BOOKS

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Myth and Deity in Japan
Myth and Deity in Japan
Kamata Tōji
Translated by Gaynor Sekimori
Shinto is a tradition native to Japan that arose naturally on the eastern fringe of the Eurasian...
Noh as Living Art
Noh as Living Art
Yasuda Noboru
Translated by Kawamoto Nozomu
Noh is recognized as one of the oldest and greatest theatrical traditions in the world. Embraced by...
The Occupation of Japan 1945–1952
The Occupation of Japan 1945–1952
Fukunaga Fumio
Following its defeat in World War II, Japan was placed under the control of SCAP GHQ headed by...
One Hundred Fifty Years of Japanese Foreign Relations
One Hundred Fifty Years of Japanese Foreign Relations
Hatano Sumio
A project by The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Diplomacy
Translated by Carl Freire, Terry Gallagher, and Tom Kain
Editorial Supervision by Hamaoka Takayuki
This book traces the past 150 years of Japan's diplomatic history, focusing on the thoughts and...
The Pacific War and Japan's Diplomacy in Asia
The Pacific War and Japan's Diplomacy in Asia
Hatano Sumio
Focusing on the significance of the Greater East Asia policies promoted by Prime Minister...
Pax Tokugawana
Pax Tokugawana
Haga Tōru
Translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter
When thinking about Tokugawa Japan, some people always envision fancy Edo exotica; others conjure...
The People and Culture of Japan
The People and Culture of Japan
Donald Keene and Shiba Ryotaro
Translated by Tony Gonzalez
This book features conversations between Donald Keene, a preeminent scholar of Japanese literature,...
Perspectives on Sino-Japanese Diplomatic Relations
Perspectives on Sino-Japanese Diplomatic Relations
The Yomiuri Shimbun Political News Department
Translated by John Rossman
In East Asia, the growth center of the post-Cold War world, two regional powerhouses survey one...
Pilgrimages in the Secular Age
Pilgrimages in the Secular Age
Okamoto Ryosuke
Translated by Deborah Iwabuchi and Enda Kazuko
Religion and tourism seem to be an unlikely pair, but in fact, taking a look at these two human...
The Political History of Modern Japan
The Political History of Modern Japan
Kitaoka Shinichi
Translated by Robert D. Eldridge with Graham Leonard
Spanning the 130-year period between the end of the Tokugawa Era and the end of the Cold War, this...
Population and the Japanese Economy
Population and the Japanese Economy
Yoshikawa Hiroshi
Translated by Charles Stewart
Japan, a country where population decline is progressing and the number of workers is decreasing....
Providence Was with Us
Providence Was with Us
Nakamura Tetsu
Translated by Carl Freire
Starting in 1984 and continuing until his untimely passing in 2019, Dr. Nakamura Tetsu carried out...