KAZU - History 1

En Angleterre, dans les années trente, Christopher Banks, qui a consacré sa vie à combattre le mal, est devenu un détective prestigieux. Cependant, un crime n'a jamais cessé de le hanter : l'énigmat……続きを見る

What kind of country is Japan?　 A short introduction to Japan's little-known history. Japan is a country surrounded by the sea in the northeastern part of Asia. This island nation is known for its ……続きを見る

This compelling study of a previously overlooked vice industry explores the larger structural forces that led to the growth of prostitution in Japan, the Pacific region, and the North American West ……続きを見る

An examination of the transformation of the Japanese diet from subsistence to abundance and an assessment of the consequences for health, longevity, and the environment. In a little more than a cent……続きを見る

Este livro é um relato simples, direto e sincero das experiências de Kazuo Yokomizo (1901-1983), contando a sua trajetória de imigrante japonês no período em que o Brasil precisava de mão de obra pa……続きを見る

This book was the culmination of over 10 years of dedicated effort. Especially, it presents a comprehensive translation of Matsuo Basho's linked verse (renku), encompassing 576 poems across 16 volum……続きを見る

The true story of Japan's surrender in World War II and how it nearly didn't happen! In the final days of World War II, Japan lay in ruins and the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had been obliterat……続きを見る

Toshikazu Kase was a Japanese civil servant and spent his adult life as a career diplomat, having trained at Amherst and Harvard university Kase was part of Japanese delegation sent onboard the USS ……続きを見る

In People's Diplomacy**, Kazushi Minami shows how the American and Chinese people rebuilt US-China relations in the 1970s, a pivotal decade bookended by Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China and 1979 ……続きを見る

Japan is the fastest aging country, with the largest super-aged society in the world and growing larger by the day, yet its universal health care costs are relatively low. In Health Insurance Politi……続きを見る

For many financial market professionals worldwide, the era of high finance is over. The times in which bankers and financiers were the primary movers and shakers of both economy and society have com……続きを見る

There has been much discussion about the origin of marketing and marketing thought, and whether it was truly American in origin. Nevertheless, it is true that US marketing management thought was ver……続きを見る

Desde el lejano Saipán en las postrimerías del Japón imperial, a la Argentina, Memorias relata en primera persona una privilegiada visión de dos culturas contrapuestas que coexisten en la persona de……続きを見る

The idea of Kantian ethics is both simple and revolutionary: it proposes a moral law independent of any notion of a pre-established Good or any 'human inclination' such as love, sympathy or fear. In……続きを見る

This edited volume presents the latest multidisciplinary research that delves into developments related to contemporary Okinawa (a.k.a Ryukyu Islands), and also engages with contemporary debates on ……続きを見る

Martial arts legend Grandmaster Kazumi Tabata presents a brilliant analysis for modern readers of the most famous work of martial strategy, The Art of War by Sun Tzu. Warrior Wisdom also includes an……続きを見る

This classic of Japanese studies is an important contribution to the understanding of Japanese art and culture. The author, Okakura wrote Ideals of the East at the turn of the 20th century. The book……続きを見る

Secret Tactics offers ancient wisdom for contemporary readersーwith new interpretations of Japanese martial arts classics In the tradition of Musashi, Kazumi Tabata, one of America's most experience……続きを見る

**Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Winner** An incredible, untold story of survival and acceptance that sheds light on one of the darkest chapters in Japanese history. This book tells the sto……続きを見る

Over the last few decades there has been growing recognition of the importance of a peaceful and stable South China Sea for Indo-Pacific security and development, a recognition that has been underla……続きを見る

This edited collection analyzes the innovative changes in Japan’s foreign policy. Pursuing new relationships with South Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe, Japanese initiatives include regional peace-……続きを見る

In the wake of the disaster of 1945ーas Japan was forced to remake itself from “empire” to “nation” in the face of an uncertain global situationーliterature and literary criticism emerged as highly ……続きを見る

Take a step back in time to the origins of Japan's creation mythーtold here for the very first time in illustrated form. In the beginning there was nothingーa void. Then the heavens and the earth to……続きを見る

This book focuses on the significant role of West African consumers in the development of the global economy. It explores their demand for Indian cotton textiles and how their consumption shaped pat……続きを見る

This book considers the history of modern astronomy and astrophysics in Japan by comparing with the development of astrophysics in western countries. Astrophysics essentially arose in three separate……続きを見る

How did the Japanese themselves respond to the American occupation? How were the sweeping reformsーpolitical, social, and economicーof SCAP's program received? How permanent was their effect, and wh……続きを見る

The book examines how the United States and Japanーdespite their sharp differences in cultural, historical, and geographical backgroundsーestablished a bilateral and clear linkage with each other by……続きを見る

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), founded in 1930, works as the "Bank for Central Banks". The BIS is an international forum where central bankers and officials gather to cope with intern……続きを見る

Exploring the history of missionary translation of Christian texts in East Asia, Missionary Translators offers a comparative perspective between the features of East Asian languages and the historic……続きを見る

The brilliant and influential statesman, Itō Hirobumi (1841-1909), and the first prime minister of Japan’s modern state, has been poorly understood. This biography attempts to set the record straigh……続きを見る