide Research, 3, 257-272.
2001. Kowner, R., and J. Rosenhouse. Cultural policy on loanword adoption in modern Japanese and Hebrew: A comparative study. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 7, 521-548.
2002. Kowner, R. Deconstructing the Japanese national discourse: Laymen's beliefs and ideology. In R. Donahue (ed.), Exploring Japaneseness: Japanese Enactments of Culture and Consciousness (pp. 169-182). Westport, Conn.: Greenwood.
2004. Kowner, R. Kurosawa and the American Occupation of Japan: Rashomon in historical context. Zmanim: A Historical Quarterly, 86, 36-50 [In Hebrew].
2006. Kowner, R. The Protocols in a land without Jews: A reconsideration. International Antisemitism 3-4, 68-77.
2008. Kowner, R., and M. Daliot-Bul. English loanwords on Japanese grounds: The dialectic relationships between ‘Western-ness’ and ‘Japaneseness’. In J. Rosenhouse, and R. Kowner (eds.), Globally Speaking: Motives for Adopting English Vocabulary in Other Languages (pp. 250-275). Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters.

JAPANESE / UNIVERSAL PERCEPTIONS OF PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS & FACIAL ASYMMETRY

Articles
1993. Kowner, R. and T. Ogawa. The contrast effect of physical attractiveness in Japan. Journal of Psychology, 127, 51-64.
1993. Kowner, R.& T. Ogawa. Shintaiteki miryoku to sono kettei yôin: Konomi no rironteki kôsatsu [Toward a theory of the universal determinants of physical attractiveness preferences]. Tsukuba Psychological Research [Japan], 15, 219-224. [In Japanese].
1994. Kowner, R., T. Ogawa, and T. Kikuchi. Evolutionary and cultural transmission of physical attractiveness perceptions. Tsukuba Psychological Research [Japan], 16, 221-232.
1995. Kowner, R. Laterality in facial expressions and its effect on attributions of emotion and personality: A reconsideration. Neuropsychologia, 33, 539-559.
1995. Kowner, R. The effect of physical attractiveness comparison on choice of partners. Journal of Social Psychology, 135, 153-165.
1995. Kowner, R. and T. Ogawa. The role of raters’ sex, personality, and appearance in judgments of facial beauty. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 81, 339-349.
1996. Kowner, R. Facial asymmetry and attractiveness judgment in developmental perspective. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 22, 662-675.
1996. Kowner, R. An improved technique for creating hemifacial chimeras. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers, 28, 372-375.
1996. Kowner, R. Susceptibility to physical attractiveness comparison: On the role of Attributions in protecting self-esteem. Psychologia, 39, 150-161.
1997. Kowner, R. The perception and attribution of facial asymmetry in normal adults. Psychological Record, 47, 371-384.
1998. Kowner, R. Human fluctuating asymmetry: What does it mean for psychologists? Symmetry, 9, 234-245
1998. Kowner, R. Perceiving and attributing hemispheric width in faces of normal adults. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 87, 567-572.
1998. Kowner, R. Effects of social deviance on judgment of facial attractiveness: A comparison of methods using Japanese samples. International Journal of Psychology, 33, 1-16.
1999. Kowner, R. and R. Thornhill. The imperfect organism: On the concept of fluctuating asymmetry and its significance in humans, non-human animals, and plants. Symmetry, 10, 227-243.
2001. Kowner R. Psychological perspective on human developmental stability and fluctuating asymmetry: Applications, sources and implications. British Journal of Psychology, 92, 447-469.

JAPANESE LANGUAGE & GENERAL SOCIOLINGUISTICS

Books
2008. Rosenhouse, J. and R. Kowner (eds.). Globally Speaking: Motives for Adopting English Vocabulary in Other Languages. Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters. 354 pp.

