Japan category: 1648 books
Women of the Pleasure Quarters
The Secret History of the Geisha
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2002
From critically acclaimed author and Japanese scholar Lesley Downer, an enchanting portrait of the mysterious world of the geisha.
Ever since Westerners arrived in Japan, they have been intrigued by Japanese womanhood and, above all, by geisha. This fascination has spawned a wealth of extraordinary...
History of Japanese Art
From Prehistory to the Taisho Period
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2009
A History of Japanese Art offers readers a comprehensive view of Japanese art through Japanese eyes—a view that is the most revealing of all perspectives. At the same time, it provides readers with a guide to the places in Japan where the best and most representative creations of Japanese art are to be seen.
by Nicklaus Suino, Richard Babin, Deborah Klens-Bigman
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017
If the Way of the warrior is the soul of Japan, their magnificent swords were the tools utilized to form the nation and forge their spirit. You’ll find an abundance of information in this special two-part digital anthology in support of this thesis.
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by Anthony J Bryant
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2013
War played a central part in the history of Japan. Warring clans controlled much of the country. The wars were usually about land, the struggle for control of which eventually gave rise to perhaps the most formidable warriors of all time: the Samurai. Ancient Yayoi warriors developed weapons, armour...
The Forgotten Japanese
Encounters with Rural Life and Folklore
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Tsuneichi Miyamoto (1907–1981), a leading Japanese folklore scholar and rural advocate, walked 160,000 kilometers to conduct interviews and capture a dying way of life. This collection of photos, vignettes, and life stories from pre- and postwar rural Japan is the first English translation of his...
by Richard Bowen, David Finch, Geoffrey Wingard
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
The late 19th century saw a dynamic growth of contacts between Western countries and the Far East. Along with the increase in travel came a wave of educational opportunities for Americans and Europeans to gain first-hand experience of living in countries such as China, India, and Japan. Likewise,...
by Mark Stille
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2012
The Imperial Japanese Navy went to war with 17 light cruisers and another three cruiser-sized training ships. Of these, most were 5,500-ton ships designed to act as destroyer squadron flagships. This made them much different in capabilities and mission from their American counterparts. During the...
Unconditional Democracy
Education and Politics in Occupied Japan, 1945-1952
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
The difficult mission of a regime change: Toshio Nishi gives an account of how America converted the Japanese mindset from war to peace following World War II.
Nuclear Tsunami
The Japanese Government and America's Role in the Fukushima Disaster
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
Banking on safety myths, Japan promoted an aggressive policy of locating and building nuclear power plants in depopulated areas suffering from a significant decline of local industries and economies following America's nuclear campaign in World War II. This book shows how the bankruptcy of the central...
Samurai Arms, Armour & the Tactics of Warfare
The Collected Scrolls of Natori-Ryu
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018
THE FIRST-EVER STUDY OF SAMURAI ARMS, ARMOUR AND TACTICS
IN THE WORDS OF AN AUTHENTIC SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY SAMURAI MASTER STRATEGIST
Part of the acclaimed Book of Samurai series, which presents for the first time the translated scrolls of the historical Natori-Ryū samurai school of war, this volume...
Modern Ninja Warfare
Ninja Tactics for the Modern Warrior
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2019
Modern Ninja Warfare takes a contemporary look at the stealthy methods of the Ninja (Shinobi) and how they can be employed to counter modern security threats. This book provides an ideal overview of Ninjutsu techniques for security personnel, military, Special Forces, military history buffs and anyone...
by Mark Stille
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2012
The Imperial Japanese Navy was a pioneer in naval aviation, having commissioned the world's first built-from-the-keel-up carrier, the Hosho. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, it experimented with its carriers, perfecting their design and construction. As a result, by the time Japan entered World War...
The Renaissance of Takefu
How People and the Local Past Changed the Civic Life of a Regional Japanese Town
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2004
This book tells the story of a citizen group through the example and results of their participation in local civic life. The book draws attention to the complicated conditions under which civic participation may succeed. The story is about the individuals and organizations in the regional Japanese...
Samurai
An Illustrated History
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
Samurai: An Illustrated History brings the violent, tumultuous, and, at the same time, elegant world of the medieval Japanese samurai to life.
This book of Japanese history traces the story of a unique historical phenomenon: a period of 700 years—equivalent to the entire stretch of Western...