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走入江戶本草學者的世界 認識近世日本探索未知，建構自然知識的歷程 　　啟蒙運動、科學革命只發生在西方？ 　　徳川幕府時代，日本也曾嘗試有系統地整理自然知識 　　江戶時代累積的研究成果，明治維新後融入近代……続きを見る

In 1968, Suzuki Seijunーa low-budget genre filmmaker known for movies including Branded to Kill, Tokyo Drifter, and Youth of the Beastーwas unceremoniously fired by Nikkatsu Studios. Soon to be know……続きを見る

Il volume presenta le nuove traduzioni, curate da uno dei massimi esperti sull’argomento, di cinque opere giapponesi, redatte nel XVII e agli inizi del XVIII secolo, che trattano della scuola di Bus……続きを見る

Tokyo Boogie-woogie and D.T. Suzuki seeks to understand the tensions between competing cultures, generations, and beliefs in Japan during the years following World War II, through the lens of one of……続きを見る

Ian Buruma’s spellbinding account of three near-mythic figuresーa Dutch fixer, a Manchu princess, and Himmler’s masseurーwho may have been con artists and collaborators under Japanese and German rul……続きを見る

A revelatory and groundbreaking account of Imperial Japan’s kamikazeーthe suicide pilots of World War IIーas told through the eyes of the survivors In the final year of World War II, a horrific new ……続きを見る

The Secrets of Japan's NINJA finally revealed !!! Be the first in your NEIGHBORHOOD !!!! WARNING: This book contains these secrets: 1. Feet of steel 2. Fist of Iron 3. Oriental Death Gouge 4. Invisi……続きを見る

Bikini, atoll perdu dans l'immensité de l'océan Pacifique évoque davantage un Paradis mythique qu'un effroyable désastre environnemental. Pourtant, en 1954, les Américains y expérimentèrent leur bom……続きを見る

Zulawnik focuses on the broad concept of ‘controversy’ and issues pertaining to the translation of politically and historically controversial texts in East Asia. The research methodology is exemplif……続きを見る

In 1944 Allied codebreakers learned the Imperial Japanese Navy had dispatched the cargo submarine I-52 to occupied France with tons of military supplies and payment - in gold - for German assistance……続きを見る

This is the essential English edition of the complete poems of the eminent Japanese master of the haiku, Matsuo Bashō. Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) is arguably the greatest figure in the history of Japa……続きを見る

This is a smart and succinct guide to the rich tradition of Japanese mythology, from the earliest recorded legends of Izanagi and Izanami, their divine offspring and the creation of Japan, to mediev……続きを見る

Shugendō has been an object of fascination among scholars and the general public, yet its historical development remains an enigma. This book offers a provocative reexamination of the social, econom……続きを見る

Even a fleeting glimpse of Mount Fuji’s snow-capped peak emerging from the clouds in the distance evokes the reverence it has commanded in Japan from ancient times. Long considered sacred, during th……続きを見る

«Tutto il suo pensare era rivolto a ciò che i giapponesi chiamano “iki”» scriveva Heidegger di Kuki Shūzō, aggiungendo: «Ciò che questa parola dice ho potuto solo presagirlo da lontano nelle mie con……続きを見る

Modern Japanese Buddhist monks of all denominations differ from those in other Asian countries because they frequently marry, drink alcohol, and eat meat. This has caused Buddhist scholars and pract……続きを見る

Kōshiki (Buddhist ceremonials) belong to a shared ritual repertoire of Japanese Buddhism that began with Tendai Pure Land belief in the late tenth century and spread to all Buddhist schools, includi……続きを見る

Shanghai, China…a riveting true riches to rags story about my family’s charmed life turning to devastation when our entire family was thrown into two Japanese Concentration Camps during WWII. This i……続きを見る

This book offers a re-interpretation of the political history of Macau from 1937 to 1945, during which Japan and China were engulfed in the Second World War. Using an array of English and Chinese so……続きを見る

The phenomenon of 'Cool Japan' is one of the distinctive features of global popular culture of the millennial age. A History of Popular Culture in Japan provides the first historical and analytical ……続きを見る

Through extensive use of primary resources and fieldwork, this detailed study examines overseas Shinto shrines and their complex role in the colonization and modernization of newly Japanese lands an……続きを見る

Au XIIe siècle, les bushis, les guerriers du Japon, parviennent à se hisser au sommet du pouvoir. Le partage de celui-ci entre le Shōgun, un dictateur militaire investi désormais d’un pouvoir de nat……続きを見る

司馬遼太郎 戰國系列最令人擊節讚賞的作品 激勵人心、精采絕倫的 非典型武將傳記 洞悉人性、運籌帷幄的 最佳政治說客典範 能屈能伸、能死能生的 職場生存術 【名家推薦】 辜振豐　文化觀察家 劉必榮　東吳大學政治……続きを見る

The content in this special two-volume anthology details the many facets of aikido as it was formulated by Morihei Ueshiba (1883–1969)ーO-Sensei, the great teacher. Each chapter contributes to a pie……続きを見る

The content in this special two-volume anthology details the many facets of aikido as it was formulated by Morihei Ueshiba (1883–1969)ーO-Sensei, the great teacher. Each chapter contributes to a pie……続きを見る

The famed samurai sword (nihonto) represents the pinnacle of bladed weaponry in the Japanese warrior’s arsenal. As you read other books and articles about Japanese swords, or practice kendo or iaido……続きを見る

There are simularities and differences between the European and Japanese medieval warrior traditions that reflect the social evolutions within those cultures. Over the years publishing the Journal o……続きを見る

The origins of Asian martial arts in the United States reach back to the Pacific Rim and immigration. This anthology is dedicated to the profoundly significant periodーroughly from mid-eighteenth ce……続きを見る

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 tw……続きを見る

Donn Draeger was the most influential martial artist/scholar of the 20th century. His more than twenty books and long list of accomplishments support this argument. For this reason, we are publishin……続きを見る