Articles
2004. Rosenhouse, J. and R. Kowner. Hebrew and Japanese are not related: A comparative linguistic Study. Helkat HaLashon, 35, 43-64 [In Hebrew].
2008. Kowner, R. and J. Rosenhouse. The Hegemony of English and determinants of borrowing from its vocabulary. In J. Rosenhouse and R. Kowner (eds.), Globally Speaking: Motives for Adopting English Vocabulary in Other Languages (pp. 4-18). Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters.
2008. Rosenhouse, J. and R. Kowner. Features of borrowing from English in twelve languages. In J. Rosenhouse, and R. Kowner (eds.), Globally Speaking: Motives for Adopting English Vocabulary in Other Languages (pp. 276-296). Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters.

See also
2001. Kowner, R. and J. Rosenhouse (above)
2008. Kowner, R. and M. Daliot-Bul (above)

JAPAN – SOCIETY, CULTURE, & HISTORY

Refereed articles and chapters in books

2004. Kowner, R. Cinema, history, and in between: Rashomon and its contribution to the historical discourse. Zmanim: A Historical Quarterly, 86, 4-9 [In Hebrew].
2005. Kowner, R. Universal truth or unique legal culture: Law and justice in Japan according to Rashomon. Bar-Ilan Law Studies, 22, 139-157 [In Hebrew].

