BOOKS

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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...
Reflections on Tsuda Umeko
Reflections on Tsuda Umeko
Ōba Minako
Translated by Tani Yū
Japan’s five-thousand yen banknote will have a new face as of 2024, and that face is Tsuda Umeko...
The Remarkable History of Japan-US Relations
The Remarkable History of Japan-US Relations
Kosaka Masataka
Translated by Terry Gallagher
After the Pacific War, the bitter enemies Japan and the United States became fast friends and...
Remnants of Days Past
Remnants of Days Past
Watanabe Kyoji
Translated by Joseph Litsch
Remnants of Days Past, by Kyoji Watanabe, is an epic journey into Japan’s past. It is a...
Saving the Mill
Saving the Mill
Sasa Ryoko
Translated by Tony Gonzalez
When Machine 8 goes down, the Japanese publishing industry goes down with it.On March 11, 2011, one...
The Sea of Japan
The Sea of Japan
Gamo Toshitaka
Translated by Gen Del Raye
Why is the Sea of Japan garnering the attention of oceanographers and nature lovers from around the...
Security Politics in Japan
Security Politics in Japan
Hosoya Yuichi
Translated by Tara Cannon
How can peace be realized in the modern world? And how can Japan ensure its own security? Despite...