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This book provides an in-depth account of how judicial decisions are published and used in the Netherlands as a source of law. The findings are linked to the existing English-language literature rel……続きを見る

An in-depth look at the battles at Kokoda, Milne Bay and Buna-Gona, which saw the Japanese battle the Australians and Americans on Papua. The Japanese invasion of, and ejection from, the Territory o……続きを見る

Baseball has been Japan's most popular sport for over a century. The Sportsworld of the Hanshin Tigers analyzes Japanese baseball ethnographically by focusing on a single professional team, the Hans……続きを見る

Learn the ancient art of Japanese archery or Kyudo with this illustrated guide. The Japanese Art of Archery, is deeply rooted in tradition. It not only continues to enjoy widespread popularity in Ja……続きを見る

History is not one story, but many. In Rethinking Japan’s Modernity, M. William Steele takes a new look at the people, places, and events associated with Japan’s engagement with modernity, starting ……続きを見る

This immersive book takes you on an extraordinary exploration of Japan's rich and diverse past, from the ancient origins of Shinto myths to the modern dynamics of pop culture and technological innov……続きを見る

Incisive insights into the distinctive nature of Japanese foreign intelligence and grand strategy, its underlying norms, and how they have changed over time Japanese foreign intelligence is an outli……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

K. K. Kawakami, the most prolific journalist writing on U.S.-Japan relations in the forty-years before Pearl Harbor, analyzed and described the interaction between the country of his birth and his a……続きを見る

A new illustrated study of the devastating, but little-known, Soviet armored blitzkrieg against the Japanese in the last weeks of World War II, and how it influenced Soviet tank doctrine as the Cold……続きを見る

New York Times Bestseller: A "virtually faultless" account of the last weeks of WWII in the Pacific from both Japanese and American perspectives ( The New York Times Book Review). By midsummer 1945……続きを見る

Are you dreaming of embarking on a life-changing adventure in Japan? "Journey to Japan" is your ultimate companion to navigate the intricate process of moving to and living in this culturally rich a……続きを見る

'I had no qualms fighting the Australians, just as I have killed without remorse any of the Emperor's enemies: the British, the Americans and the Dutch', so admits Takahiro Sato in this ground-break……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

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

Japanese Role-playing Games: Genre, Representation, and Liminality in the JRPG examines the origins, boundaries, and transnational effects of the genre, addressing significant formal elements as wel……続きを見る

Most of what are referred to as Korean martial art styles are actually derived from Japanese/Okinawan karate systems or find their roots in Chinese boxing. The Korean peninsula has existed as a frag……続きを見る

Miyamoto Musashi (c. 1584-1645) is the most revered and celebrated swordsman in Japanese history; unfortunately, our modern portrait of this folk hero is derived mainly from popular books, comics, a……続きを見る

This vintage book contains a collection of 34 fantastic stories from Japanese folklore. These magical stories full of wit, pun, myth, and riddle will appeal to lovers of Japanese literature and cult……続きを見る

"An excellently rounded introduction by an eminent Shinto scholar."ーLibrary Journal Shinto, the indigenous faith of the Japanese people, continues to fascinate and mystify both the casual visitor t……続きを見る

This interesting and authoritative book includes essential facts about the various forms of Japanese music and musical instruments and their place in the overall history of Japan. Japanese Music and……続きを見る

Professor Aston's A History of Japanese Literature has a permanent place on the bookshelves of all lovers of Japan. William George Aston, who pioneered in the translation of Japanese literature into……続きを見る

This study of Japanese music explore Nagauta or literally "long song"ーthe delicate and complex music that accompanies kabuki theaterーin great detail. The Kabuki theater of Japan has achieved a gro……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

This is the true story of the eventful history of the famous Yagyū clanーa story that began during the early heady days of the Genkō Rebellion (1331–33), when emperor Go-Daigo sought to restore powe……続きを見る

Japan’s postwar urban imagination through the Metabolism architecture movement and visionary science fiction authors The devastation of the Second World War gave rise to imaginations both utopian an……続きを見る

Dies ist der gelungene Versuch uns der historischen Person Miyamoto Musashi, Japans berühmtesten Schwertkämpfer, zu nähern. W. de Lange forschte in Japan in den unterschiedlichsten Archiven akribisc……続きを見る

Miyamoto Musashi is the most revered and celebrated swordsman in Japanese history. Yet few of the many works on the enigmatic warrior have hewn to the original sources. Fewer still have explored the……続きを見る

Baseball has been Japan's most popular sport for over a century. The Sportsworld of the Hanshin Tigers analyzes Japanese baseball ethnographically by focusing on a single professional team, the Hans……続きを見る