Publications in Hebrew

לרשימת פרסומים בעברית בנושא יפן ואסיה

	Prof. Rotem Kowner Department of Asian Studies Email: kowner@research.haifa.ac.il Tel: +972-4-824-8501 Fax: +972-4-828-8539 Office hours: Monday, 18:00-19:00 Room 1106, Eshkol Tower
Courses Taught Introduction to Japanese Civilization Japanese Modern History Japanese Interpersonal Communication Individual and Society in Japan: Japanese Patterns of Personality and Behavior East Asian Languages, Scripts, and Their Learning Seminars: War and Memory in Modern Japan Key Elements in the Japanese Personality: Childhood, Family and Education The ‘Other’ in the Japanese Society: Ideology & Attitudes Seminars - general info (check list, Assessment sheet);
Research Areas Interdisciplinary research on Japanese history and psychology: Behavior and images in Japan’s modern wars Perceptions of Japanese body, race and sexuality in modern times Japanese identity, nationalism and attitudes towards non-Japanese Behavior, personality and communication style in Japan (research report)
Education B.A. The Hebrew University, Jerusalem Dept. of East Asian Studies and Dept. Psychology Research Studies Freie Universität Berlin,Germany (Hebew University exchange program) The University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba Science City, Japan (Monbusho scholarship) M.A. The University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba Science City, Japan Dept. of Psychology Ph.D. The University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba Science City, Japan Dept. of Psychology Postdoctoral Studies Stanford University, Stanford, U.S.A. The Center for East Asian Studies The Hebrew University, Jerusalem Dept. of Psychology (Lady Davis fellowship).
Academic Publications JAPAN'S MODERN WARS / THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR - BEHAVIOR, IMAGES & LEGACY Books 2005. Kowner, R. The Russo-Japanese War: The Conflict that Shaped the Twentieth Century. Tel Aviv: Israel Defense Ministry Press. 639 pp. [In Hebrew] 2006. Kowner, R. Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. 620 pp. 2007. Kowner, R. (ed.). The Impact of the Russo-Japanese War. London and New York: Routledge. 368 pp. 2007. Kowner, R. (ed.). Rethinking the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-05: Centennial Perspectives. Folkestone, Kent: Global Oriental \ University of Hawa'ii Press. 539 pp. Articles 1998. Kowner, R. Nicholas II and the Japanese Body: Images and decision making on the eve of the Russo-Japanese War. The Psychohistory Review, 26, 211-252. 2000. Kowner, R. “Japan’s enlightened war: Japanese military conduct and attitudes to the enemy during the Russo-Japanese War.” In B. Edström (ed.), The Japanese and Europe: Images and Perceptions. (pp. 134-151). Sandgate: The Japan Library. 2001. Kowner, R. Becoming an honorary civilized nation: Remaking Japan’s military image during the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-05. The Historian, 64, 19-38. 2007. Kowner, R. “Between a colonial War and World War Zero: The impact of the Russo-Japanese War in a global perspective.” In R. Kowner (ed.), The Impact of the Russo-Japanese War (pp. 1-25). London and New York: Routledge. 2007. Kowner, R. “A turning point in Japanese modern history?” In R. Kowner (ed.), The Impact of the Russo-Japanese War (pp. 29-46). London and New York: Routledge. 2007. Kowner, R. “The impact of the war on naval warfare.” In R. Kowner (ed.), The Impact of the Russo-Japanese War (pp. 269-289). London and New York: Routledge. 2007. Shillony, B-A. and R. Kowner. “The memory and significance of the Russo-Japanese War from a centennial perspective.” In R. Kowner (ed.), Rethinking the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-05: Centennial Perspectives (pp. 1-9). Folkestone, Kent: Global Oriental. 2007. Inaba, C. and R. Kowner. “The secret factor: Japanese network of intelligence gathering on Russia during the war.” In R. Kowner (ed.), Rethinking the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-05: Centennial Perspective (pp. 78-92). Folkestone, Kent: Global Oriental. 2007. Kowner, R. “The high road to World War I? Europe and the outcomes of the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-14.” In J. Chapman and C. Inaba (eds.), Rethinking the Russo-Japanese War: Regional Issues and Diplomacy, Economics and Image (pp. 293-314). Folkestone, Kent: Global Oriental. 2008. Kowner, R. “Japan’s ’fifteen minutes of glory’: Managing world opinion during the war with Russia, 1904-5.” In Y. Mikhailova and W. M. Steele (eds.), Japan and Russia: Three Centuries of Mutual Images (pp. 47-70). Folkestone, Kent: Global Oriental. 2009. Kowner, R. “The conflict that determined the fate of a continent.” Zmanim: A Historical Quarterly, 105, 36-41. 2009. Kowner, R. “In attempt to comprehend the 'Masscare of Nanjing': The big questions.” Zmanim: A Historical Quarterly, 105, 76-91. 