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The Mount Aso, or Aso-San, is a living volcano in the heart of the island Kiushiu, Japan, whose peaks rise to a height of several thousand feet out of a gigantic bowl. This bowl, which is many miles……続きを見る

This book presents a brief history of early men in Japan. There is no race of people in whose origin we are more interested than in that of the Japanese. Their history going so completely back for n……続きを見る

Claudius Ferrand, missionnaire apostolique, fut ordonné en 1891 et partit pour le Japon l’année suivante. Il fut directeur diocésain des œuvres de jeunesse à Tokyo et fondateur des maisons d’étudian……続きを見る

There are beauties and characteristics of poetry of any country which cannot be plainly seen by those who are born with them; it is often a foreigner's privilege to see them and use them, without a ……続きを見る

On trouvera dans ce volume quinze articles issus du colloque international « Les échanges culturels au Moyen Âge : du dialogue à la construction des cultures », tenu les 18 et 19 novembre 2017 au mu……続きを見る

En quoi consiste le destin exceptionnel de Sugawara no Michizane, un lettré du ixe siècle qui devint un dieu et inspira un culte qui demeure, aujourd’hui encore, extrêmement populaire ? L’influence ……続きを見る

Sumérgete en el enigmático mundo de las kunoichi, las mujeres ninja del Japón feudal, en esta obra única que revela los secretos, habilidades y el legado oculto de estas guerreras invisibles. A trav……続きを見る

Initialement paru en 1958 dans le contexte de l’après-guerre et des politiques néo-malthusiennes menées par le Japon depuis 1945, cet ouvrage est une remarquable synthèse de l’histoire démographique……続きを見る

臺灣如何在日本殖民統治之下被捲入第二次世界大戰的戰火？在戰後又為何走向「光復」，而非「獨立」？本書以史家的眼光提出最精到的說明。 本書的中譯雖屬「遲來」，卻恰好證實近二十年之相關研究，無一超越本書。 ……続きを見る

This book provides an in-depth exploration of how Liang Qichao's political and intellectual thought was shaped by Japanese influences during his exile, offering a fresh perspective on modern Chinese……続きを見る

"An inspiring, beautifully crafted tale of ordinary Americans exhibiting extraordinary heroism and grit when it mattered most."* In early 1942, while the American military was still in disarray from……続きを見る

Hemos complicado excesivamente el estudio del pasado dando mayor importancia a opiniones e intereses nacionalistas, religiosos y morales, relegando el hecho histórico a un segundo plano, subordinánd……続きを見る

All Americans are familiar with the “day that will live in infamy.” At 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor, the advanced base of the United States Navy’s Pacific Fleet, was ablaze. I……続きを見る

All Americans are familiar with the “day that will live in infamy.” At 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor, the advanced base of the United States Navy’s Pacific Fleet, was ablaze. I……続きを見る

For nearly two decades, the Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions has served as a valuable resource for students and scholars of religion in Japan. This exciting update expands the audience to include ……続きを見る

Este libro es una guía completa y profunda de la práctica mística del Kuji Kiri, revelando los mudras (gestos de mano), mantras (cánticos sagrados), sus significados, usos y efectos energéticos. Bas……続きを見る

First published in 1899, this work explores the moral and ethical code that guided the samurai of feudal Japan, aiming to provide insight into the "soul of Japan". Meaning "the way of the warrior", ……続きを見る

In 1924, Professor Ueno Eizaburo of Tokyo Imperial University adopted an Akita puppy he named Hachiko. Each evening Hachiko greeted Ueno on his return to Shibuya Station. In May 1925 Ueno died while……続きを見る

In the rich and varied life stories in Under the Black Umbrella, elderly Koreans recall incidents that illustrate the complexities of Korea during the colonial period. Hildi Kang here reinvigorates ……続きを見る

Joseph Schumpeter's conceptions of entrepreneurship, innovation, and creative destruction have been hugely influential. He pioneered the study of economic development and of technological paradigm s……続きを見る

The "Pacific War" narrative of Japan's defeat that was established after 1945 started with the attack on Pearl Harbor, detailed the U.S. island-hopping campaigns across the Western Pacific, and culm……続きを見る

In The Fascist Effect**, Reto Hofmann uncovers the ideological links that tied Japan to Italy, drawing on extensive materials from Japanese and Italian archives to shed light on the formation of fas……続きを見る

For the past sixty years, the U.S. government has assumed that Japan's security policies would reinforce American interests in Asia. The political and military profile of Asia is changing rapidly, h……続きを見る

Popular Democracy in Japan examines a puzzle in Japanese politics: Why do Japanese women turn out to vote at rates higher than men? On the basis of in-depth fieldwork in various parts of the country……続きを見る

Japan's invasion of Manchuria in September of 1931 initiated a new phase of brutal occupation and warfare in Asia and the Pacific. It forwarded the project of remaking the Japanese state along techn……続きを見る

Thousands of wounded servicemen returned to Japan following the escalation of Japanese military aggression in China in July 1937. Tens of thousands would return home after Japan widened its war effo……続きを見る

Although stereotypically homogenized and hostile to immigrants, Japan has experienced an influx of foreigners from Asia and Latin America in recent decades. In Fighting for Foreigners**, Apichai W. ……続きを見る

In recent decades, many countries have experienced both a rapid increase of in-migration of foreign nationals and a large-scale devolution of governance to the local level. The result has been new g……続きを見る

Violence and democracy may seem fundamentally incompatible, but the two have often been intimately and inextricably linked. In Ruffians, Yakuza, Nationalists, Eiko Maruko Siniawer argues that violen……続きを見る

The thought of René Girard on violence, sacrifice, and mimetic theory has exerted a strong influence on Japanese scholars as well as around the world. In this collection of essays, originating from ……続きを見る