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This volume takes a comparative approach to Japanese politics, covering topics such as political parties and elections, civil society, bureaucracy, and foreign relations. Grounded in a discussion of……続きを見る

This volume provides an historical overview of Japan's relationship with animals from ancient times to the 1950s. Its analysis serves as a lens through which to scrutinize Japanese tradition and int……続きを見る

No other country has devised a grand strategy for managing China’s rising economic and military power as deliberately or successfully as Japan. Seeking to counter Chinese ambitions toward regional h……続きを見る

South Korean historian Jie-Hyun Lim, raised under an anticommunist dictatorship, turned to Marxian thought to explain his country’s development, even as he came to struggle with its Eurocentrism. As……続きを見る

In 1829, three women and three men were paraded through Osaka and crucified. Placards set up at the execution ground proclaimed their crime: they were devotees of the “pernicious creed” of Christian……続きを見る

In the early eighteenth century, the noblewoman Ōgimachi Machiko composed a memoir of Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu, the powerful samurai for whom she had served as a concubine for twenty years. Machiko assi……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

從諸國林立到大和國家，天皇一統到武家林立， 見證日出之國的興起時分，探尋現代日本的文化根源 當希臘文明已光彩黯淡、羅馬準備接管地中海的時刻，古代日本才正舉起金屬器，搖搖晃晃地邁入農耕社會；當漢帝國忙著……続きを見る

A superbly illustrated account of the Japanese Navy during the fierce battles of Guadalcanal and the Solomons, explaining how and why it fought as it did. Contrary to myth, the Imperial Japanese Nav……続きを見る

Clive 'Killer' Caldwell was a natural and brilliant pilot, a superb shot, and a born leader. He saw action against the Germans, Italians and Japanese, and remains Australia's greatest ever fighter p……続きを見る

"Unbeaten Tracks in Japan" by Isabella L. Bird is a captivating travelogue that takes readers on a remarkable journey through 19th-century Japan. Written in the form of letters to her sister, Bird r……続きを見る

日本料理的深度文化解析　看見和食的深刻歷史底蘊 「餃子」源自中國東北的傳統食物，如今是日本料理的代表之一 「味噌」是日本料理歷久彌新的精髓，也是風靡世界的健康調味品 從餃子到味噌，都有著日本料理與外界……続きを見る

D'un point de vue occidental européen, beaucoup de choses liées à l'État du Japon, y compris son histoire, sa culture et ses habitants, semblent non seulement étranges, mais aussi, dans une certaine……続きを見る

Da una prospettiva europeo-occidentale, molto di ciò che riguarda lo stato del Giappone, compresa la sua storia e cultura e le persone che vi abitano, sembra non solo estraneo, ma anche in qualche m……続きを見る

Desde una perspectiva europeo-occidental, gran parte de lo relacionado con el estado de Japón, incluida su historia y cultura y la gente que vive allí, no sólo parece extranjero, sino también en cie……続きを見る

Empire of Culture brings together contemporary representations of Victorian Britain to reveal how the nation's imperial past inheres in the ways post-imperial subjects commodify and consume "culture……続きを見る

**台灣首部非小說的坂本龍馬傳記 日本歷史作家洪維揚《幕末．維新史》之後最新力作 帶領讀者爬梳真切史料，卸除各種穿鑿之說，呈現真正的龍馬一生。** 　　在戲劇、小說、動漫等創作的推波助瀾之下，坂本龍馬堪稱……続きを見る

The growth rate of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the Asia-Pacific region greatly surpasses the world average. When the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is better realized, then the world’s larg……続きを見る

A timeless psychological study of a young man's deep alienation from society. Set in the early 20th century, Kokoro opens with a chance encounter on a beach near Tokyo that irrevocably links a young……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

Kyokutei Bakin's Nansō Satomi Hakkenden is one of the monuments of Japanese literature. This multigenerational samurai saga was one of the most popular and influential books of the nineteenth centur……続きを見る

This outline is not a replacement for the original work itself and it does not include the full text or all the nuances found in the original book. Readers interested in the full depth and backgroun……続きを見る

Hokkaido Dairy Farm offers a historical and ethnographic examination of the rapid industrialization of the dairy industry in Tokachi, Hokkaido. It begins with a history of dairy farming and consumpt……続きを見る

Recommended for Upper Beginner and up Students of Japanese Improve your Japanese with "Japanese Tunnels: The Easy Way to Read, Listen, and Learn from Japanese History and Stories". This specialized ……続きを見る

In 1543 three Portuguese merchants entered a turbulent Japan, bringing with them the first firearms the Japanese had ever seen: simple matchlock muskets called arquebuses. They proved a decisive add……続きを見る

From when the Empress Jingo-kogo led an invasion of Korea while pregnant with the future Emperor Ojin, tales of female Japanese warriors have emerged from Japan's rich history. Using material that h……続きを見る

A brilliant but little-known operation, the Shimazu clan raid on the independent kingdom of Ryukyu (modern Okinawa) in 1609 is one of the most extraordinary episodes in samurai history and the culmi……続きを見る

In 1945, with her fleet destroyed and her armies beaten, the only thing that stood between Japan and an Allied invasion was the numerous coastal defence positions that surrounded the islands. This i……続きを見る

The landscape of 16thand 17th-century Japan was dominated by the graceful and imposing castles constructed by the powerful 'daimyo' of the period. In this the most turbulent era in Japanese history,……続きを見る

Towards the end of the 16th century three outstanding commanders brought Japan's century of civil wars to an end, but it was Tokugawa Leyasu who was to ensure a lasting peace. In terms of his strate……続きを見る