2009. Kowner, R. “Imperial Japan and its POWs: The dilemma of humaneness and national identity.” In G. Podoler (ed.), War and Militarism in Modern Japan: Issues of History and Identity (pp. 80-110). Folkestone, Kent: Global Oriental. Entries in encyclopedias and book reviews 2002. Kowner, R. “Hiroshima.” In M. Ember and C. Ember (eds.), Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures, 4 vols. (II: pp. 341-348). Danbury (CT): Grolier. 2008. Kowner, R. “Lobanov-Yamagata Agreement (1896).” In M. F. Whitters, M. E. Ackermann, J.-H. Upshur, M. J. Schroeder, and J. J. Terry (eds.), Encyclopedia of World History, 7 vols. New York: Fact on File.IV: item 172. 2008. Kowner, R. “Book review: Evgeny Sergeev - Russian Military Intelligence in the War with Japan, 1904-05.” The Russian Review, 67 (2), 346-347. 2010. Kowner, R. “Meiji Japan's new army and navy”; "The Revolution of 1905 in Russia"; "Nogi Maresuke"; "Bloody Sunday." In J. H. Overfield (ed.), ABC-Clio Encyclopedia of World History, 21 vols. Santa Barbara (CA): ABC-Clio. In press. RACE & BODY IMAGE IN JAPAN: FOREIGN PERCEPTIONS & LOCAL TRANSFORMATION Articles 1996. Kowner, R. Effect of group status on physical attractiveness preference: From the Japanese case to a general cognitive perspective. Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs, 122, 215-248. 2000. Kowner, R. Lighter than Yellow, But Not Enough: Western Discourse on the Japanese ‘Race’, 1854-1904. The Historical Journal, 43, 103-131. 2002. Kowner, R. The Other as Ideal: Japanese corporality and the West. Zmanim: A Historical Quarterly, 75, 65-81. [In Hebrew]. 2002. Kowner, R. Japanese body esteem: Structure and esteem scores in a cross-cultural perspective. International Journal of Psychology, 37, 149-159. 2004. Kowner, R. The Skin as a Metaphor: Early European Racial Perspectives on Japan, 1548-1853. Ethnohistory, 51, 751-778. 2004. Kowner, R. When ideals are too ‘far-off’: Body dissatisfaction and physical self-ideal discrepancy in Japan. Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs, 130, 333-361. 2006. Kowner, R. European Aborigines in Japan? Physiognomy and Racial Affinity in the Western Discourse on the Ainu, 1548-2000. Historia 18, 5-31. [In Hebrew]. JAPANESE PERSONALITY, BEHAVIOR & INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION Articles 1997. Shobo, H. and R. Kowner. Waruteggu byôga tesuto no hannô naiyô no tokuchô ni kan suru kenkyû [A study on the characteristics of the content of drawings of Wartegg-Zeichentest in Japan]. The Journal of Arts and Sciences [Meikai University, Japan], 9, 49-61. 2002. Kowner, R. Japanese communication in intercultural encounters: The barrier of status-related behavior. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 26, 339-361. 2003. Kowner, R. & R. Wiseman. Cultural patterns of status-related behavior: Japanese and American perceptions of behavior in asymmetric dyadic interaction. Cross-Cultural Research, 37, 178-210. 2003. Kowner, R. Japanese miscommunication with foreigners: In search for valid accounts and effective remedies. Japanstudien, 15, 113-147. 2007. Kowner, R. “The power of silence: Hierarchy, status and the right to talk in Japan.” In M. Ephratt (ed.), Silences: On the Place of Silence in Culture and Interpersonal Relations (pp. 69-82). Tel Aviv: Resling. [In Hebrew]. JAPANESE IDENTITY, NATIONALISM & ATTITUDES TO NON-JAPANESE Monographs 1997. Kowner, R. On Ignorance, Respect, and Suspicion: Current Japanese Attitudes towards Jews. Monograph in the series ‘Analysis of Current Trends in Antisemitism’ (no. 11). Jerusalem: The Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism, the Hebrew University. 53 pp. 2004. Reprinted in M. Weiner (ed.). Race, Ethnicity and Migration in Modern Japan. 3 vols. set. Vol. 3: Imagined and Imaginary Minorities (pp. 350-406). London: Routledge. 2006. Kowner, R. On Symbolic Antisemitism: Motives for the Success of the Protocols in Japan and Its Consequences. Monograph in the series ‘Posen Papers’ (no. 3.). Jerusalem: The Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism, the Hebrew University. 20 pp. Articles 1997. Kowner, R. The Jewish spot on the rising sun: Reconsidering current Japanese attitudes toward Jews. The Australian/Israel Review, 22 (15), 19-21. 1999. Kowner, R., H. Befu, and K. Manabe. The human profile of Japanese nationalism: A study of nihonjinron followers. Journal Komunikasi, 15, 73-95. 1999. Kowner, R. Homogeneous society with exceptions: Prejudice and its ideology in Japan. In O. Feldman (ed.), Political Psychology in Japan. (pp. 233-255). New York: Nova Science Publications. 2001. Kowner, R. Tokyo recognizes Auschwitz: The rise and fall of Holocaust denial in Japan, 1989-1999. Journal of Genocide Research, 3, 257-272. 2001. Kowner, R., and J. Rosenhouse. Cultural policy on loanword adoption in modern Japanese and Hebrew: A comparative study. