Books: An Ode to Japanese Parenting
The Japanese word oyako is a combination of the characters for parent and child, notes photographer Bruce Osborn. “It is unique in that it combines the parent and child into one unit, stressing the group rather than the individual, and reflecting the vertical link between generations. The parent is the link to the past; the child, a bridge to the future,” he writes. Osborn, who has spent more than three decades covering Japanese society, has now brought out a book calls “Oyako: An Ode to Parents and Children.” Read the full Story >>
