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This book carries out a comprehensive analysis of the María Luz incident, a truly significant episode in Japanese and world history, from a legal perspective. In July 1872, the María Luz, a barque f……続きを見る

This book analyzes Ohira's ideology, philosophy, and actions as a politician and a minister, based on primary sources from Japan and the USA, and makes a significant contribution to the field of Jap……続きを見る

Nichiren Daishonin era un uomo che diceva molto di sé, delle sue esperienze e ambizioni, dei suoi pensieri e dei suoi sentimenti. Per questa ragione dalle sue parole e frasi non solo è possibile imp……続きを見る

Stalin was a master of deception, disinformation, and camouflage, by means of which he gained supremacy over China and defeated imperialism on Chinese soil. This book examines Stalin’s covert operat……続きを見る

The ultimate guide to the Japanese martial arts by the world's foremost expert! Author Alexander Bennett is the ultimate insider, having lived in Japan for decades. He holds multiple black belts in ……続きを見る

The entire fascinating story of Japan told in one exciting manga-style volume! A History of Japan in Manga tells the action-packed saga of Japan from its misty origins up to the present day. Epic ba……続きを見る

Focusing on the ancient, medieval, and early-modern eras, this collection considers the beginnings of Sino-Japanese Relations in the Ancient East Asian World, focusing on changes of the East Asian i……続きを見る

This volume is the first book to focus specifically on the topic of comparative glossing. It brings together new research on glossing practices from traditions in both the West and East Asia, with a……続きを見る

Contributors to this book provide an Asian women’s history from the perspective of gender analysis, assessing Japanese imperial policy and propaganda in its colonies and occupied territories and par……続きを見る

Superb Yokai images from the world's leading museums and private collections! Japan's vast pantheon of supernatural creatures includes demons (yokai), monsters, ogres (oni), ghosts (yurei) and magic……続きを見る

Words of wisdom from great samurai leaders: A collection of inspiring essays and aphorisms from Japan's leading warriors Samurai warrior leaders had to deal with grim conditions of life, death and s……続きを見る

Kyoto School Philosophy in Comparative Perspective: Ideology, Ontology, Modernity presents the thought of the Kyoto School, the most famous Japanese philosophical movement of the twentieth century, ……続きを見る

Before the twentieth century, Japanese religious and cultural life was shaped by a variety of yearly ceremonies, festivals, and customs. These annual events (nenju gyoji) included Shinto festivals i……続きを見る

Lu Xun spent the last decade of his life in the turbulent world of Shanghai. Soon after arriving in 1927, he befriended Uchiyama Kanzō, owner of a bookstore specializing in Japanese writings. Their ……続きを見る

This book documents Japan's psychological deterioration caused by its defeat in August 1945. Also, Japan’s traumatic transformation from authoritarianism to democracy is detailed. The study exposes ……続きを見る

日本歷史作家──洪維揚《幕末．維新史》系列最終章 帶領讀者爬梳明治維新的重大事件與歷史資料， 完整理解這場革新對於日本眾方各向的影響。 本書係暢銷歷史書作家洪維揚《幕末：日本近代化的黎明前》、《戊辰戰爭……続きを見る

日本歷史作家──洪維揚《幕末．維新史》系列最終章 帶領讀者爬梳明治維新的重大事件與歷史資料， 完整理解這場革新對於日本眾方各向的影響。 本書係暢銷歷史書作家洪維揚《幕末：日本近代化的黎明前》、《戊辰戰爭……続きを見る

This handbook explores trauma in East Asia from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century, assessing how victims, perpetrators and societies have responded to such experiences and to what extent th……続きを見る

In Japan, beer has been known, since the 1960s, as the “beverage of the masses,” and whisky culture has roots stretching back to the 1950s. Meanwhile, methamphetamine was first developed in Japan an……続きを見る

In 'Japan' biedt Aimé Humbert een diepgaande verkenning van de Japanse cultuur, geschiedenis en sociale structuren. Door middel van een felle literaire stijl, rijk aan gedetailleerde beschrijvingen ……続きを見る

Father Sotelo and Hasekura embark on an incredible journey to spread the name of God and his message to the ends of the Earth. They face tons of trials and tribulations along the way but remain stea……続きを見る

Look, Anne! Lately, I saw you going to Charleston disguising yourself as a man. I don't understand the reason you do it. Why do you dress in male clothing? Twenty-five-year-old Anne resisted her fat……続きを見る

This book is written with a lot of determination and passion. There lived a brave leader, Yamada Nagamasa, who lived an epic life. He lived through the ups and downs of the Kingdom in Siam, and he f……続きを見る

Offers a variety of pedagogical and theoretical essays designed to assist professors in introducing undergraduate students to Buddhism in China, Korea, and Japan. This anthology provides an accessib……続きを見る

The 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō by Kano Shugen Sadanobu (Sadanobu II) is a series of 50 miniature prints published by the Tokyo Metro Library to ukiyo-e.org. It is interesting for the Tōkaidō subject……続きを見る

Imagine being Japanese, living in Singapore in the nineteen twenties and thirties, suspected by everyone around you of being a spy. Prior to December 1941, Singapore was the site of a major naval ba……続きを見る

A series of picaresque adventures set against the backdrop of a Japan still closed off from the rest of the world, Musui's Story recounts the escapades of samurai Katsu Kokichi. As it depicts Katsu ……続きを見る

Enter a world of flying rabbits, blue traffic lights, spelling reforms, ancient alphabet songs, viking buffets, worthless theatre tickets, dragons emerging from the clouds, carefully-folded underpan……続きを見る

Anarchic street performances in late-1950s Japan; inauguration of the first Happenings in Antwerp and charging of the "magic circle" in Amsterdam; Bauhaus Situationiste and anti-national art exchang……続きを見る

Once the capital of the five-hundred-year Chosŏn dynasty (1392–1897) and the Taehan Empire (1897–1910), the city of Seoul posed unique challenges to urban reform and modernization under Japanese col……続きを見る