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 7, 521-548. 2002. Kowner, R. Deconstructing the Japanese national discourse: Laymen's beliefs and ideology. In R. Donahue (ed.), Exploring Japaneseness: Japanese Enactments of Culture and Consciousness (pp. 169-182). Westport, Conn.: Greenwood. 2004. Kowner, R. Kurosawa and the American Occupation of Japan: Rashomon in historical context. Zmanim: A Historical Quarterly, 86, 36-50 [In Hebrew]. 2006. Kowner, R. The Protocols in a land without Jews: A reconsideration. International Antisemitism 3-4, 68-77. 2008. Kowner, R., and M. Daliot-Bul. English loanwords on Japanese grounds: The dialectic relationships between ‘Western-ness’ and ‘Japaneseness’. In J. Rosenhouse, and R. Kowner (eds.), Globally Speaking: Motives for Adopting English Vocabulary in Other Languages (pp. 250-275). Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters. JAPANESE / UNIVERSAL PERCEPTIONS OF PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS & FACIAL ASYMMETRY Articles 1993. Kowner, R. and T. Ogawa. The contrast effect of physical attractiveness in Japan. Journal of Psychology, 127, 51-64. 1993. Kowner, R.& T. Ogawa. Shintaiteki miryoku to sono kettei yôin: Konomi no rironteki kôsatsu [Toward a theory of the universal determinants of physical attractiveness preferences]. Tsukuba Psychological Research [Japan], 15, 219-224. [In Japanese]. 1994. Kowner, R., T. Ogawa, and T. Kikuchi. Evolutionary and cultural transmission of physical attractiveness perceptions. Tsukuba Psychological Research [Japan], 16, 221-232. 1995. Kowner, R. Laterality in facial expressions and its effect on attributions of emotion and personality: A reconsideration. Neuropsychologia, 33, 539-559. 1995. Kowner, R. The effect of physical attractiveness comparison on choice of partners. Journal of Social Psychology, 135, 153-165. 1995. Kowner, R. and T. Ogawa. The role of raters’ sex, personality, and appearance in judgments of facial beauty. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 81, 339-349. 1996. Kowner, R. Facial asymmetry and attractiveness judgment in developmental perspective. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 22, 662-675. 1996. Kowner, R. An improved technique for creating hemifacial chimeras. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers, 28, 372-375. 1996. Kowner, R. Susceptibility to physical attractiveness comparison: On the role of Attributions in protecting self-esteem. Psychologia, 39, 150-161. 1997. Kowner, R. The perception and attribution of facial asymmetry in normal adults. Psychological Record, 47, 371-384. 1998. Kowner, R. Human fluctuating asymmetry: What does it mean for psychologists? Symmetry, 9, 234-245 1998. Kowner, R. Perceiving and attributing hemispheric width in faces of normal adults. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 87, 567-572. 1998. Kowner, R. Effects of social deviance on judgment of facial attractiveness: A comparison of methods using Japanese samples. International Journal of Psychology, 33, 1-16. 1999. Kowner, R. and R. Thornhill. The imperfect organism: On the concept of fluctuating asymmetry and its significance in humans, non-human animals, and plants. Symmetry, 10, 227-243. 2001. Kowner R. Psychological perspective on human developmental stability and fluctuating asymmetry: Applications, sources and implications. British Journal of Psychology, 92, 447-469. JAPANESE LANGUAGE & GENERAL SOCIOLINGUISTICS Books 2008. Rosenhouse, J. and R. Kowner (eds.). Globally Speaking: Motives for Adopting English Vocabulary in Other Languages. Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters. 354 pp. Articles 2004. Rosenhouse, J. and R. Kowner. Hebrew and Japanese are not related: A comparative linguistic Study. Helkat HaLashon, 35, 43-64 [In Hebrew]. 2008. Kowner, R. and J. Rosenhouse. The Hegemony of English and determinants of borrowing from its vocabulary. In J. Rosenhouse and R. Kowner (eds.), Globally Speaking: Motives for Adopting English Vocabulary in Other Languages (pp. 4-18). Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters. 2008. Rosenhouse, J. and R. Kowner. Features of borrowing from English in twelve languages. In J. Rosenhouse, and R. Kowner (eds.), Globally Speaking: Motives for Adopting English Vocabulary in Other Languages (pp. 276-296). Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters. See also 2001. Kowner, R. and J. Rosenhouse (above) 2008. Kowner, R. and M. Daliot-Bul (above) JAPAN – SOCIETY, CULTURE, & HISTORY Refereed articles and chapters in books 2004. Kowner, R. Cinema, history, and in between: Rashomon and its contribution to the historical discourse. Zmanim: A Historical Quarterly, 86, 4-9 [In Hebrew]. 2005. Kowner, R. Universal truth or unique legal culture: Law and justice in Japan according to Rashomon. Bar-Ilan Law Studies, 22, 139-157 [In Hebrew]. Publications in Hebrew לרשימת פרסומים בעברית בנושא יפן ואסיה