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How does a small provincial city in southern Japan become the site of a world-famous wheelchair marathon that has been attracting the best international athletes since 1981? In More Than Medals, Den……続きを見る

During the six-and-a-half-year occupation of Japan (1945–1952), U.S. film studiosーin close coordination with Douglas MacArthur's Supreme Command for the Allied Powersーlaunched an ambitious campaig……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

Ce livre fait partie d’une série de publications destinées aux personnes qui veulent connaître l’histoire de la civilisation japonaise, sa langue et sa littérature. Il se compose de douze conférence……続きを見る

Accompanied by detailed appendices and specially commissioned artwork, this book is the definitive account of the experiences of Ki-43 aces. Dubbed the 'Oscar' by the Allies, the Ki-43 Hayabusa Pere……続きを見る

Nell’immaginario comune la figura della donna giapponese è ancora legata a quella della geisha. Eppure, nel corso della storia nipponica, le donne hanno dato prova di coraggio, resilienza e determin……続きを見る

Available for the first time in English, an intimate look into the private lives and spiritual experiences of 30 nuns and laywomen practicing under pioneering female Zen master Sozen Nagasawa Roshi ……続きを見る

This Open Access book carefully examines the legal and historical bases of the territory of Japan as a modern State from the Meiji period to 2002. A new preface summarizes key developments in the si……続きを見る

Fenollosa’s Legacy in Late Nineteenth Century Japan: An American Scholar’s Role in Resurrecting the Art of Japan makes a critical assessment of American art theorist Ernest F. Fenollosa’s work in Me……続きを見る

With little domestic fanfare and even less attention internationally, Japan has been reinventing itself since the 1990s, dramatically changing its political economy, from one managed by regulations ……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

This book offers a comprehensive overview of Japan's national security institutions and policy today, including a detailed discussion of Japan's regional security environment and its alliance with t……続きを見る

Guido Gualtieri nacque prima della metà del secolo XVI in provincia di Macerata, insegnò le “umane lettere” a Narni, Osimo, Ancona, Camerino e nella terra natia, intrattenendo rapporti di corrispond……続きを見る

Dans 'La civilisation japonaise', Léon de Rosny propose une analyse érudite de la culture, des coutumes et des traditions japonaises à l'époque de la fin du XIXe siècle. À travers une série de confé……続きを見る

Emphasizing how modes of book production, promotion, and consumption shape ideas of literary value, Edward Mack examines the role of Japan’s publishing industry in defining modern Japanese literatur……続きを見る

This book interprets the changing nature of Japanese foreign policy through the concepts of identity, culture and memory. It goes beyond rational interpretation of material interests and focus on va……続きを見る

Kōshiki (Buddhist ceremonials) belong to a shared ritual repertoire of Japanese Buddhism that began with Tendai Pure Land belief in the late tenth century and spread to all Buddhist schools, includi……続きを見る

The content in this special two-volume anthology details the many facets of aikido as it was formulated by Morihei Ueshiba (1883–1969)ーO-Sensei, the great teacher. Each chapter contributes to a pie……続きを見る

In Ryotaro Shiba's account of the life of Japan's last shogun, Perry's arrival off the coast of Japan was merely the spark that ignited the cataclysm in store for the Japanese people and their gover……続きを見る

Harry Wray and Seishiro Sugihara transcend the one-sided Tokyo Trial view of the war in an effort to conduct a balanced exchange on historical perception. This will be of interest equally to both th……続きを見る

From Comfort Woman: “We began the day with breakfast, after which we swept and cleaned our rooms. Then we went to the bathroom downstairs to wash the only dress we had and to bathe. The bathroom did……続きを見る

This ground-breaking book provides the first English-language survey of economic thought in modern Japan. Significantly, it offers both a detailed study of economic thought from 1600 to 1945 and a n……続きを見る

Nel 1970 lo scrittore Yukio Mishima occupò l’ufficio del generale Mashita, al Ministero della Difesa, e, dopo aver tenuto un discorso davanti a giornali e televisioni di tutto il mondo, commise sepp……続きを見る

This book argues that transpacific history cannot be comprehended without including “vertical” connections; namely, those between the southern hemisphere and the northern hemisphere. It explores suc……続きを見る

Infiltration, ambush, assassination, and espionage are the trademarks of the ninja. Their techniques are precise, timed, and their skills are that of legends. The mystery and mystique that surround ……続きを見る

This book examines the lives and times of Japan’s postwar prime ministers, covering the period from 1945 to 1995. Written by Japan’s leading scholars, it is the first English-language biographical p……続きを見る

This book begins with the analysis of America’s post-war intelligence operations, propaganda campaigns, and strategic psychological warfare in Japan. Banking on nuclear safety myths, Japan promoted ……続きを見る

What is a bureaucracy, from where does it come, and how does it develop? Japanese have long described their nation as a “kingdom of bureaucrats", but until now, no historian has fully explained the ……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

49 curiosità sui servi guerrieri e i signori di arco e katana del periodo d'oro del Giappone: una casta militare i cui dettami morali ancora sono vivi nella società del Sol Levante. I mini-ebook di ……続きを見る