Japan category: 1648 books
Speed Tribes
Days and Night's with Japan's Next Generation
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2010
This foray into the often violent subcultures of Japan dramatically debunks the Western perception of a seemingly controlled and orderly society.
Alone with the Hairy Ainu
3,800 Miles on a Pack Saddle in Yezo and the Cruise to the Kurile Islands
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2013
Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1865 – 26 December 1924) was an English painter, explorer, writer and anthropologist, born in Florence. Landor then went to Vancouver where, aged 27 in 1889, he embarked for Yokohama, Japan.
In the course of this visit to Japan made a journey to the largely...
by Max Hastings
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2008
By the summer of 1944 it was clear that Japan's defeat was inevitable, but how the drive to victory would be achieved remained unclear. The ensuing drama—that ended in Japan's utter devastation—was acted out across the vast theater of Asia in massive clashes between army, air, and naval forces.
In...
A Lateral View
Essays on Culture and Style in Contemporary Japan
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1998
A masterfully written collection of short essays by the recognized Western expert on Japanese culture and film and the man Time magazine calls "the dean of art critics in Japan." Spanning more than thirty years, Richie interprets his adopted home's creative accomplishments during its rise to economic and cultural power.
Ametora
How Japan Saved American Style
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Look closely at any typically "American" article of clothing these days, and you may be surprised to see a Japanese label inside. From high-end denim to oxford button-downs, Japanese designers have taken the classic American look-known as ametora, or "American traditional"-and turned it into a huge...
by Takuboku Ishikawa
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
The novella Romaji Diary represents the first instance of a Japanese writer using romaji (roman script) to tell stories in a way that could not be told in kana or kanji. Sad Toys is a collection of 194 Tanka, the traditional 31 syllable poems that are evocative of Japan's misty past and its tentative...
Legacies of the Asia-Pacific War
The Yakeato Generation
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
When we look in detail at the various peripheral groups of disenfranchised people emerging from the aftermath of the Asia–Pacific War the list is startling: Koreans in Japan (migrants or forced labourers), Burakumin, Hibakusha, Okinawans, Asian minorities, comfort women and many others. Many of...
by Roman Cybriwsky
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2011
Tokyo is Japan's largest city and its capital. It is also one of the largest cities in the world and a major center of global economic influence. The origins of human settlement in what is today Tokyo are lost in prehistory. The city started out quite modestly as a small castle town of Edo in 1457,...
Curse on This Country
The Rebellious Army of Imperial Japan
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
Imperial Japanese soldiers were notorious for blindly following orders, and their enemies in the Pacific War derided them as "cattle to the slaughter." But, in fact, the Japanese Army had a long history as one of the most disobedient armies in the world. Officers repeatedly staged coups d'états,...
So Lovely a Country Will Never Perish
Wartime Diaries of Japanese Writers
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2010
The attack on Pearl Harbor, which precipitated the Greater East Asia War and its initial triumphs, aroused pride and a host of other emotions among the Japanese people. Yet the single year in which Japanese forces occupied territory from Alaska to Indonesia was followed by three years of terrible...
Tokyo - Capital of Cool
Tokyo's Most Famous Sights from Asakusa to Harajuku
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
Take a colorful tour of Japan's capital with this alternative Japan travel guide that explores Tokyo's distinctive architecture, fashion, food, and so much more.
Tokyo - Capital of Cool delves into Tokyo's Edo-era roots, its thirst to modernize while retaining its traditions, its amazing culinary...
Cool Tokyo Guide
Adventures in the City of Kawaii Fashion, Train Sushi and Godzilla
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2018
**Independent Publisher Book Award winner**
Discover the city of temples, video games, manga, and cosplay with this graphic Tokyo travel guide!
Tokyo is an astonishing world unto itself—a city for lovers of Japanese culture, fashion and great food that mixes the best of old and new....
Kyoto and Nara Tuttle Travel Pack Guide + Map
Your Guide to Kyoto's Best Sights for Every Budget
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2016
The only guide you'll need for getting around Kyoto & Nara. Everything you need is in this one convenient package—including a large pull-out map!
This brand new Japan travel guide by award-winning author Rob Goss, a longtime Japan resident, is designed for people with limited time. It...
by Caron Caswell Lazar
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2017
Two thousand years ago, Japan and Korea began a long-standing history of cultural contact. For the Koreans, this meant an invasion in the 1590s spawning four centuries of bitter contempt for Japanese society. The Japanese, however, were culturally enriched, gathering as spoils of war the traditions of...