A critical introduction to how the Nagasaki atomic bombing has been remembered, especially in contrast to that of Hiroshima.
In the decades following the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945……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
Japan’s oceans demand our attention. Violent, prolific, and changeful, they define life and death on the archipelago: pushing the shore under the rush of tsunami, charging typhoon circulation, feedi……続きを見る
The phenomenon of “war brides” from Japan moving to the West has been quite widely discussed, but this book tells the stories of women whose lives followed a rather different path after they married……続きを見る
An elegant and absorbing tour of Tokyo, its past, and its people from “a profoundly evocative writer” (The Wall Street Journal).
Longlisted for the Royal Society of Literature’s Ondaatje Prize
From ……続きを見る
Nel nordest del Giappone sopravvive ancora oggi la tradizione delle itako, donne non vedenti che hanno il compito di comunicare con i defunti. Oltre al ruolo complesso della donna e delle persone di……続きを見る
Friendly Connections: Philadelphia Quakers and Japan since the Late Nineteenth Century discloses the history of relations among members of the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers, of Philadelph……続きを見る
著者：Hannah Holtzman
出版社： State University of New York Press
発売日： 2024年05月01日
Examines the increasingly reciprocal nature of Franco-Japanese cultural exchange through films that center on nuclear issues.
The Franco-Japanese coproduction Hiroshima mon amour (1959) is one of th……続きを見る
著者：Anna Sherman
出版社： Capitán Swing Libros
発売日： 2022年10月17日
Un elegante y absorbente recorrido por Tokio y sus habitantes. Durante más de 300 años, desde 1632 hasta 1854, los gobernantes de Japón restringieron el contacto con el extranjero, un casi aislamien……続きを見る
This book provides an overview of Japan in late 19th century and its history. It also provides an insight of Japanese society as it moved from the traditional Edo period lifestyle towards industrial……続きを見る
The day when Supreme Commander Douglas MacArthur met the Emperor Showa, Hirohito, was the day when the trust between MacArthur and the Emperor Showa, Hirohito, was established and the day when Japan……続きを見る
著者：Anna Sherman
出版社： Pan Macmillan
発売日： 2019年05月16日
As read on BBC Radio 4 'Book of the Week'
**Shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award
Longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize
'A completely extraordinary book . . . Delicately ……続きを見る
Featuring dozens of high-quality photographs, schematic designs and insightful commentary this Japanese architecture book is a must-have for architects or collectors.
The past five years are widely ……続きを見る
著者：Joanna Grant
出版社： Taylor & Francis
発売日： 2003年12月08日
A Chinese Physician is the portrait of a 16th century medical writer and clinical practitioner. Drawing on socio-economic/biographic, textual, and gender analysis along side a variety of sources, fr……続きを見る
This book considers the role of civilian workers on U.S. bases in Okinawa, Japan and how transnational movements within East Asia during the Occupation period brought foreign workers, mostly from th……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
Sakaguchi Ango (1906-1955) was a writer who thrived on iconoclasm and agitation. He remains one of the most creative and stimulating thinkers of twentieth-century Japan. Ango was catapulted into the……続きを見る
