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Bailey describes how the Sea of Okhotsk area became integrated into a world system of economic and cultural ties between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. This happened primarily because of ……続きを見る

Homesick Blues explores how artists, fans, amateur practitioners, and others have used music to tell stories of everyday life in Japan from the late 1940s to 2018, a practice that author Scott Aalga……続きを見る

"Riveting.…This book is required reading for anyone with even a passing interest in World War II and the Pacific Theater." ーBob Carden, Boston Globe Seven minutes past midnight on March 10, 1945, n……続きを見る

In 1941, Imperial Japan rapidly brought an end to the British Empire in Asia. Because a non-white race dared to upset the white colonialists’ status quo in Asia, the British resented the Japanese lo……続きを見る

Japanese Dolls: The Fascinating World of Ningyo, is a wealth of information for Japanese art collectors, Asian doll collectors and doll enthusiasts of all levels and interests. Full of beautiful pho……続きを見る

Ningyo: The Art of the Japanese Doll features over 250 unique photographs as well as extensive commentary and background history. Japanese dolls (ningyo) have played an important role in Japanese ar……続きを見る

Forse non esiste simbolo più potente della spada per rappresentare l’era dei samurai. Nel Giappone del XVII secolo, l’arte della spada aveva assunto una popolarità quasi religiosa: era più che una m……続きを見る

The city of Tokyo, renamed after the Meiji Restoration, developed an urban culture that was a dynamic integration of Edo’s highly developed traditions and Meiji renovations, some of which reflected ……続きを見る

With the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Japan opened its doors to the West and underwent remarkable changes as it sought to become a modern nation. Accompanying the political changes that Western trade ……続きを見る

With the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Japan opened its doors to the West and underwent remarkable changes as it sought to become a modern nation. Accompanying the political changes that Western trade ……続きを見る

Step back into old Japan with this fascinating travelogue of the famous Kiso Road, an ancient route used by samurai and warlords The Kisoji, which runs through the Kiso Valley in the Japanese Alps, ……続きを見る

An expert on samurai history paints a vivid, multi-faceted portrait of feudal Japan and Miyamoto Musashiーthe legendary swordsman who wrote the classic martial arts treatise, The Book of Five Rings ……続きを見る

Japan and South Korea are Western-style democracies with open-market economies committed to the rule of law. They are also U.S. allies. Yet despite their shared interests, shared values, and geograp……続きを見る

The Chinese Buddhist canon is a systematic collection of all translated Buddhist scriptures and related literatures created in East Asia and has been regarded as one of the “three treasures” in Budd……続きを見る