Modern girls on the go gender mobility and labor in japan arrives at a critical moment in contemporary japans social development similar to the shop girls and elevator girls who ushered in urban modernity in the interwar period and the beauty queens and flight attendants who presented a global image of japan within and beyond its borders at the onset of the post occupation . Directly linking gender mobility and labor in 20th and 21st century japan this collection brings to life the ways in which these modern girls historically and contemporaneously have influenced social roles patterns of daily life and japans global image it is an ideal guidebook for students scholars and general readers alike. Directly linking gender mobility and labor in 20th and 21st century japan this collection brings to life the ways in which these modern girls historically and contemporaneously have influenced social roles patterns of daily life and japans global image it is an ideal guidebook for students scholars and general readers alike. Modern girls on the go gender mobility and labor in japan alisa freedman laura miller christine yano this spirited and engaging multidisciplinary volume pins its focus on the lived experiences and cultural depictions of womens mobility and labor in japan. Directly linking gender mobility and labor in 20th and 21st century japan this collection brings to life the ways in which these modern girls historically and contemporaneously have influenced social roles patterns of daily life and japans global image it is an ideal guidebook for students scholars and general readers alike