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Asia Reoriented
Nomads, farmers, and trade: world history was born where these elements intersected. In this...

Contested Perceptions
The histories of China, Korea, and Japan have been intimately intertwined for centuries. But of...

The Economics of Colonialism in Korea
From 1910 to 1945, Korea was a colony of Imperial Japan. Its governance has been described...

Empire of the Seas
Winner of the 2000 Yomiuri Yoshino Sakuzo Prize for academic writing on politics, economics, and...

The Era of Great Disasters
The Era of Great Disasters examines modern disaster response in Japan, from the changing earthquake...

Fifteen Lectures on Showa Japan
Why did Showa Japan rush to war? Where did Japan fail? This compilation of the most up-to-date...

The History of Takeshima and Japan
Lying in the Sea of Japan between Japan and the Korean Peninsula sits Takeshima, two islets...

The History of US-Japan Relations
Examining the 160-year relationship between America and Japan, this edited volumes deals in depth...

Japan-China Relations in the Modern Era
From before the dawn of recorded history, there has been a rich flow of interaction between Japan...

The Occupation of Japan 1945–1952
Following its defeat in World War II, Japan was placed under the control of SCAP GHQ headed by...

The Pacific War and Japan's Diplomacy in Asia
Focusing on the significance of the Greater East Asia policies promoted by Prime Minister...

Pax Tokugawana
When thinking about Tokugawa Japan, some people always envision fancy Edo exotica; others conjure...