This immersive book takes you on an extraordinary exploration of Japan's rich and diverse past, from the ancient origins of Shinto myths to the modern dynamics of pop culture and technological innov……続きを見る
A highly illustrated account of the siege by the Tokugawa ruling dynasty against the samurai, defenders of the shogunate.
In 1614-15 Osaka Castle was Japan's greatest fortification, measuring approx……続きを見る
A poignant, eye-opening portrait of a witness to the atomic bomb who dedicated his life to treating and advocating for radiation survivors.
As a young doctor, Shuntaro Hida (1917–2017) played an ess……続きを見る
Here is the first full-length biography in English of the most important political figure in premodern Japan.
Hideyoshiーpeasant turned general, military genius, and imperial regent of Japanーis the……続きを見る
?Stephen Turnbull, a renowned expert on the history of Japan, examines the samurai invasion of Korea, the first step in an ambitious Japanese plan to conquer China. Examining the various stages of t……続きを見る
A slim, illustrated volume on a unique period of intense fighting in 16th-century Japan.
Kawanakajima is unique in history. In the space of 12 years, between 1553 and 1564, this valley deep in the m……続きを見る
A compact, illustrated guide to a key battle that originated firearm warfare in Japan.
When Portuguese traders took advantage of the constant violence in Japan to sell the Japanese their first firea……続きを見る
著者:Shawn Bender
出版社: Stanford University Press
発売日: 2024年11月19日
In recent years, debates over healthcare have accompanied rapid advances in technology, from the expansion of telehealth services to artificial intelligence driven diagnostics. In this book, Shawn B……続きを見る
Makes Japanese sources accessible in EnglishAlthough much of the work on Japanese economic history is inaccessible to Westerners, many of Japan's leading economic historians have published widely in……続きを見る
Through essays on its key players, detailed original maps, and a narrative drawn from contemporary Italian and Latin sources never before translated into English, A Japanese Mission to 17th Century ……続きを見る
著者:Jun'ichi Isomae
出版社: University of Michigan Press
発売日: 2024年11月04日
Listening to the Voices of the Dead is an account of the author’s search for the disquieted voices of the dead in the wake of the March 11, 2011, Tōhoku Disaster and his attempt to translate those v……続きを見る
Haiku For Beginners: The Practical Guide To Writing and Teaching Japanese Poetry (Haiku, Tanka, Haibun, Renga, Kanshi, Haiga, Senryu, Katauta, Haikai, Waka, Shin Kokin Wakashū)
Unlock the beauty and……続きを見る
著者:Диана Кикнадзе
出版社: Манн, Иванов и Фербер
発売日: 2024年10月08日
Средневековье в Японии нельзя назвать темными веками ー это было время небывалого расцвета культуры. Эпоха Хэйан навсегда осталась в истории благодаря утонченной поэзии, живописи и литературе. Но и ……続きを見る
An illustrated account of one of the most important campaigns in the history of Japan and the origin of the kami kaze - a key part of Japanese national identity.
From his seat in Xanadu, the great M……続きを見る
著者:Mari Hiraoka
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2024年10月28日
This book explores British reflections of Japanese education between 1858 and 1914, by referring to accounts by British observers, derived from documentary sources such as newspapers, journal articl……続きを見る
著者:Brandon Shimoda
出版社: City Lights Publishers
発売日: 2024年12月10日
Shortlisted for the 2026 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing, Nonfiction!
Chosen one of Booklist's Top Ten History Books of the Year!
Winner of the Colorado Book Award for Creative Nonfi……続きを見る
Over seventy-five years have passed without any changes in the Japanese Constitution. A similar length of time has elapsed without the resolving of small island disputes with three of Japan's neighb……続きを見る
Découvrez le monde fascinant du folklore japonais, où mythes et légendes prennent vie !
Dans « Le monde japonais des fantômes et des démons : mythes et légendes du folklore japonais », nous vous emm……続きを見る
The sports world’s attention was focused on Japan for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The years-long buildup to and aftermath of the games occurred in the midst of the global pandemi……続きを見る
著者:Stephen G. Covell
出版社: University of Hawaii Press
発売日: 2024年10月31日
How have Buddhist teachings come to be in modern and contemporary Japan and how are they taught? This pioneering work seeks to answer these questions by highlighting the public teachings of Temple B……続きを見る
著者:Ian Rapley
出版社: University of Hawaii Press
発売日: 2024年10月31日
During the first half of the twentieth century, a wide range of the Japanese populace was drawn to the possibilities offered by the proposed language known as Esperanto. Created in the nineteenth ce……続きを見る
Featuring hundreds of illustrations, Japanese Prints: From Early Masters to the Modern is a comprehensive history and survey of Japan’s most famous visual art form.
The author, Mr. Michener has illu……続きを見る
Modern Business” is a pioneer work in its field. Its authors, who are successful teachers, have aimed in these twenty-four volumes to apply scientific methods in the discussion of the various phases……続きを見る
History is not one story, but many. In Rethinking Japan’s Modernity, M. William Steele takes a new look at the people, places, and events associated with Japan’s engagement with modernity, starting ……続きを見る
Envisioning the Empress illuminates dynamic and powerful empresses who impacted not only women in their own time but whose influence extended to later generations of royalty, creating a greater role……続きを見る