Rakugo and other forms of variety entertainment.
Premodern and modern Japanese theatre and performing arts.
Popular culture and media, including variety television programmes.
Colloquial dialogue and humour in premodern and modern texts.
Literature and other arts by those identifying with discriminated and underrepresented groups in Japan, such as Ainu, Burakumin, the disabled, LGBTIQ, Ryūkyūans, seniors, women, and Zainichi Koreans.