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      TANAKA Jiro

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      OKAMOTO Masaaki

      After a swift and bloody regime change in 1998,...
      After a swift and bloody regime change in 1998, Indonesia established democratic institutions. Democratization over the first two decades of the 21st century fundamentally transformed Indonesia as ...
    • A History of the Pachinko Industry

      HAN Jaehyang

      Pachinko parlors offer a form of gambling uniqu...
      Pachinko parlors offer a form of gambling unique to Japan located near train stations, in the suburbs and in other everyday living spaces. Before World War II, pachinko was born as a game for both ...
    • At the Edge of Mangrove Forest

      OSAWA Takamasa

      This book explores the emergence of indigeneity...
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    • Bali and Hinduism in Indonesia

      NAGAFUCHI Yasuyuki

      Why is Bali the only Hindu island in Muslim Ind...
      Why is Bali the only Hindu island in Muslim Indonesia? Although Indonesia is overwhelmingly Muslim, the population in Bali is 90 percent Hindu. In Bali and Hinduism in Indonesia, a comprehensive st...
    • Professional Space of Care

      Philippe Mossé

      Although medical specialization can be credited...
      Although medical specialization can be credited with many of the advancements of modern medicine, it also poses obstacles to the delivery of healthcare. Such obstacles are increasingly prevalent in...
    • Spirituality as a Way

      Carl Becker, KASHIO Naoki

      How do Japanese people foster spiritual awarene...
      How do Japanese people foster spiritual awareness? This book provides a fresh perspective on spirituality by highlighting the wisdom of Japan: ‘Way’ (pronounced michi or dō in Japanese), which mak...
    • Anthropology of Ba

      KAJIMARU Gaku, Caitlin Coker, KAZAMA Kazuhiro

      Do places influence human behavior? In everyday...
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    • Baseball in Occupied Japan

      TANIKAWA Takeshi

      How was baseball used to promote U.S. values in...
      How was baseball used to promote U.S. values in occupied Japan? The first post-war Japanese professional baseball game was held on November 23, 1945, just 100 days after the end of World War II. D...
    • Gender History in China

      KOHAMA Masako, Linda Grove

      How have femininity and masculinity been define...
      How have femininity and masculinity been defined and understood in China from prehistoric times to the present day? Gender History in China presents for the first time in English the work of leadi...
    • Amorphous Dissent

      KINOSHITA Chigaya, TANAKA Hikaru, HORIE Takashi, KATO Tetsuro, TORIYAMA Atsushi, TANNO Kiyoto

      Since the Fukushima nuclear accident in the wak...
      Since the Fukushima nuclear accident in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 11 March 2011, Japan has seen a significant revival in its social activism. Large-scale social movements spran...
    • Violence and Democracy

      NAKAMIZO Kazuya

      The Bhagalpur riots occurred in the Indian stat...
      The Bhagalpur riots occurred in the Indian state of Bihar during the 1989 Lok Sabha election campaign. In the lead-up, political actors and parties exploited religious identities for their own elec...

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