Japan category: 1648 books
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2016
Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this unique study considers the extent to which China and Japan are instrumentally influencing nationalist rhetoric in the media in order to advance state interests. Since diplomatic normalization in 1972, Sino-Japan relations...
Drinking Japan
A Guide to Japan's Best Drinks and Drinking Establishments
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Drinking Japan the first practical Japan travel guide in English, to depict Japan's bars and alcoholic beverages.
Author Chris Bunting goes to tremendous lengths to present Japan's best bars and alcoholic drinks. You will be prepared for your trip with detailed profiles of Japans finest sake,...
Living in Japan
A Guide to Living, Working, and Traveling in Japan
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
Living in Japan is a complete travel guide for foreigners currently living in Japan or contemplating making a home there.
From the great expectations before arrival to the shock of actually being immersed in one of the most unique cultures in the hectic modern world, from finding housing to...
Showa Japan
The Post-War Golden Age and Its Troubled Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2011
Japan's momentous Showa era began in 1926, when Emperor Hirohito ascended the throne, and ended with his death in 1989. This was a tumultuous period in modern Japanese history—a time of great disaster and tremendous triumph for Japan.
This book focuses on the post-war period in Japan when...
Exploring Kyoto, Revised Edition
On Foot in the Ancient Capital
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2018
UPDATED: This book will be updated with current information on transportation, internet use, new locations, and revised maps and trails to reflect modernization and changes.
AUTHORITATIVE: Author is a long-time Kyoto resident who knows first-hand all the best places, hidden passages, and great...
by F. Hadland Davis
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2014
From the author:
In writing Myths and Legends of Japan I have been much indebted to numerous authorities on Japanese subjects, and most especially to Lafcadio Hearn, who first revealed to me the Land of the Gods. It is impossible to enumerate all the writers who have assisted me...
by The Non Fiction Author
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
It’s called the “Land of the Rising Sun” …a place where the wonders of the old intermingle with the ways of the present. Welcome to the Asian island nation of Japan, where travelers can experience some of the world’s most ancient history, yet can indulge in modern, face-paced culture as...
Japan's Big Bang
The Deregulation and Revitalization of the Japanese Economy
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
Japan's national economy: understanding the history of the current crisis and proposing a path forward
The consistent failure of the Japanese bureaucracy and business establishment to meet proper management and regulatory standards has made America's premier ally in Asia a major source of financial...
Creating Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, 1945–2015
A Sword Well Made
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2016
Creating Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force, 1945–2015 is a timely contribution to postwar Japan security studies. It is the first comprehensive account of Japan’s post-1945 army, including a comprehensive institutional history, together with the evolution of roles and missions and the adoption...
Through the Eye of the Needle
The First Dutch Expedition to Reach Japan
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
This is the harrowing account of arguably the most ill-fated expedition in the long maritime history of the Low Countries. At the end of the 16th century five heavily armed ships sailed from the port of Rotterdam under the command of men who had never set foot on a seagoing ship. Their plan was to...
by Tetsuo Najita, Perry Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 1993
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 1993
Since the end of World War II, Japan has determinately remained outside the current of world events and uninvolved in the processes determining global history and politics. In Japan and the World, distinguished scholars, novelists, and intellectuals articulate how Japan—despite unprecedented economic...
At Home in Japan
A Foreign Woman's Journey of Discovery
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
"This portrait of Japanese country life reminds us that at its core, a happy and healthy life is based on the bonds of food, family, tradition, community, and the richness of nature" —John Einarsen, Founding Editor and Art Director of Kyoto Journal
What would it be like to move...
Write For Tohoku
Stories of Japan Offered by Writers Worldwide in Support of Tohoku Disaster Survivors
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2011
Write For Tohoku is an anthology of travel stories, photography, and art contributed writers who live or have lived in Japan. Compiled by volunteers after the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the Tohoku region of northern Japan, the anthology celebrates the warmth, kindness, and...
To Stand with the Nations of the World
Japan's Meiji Restoration in World History
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
The samurai radicals who overthrew the last shogun in 1868 promised to restore ancient and pure Japanese ways. Foreign observers were terrified that Japan would lapse into violent xenophobia. But the new Meiji government took an opposite course. It copied best practices from around the world, building...