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The Japanese Question: Power and Purpose in a New Era The Japanese Question: Power and Purpose in a New Era
by Kenneth B. Pyle

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In this update of the 1992 edition, the author describes the emergence of Japan's new Asian strategy since the Cold War and the dilemmas it poses for American policymakers.... (read more)

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Harvard East Asian Monographs #278: War Memory and Social Politics in Japan, 1945-2005 Harvard East Asian Monographs #278: War Memory and Social Politics in Japan, 1945-2005
by Franziska Seraphim

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Japan has long wrestled with the memories and legacies of World War II. In the aftermath of defeat, war memory developed as an integral part of particular and divergent approaches to postwar democracy. In the last six decades, the demands placed upon... (read more)

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Asia-Local Studies/Global Themes #7: Mapping Early Modern Japan Asia-Local Studies/Global Themes #7: Mapping Early Modern Japan
by Marcia Yonemoto

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-226) and index.... (read more)

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Japan Edge: The Insider's Guide to Japanese Pop Subculture Japan Edge: The Insider's Guide to Japanese Pop Subculture
by Satoru Fujii

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This lively, idiosyncratic survey of Japanese film, music, animation, and comics showcases the experiences of five avid American fans: journalist Carl Gustav Horn, who writes about anime; critic and musician Mason Jones, who releases Japanese alternative... (read more)

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Ranald MacDonald: Pacific Rim Adventurer Ranald MacDonald: Pacific Rim Adventurer
by Jo Ann Roe

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In 1848, Ranald MacDonald--son of a Hudson's Bay Company official and a Chincook Indian princess--convinced the captain of an American whaling ship to cast him adrift in a rowboat off the northern Japanese coast. Held captive for nearly a year, MacDonald... (read more)

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Undercurrents: Episodes from a Life on the Edge Undercurrents: Episodes from a Life on the Edge
by Shintaro Ishihara

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Prose form of the true-life adventures of the Governor of Tokyo, author... (read more)

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The Monkey as Mirror: Symbolic Transformations in Japanese History and Ritual The Monkey as Mirror: Symbolic Transformations in Japanese History and Ritual
by Emik Ohnuki Tierney

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This tripartite study of the monkey metaphor, the monkey performance, and the 'special status' people traces changes in Japanese culture from the eighth century to the present. During early periods of Japanese history the monkey's nearness to the human... (read more)

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American Occupation of Japan: The Orgins of the Cold War in Asia American Occupation of Japan: The Orgins of the Cold War in Asia
by Michael Schaller

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In this novel and intriguing book, Michael Schaller traces the origins of the Cold War in Asia to the postwar occupation of Japan by U.S. troops. Determined to secure Japan as a bulwark against both Soviet expansion and Asian revolution, the U.S... (read more)

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Japan's Medieval Population: Famine, Fertility, and Warfare in a Transformative Age Japan's Medieval Population: Famine, Fertility, and Warfare in a Transformative Age
by William Farris

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Crucial to the demographic breakthrough was the resolution of two central problems facing both the rulers and the ruled. The first was how to supply a burgeoning population with sufficient food; the second, how to keep the peace. "Japan's Medieval... (read more)

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Japan: A Reinterpretation Japan: A Reinterpretation
by Patrick Smith

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In 1868, Japan abruptly transformed itself from a feudal society into a modern industrial state. In 1945, the same country converted from imperialism to Westernstyle democracy virtually overnight. Now, says journalist Patrick Smith, Japan is about to... (read more)

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American Shogun: General MacArthur, Emperor Hirohito and the Drama of Modern Japan American Shogun: General MacArthur, Emperor Hirohito and the Drama of Modern Japan
by Robert Harvey

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As revealed by Harvey, today's partnership between modern Japan and the United States was forged by the confrontation, and finally the reconciliation, of two competing agendas and cultures in World War II, personified by two men: General Douglas... (read more)

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Harvard East Asian Monographs #260: Advertising Tower: Japanese Modernism and Modernity in the 1920s Harvard East Asian Monographs #260: Advertising Tower: Japanese Modernism and Modernity in the 1920s
by William O Gardner

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On a December morning in 1925, a newspaper journalist reported receiving 25 different handbills in an hour's walk in downtown Tokyo, advertising everything from Western-style clothing and furniture to sweet shops, charity organizations, phonograph... (read more)

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Harvard East Asian Monographs #292: From Foot Soldier to Finance Minister: Takahashi Korekiyo, Japan's Keynes Harvard East Asian Monographs #292: From Foot Soldier to Finance Minister: Takahashi Korekiyo, Japan's Keynes
by Richard J Smethurst

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From his birth in the lowest stratum of the samurai class to his assassination at the hands of right-wing militarists, Takahashi Korekiyo (1854-1936) lived through tumultuous times that shaped the course of modern Japanese history. Takahashi is... (read more)

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Japan's Failed Revolution Japan's Failed Revolution
by Aurelia George Mulgan

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In this study, Mulgan analyzes the reasons why, despite broad public support, Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi has not achieved the sweeping economic reforms he first proposed in April of 2001. She explains how Japan's traditional policymaking process has... (read more)

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Japanese Today: Change and Continuity, Enlarged Edition Japanese Today: Change and Continuity, Enlarged Edition
by Edwin O Reischauer

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With the two-thousand-year history of the Japanese experience as his foundation, Edwin O. Reischauer brings us an incomparable description of Japan today in all its complexity and uniqueness, both material and spiritual. His description and analysis... (read more)

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Can Japan Compete Can Japan Compete
by Michael E Porter

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A development of Michael Porter's theory of competitive positioning, in which he examines the "two Japans" - one highly competitive and one highly uncompetitive. Porter draws upon previously unseen research to set the record straight on what did and did... (read more)

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Lafcadio Hearn's Japan: An Anthology of His Writings Lafcadio Hearn's Japan: An Anthology of His Writings
by Donald Richie

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This is a masterful collection of Hearn's writings which includes vivid descriptions of 19th-century Japan, a world lost to most modern travellers.... (read more)

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Globalization and Social Change in Contemporary Japan Globalization and Social Change in Contemporary Japan
by J S Eades

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Analysis of Japanese society has been hampered by its use of static models: by its assumption that there is a unique and unchanging structure explainable by reference to a handful of native terms. That approach was always suspect, and has been further... (read more)

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Rich Nation, Strong Army": National Security and the Technological Transformation of Japan Rich Nation, Strong Army": National Security and the Technological Transformation of Japan
by R Samuels

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'An original and illuminating interpretation of what makes Japan a power to be reckoned with in the global village's marketplace.... The author argues persuasively that Japan's continuing drive for unassailable autonomy (in aircraft, communications, and... (read more)

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Inside the Japanese System: Readings on Contemporary Society and Political Economy Inside the Japanese System: Readings on Contemporary Society and Political Economy
by Daniel Okimoto

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Among the world's great industrial states, Japan is the newest, most dynamic, and most distinctive. Whether viewed as a model, a partner, or a threat, no country is more important or less understood. What are the central features of Japan's industrial... (read more)

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