Isaac Tan- Blood Type Discourse in Early Twentieth-Century Japan

Description:
Isaac Tan is a Ph.D. student at Columbia University. He specializes in the history of modern Japan. Tan discusses the history of blood type research in early twentieth century Japan, and demonstrates that some researchers argued that a connection existed between one's blood type and one's personality. Tan also elaborates on how this discourse on the relationship between blood type and personality have reemerged in recent times.