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Nationalism and Gender
UENO Chizuko

This is written by a sociologist and Japan's "most famous feminist", Chizuko Ueno. A discursive...

Hegemony of Homogeneity
BEFU Harumi
Much of the misunderstanding by foreigners about Japan arises out of their acceptance of certain...
A Genealogy of 'Japanese' Self-images
OGUMA Eiji
This book presents a counter-argument to the Japanese belief that they are a homogeneous nation...
Boundaries of 'the Japanese' Vol.1
OGUMA Eiji

The dynamics of inclusion and exclusion have operated for centuries in the island chain that...

A History of Modern Chemistry
HIROTA Noboru
Noboru Hirota has produced a major historical analysis of how the field of chemistry has...
Living on the Streets in Japan
FILLER Stephen, MARUYAMA Satomi

Homelessness has been recognized as a serious problem in Japan since the 1990s, but the...

Cultural Politics around East Asian Cinema 1939-2018
SUDO Noriko, TANIKAWA Takeshi
This book examines the interdependent relationships between the film industry and the state in East...
U.S. Occupation of Okinawa
YOSHIMOTO Hideko

Throughout twenty-seven years of military occupation, US public affairs activities aimed to persuade the local...

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  • Nationalism and Gender Nationalism and Gender
    $29.95
    Nationalism and Gender

    UENO Chizuko

    This is written by a sociologist and Japan's...

    This is written by a sociologist and Japan's "most famous feminist", Chizuko Ueno. A discursive battle over how Japan's history should be remembered constitutes the most recent, and perhaps the ...

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    The State Construction of 'Japaneseness' The State Construction of 'Japaneseness'
    $84.95
    The State Construction of 'Japaneseness'

    ENDO Masataka

    For more than 140 years, Japan's koseki registr...
    For more than 140 years, Japan's koseki registration system has functioned as the official means by which an individual qualifies as "Japanese". Information concerning each family is entered into o...
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    U.S. Occupation of Okinawa U.S. Occupation of Okinawa
    $59.95
    U.S. Occupation of Okinawa

    YOSHIMOTO Hideko

    Throughout twenty-seven years of military oc...

    Throughout twenty-seven years of military occupation, US public affairs activities aimed to persuade the local Okinawan public that the US administration of Okinawa should be maintained. The US ...

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    Others

    KAWAI Kaori

    As the sequel to Groups (2013) and Institutions...
    As the sequel to Groups (2013) and Institutions (2017), Others is the third work produced by a collaborative research project involving primatologists and anthropologists on the evolutionary histor...
  • Living on the Streets in Japan Living on the Streets in Japan
    $79.95
    Living on the Streets in Japan

    FILLER Stephen, MARUYAMA Satomi

    Homelessness has been recognized as a seriou...

    Homelessness has been recognized as a serious problem in Japan since the 1990s, but the dominant model of a "homeless person" has been that of an unemployed male laborer - a model that has large...

  • Fighting Prejudice in Japan Fighting Prejudice in Japan
    $44.95
    Fighting Prejudice in Japan

    KUROSAKA Ai

    This collection of twelve life stories delve...

    This collection of twelve life stories delves into the experiences of families of Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) patients who tell their own stories in their own words. In detailed interviews spanni...

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    Others in Japanese Agriculture Others in Japanese Agriculture
    $84.85
    Others in Japanese Agriculture

    YASUOKA Kenichi

    Japan's national identity associates the 'Japan...
    Japan's national identity associates the 'Japanese people' with the Japanese land, making the farmer the backbone of the nation. Others in Japanese Agriculture challenges this mythology, revealing ...
  • Learning English in Japan Learning English in Japan
    $84.95
    Learning English in Japan

    TERASAWA Takunori

    Multiple discourses circulate Japanese socie...

    Multiple discourses circulate Japanese society surrounding the relationship between Japanese people and the English language. For example, 'Japanese people are the worst English speakers in Asia...

  • Aftermath Aftermath
    $54.95
    Aftermath

    TSUJINAKA Yutaka, INATSUGU Hiroaki

    "Aftermath: Fukushima and the 3.11 Earthquake" ...
    "Aftermath: Fukushima and the 3.11 Earthquake" is a comprehensive analysis of recovery and reconstruction following the triple disaster in Japan on March 11, 2011. This collection addresses the que...
  • Boundaries of 'the Japanese' Vol.2 Boundaries of 'the Japanese' Vol.2
    $54.95
    Boundaries of 'the Japanese' Vol.2

    OGUMA Eiji

    In this the parallel volume to The Boundarie...

    In this the parallel volume to The Boundaries of 'the Japanese': Volume 1: Okinawa 1818-1972 (2014), renowned historical sociologist Eiji Oguma further explores the fluctuating political, geogra...

  • Creating Subaltern Counterpublics Creating Subaltern Counterpublics
    $89.95
    Creating Subaltern Counterpublics

    SEO Akwi

    This is a study of a political and social movem...
    This is a study of a political and social movement instigated by older Korean women in Japan, beginning in the 1990s. Koreans in Japan have occupied an unique position among ethnic minority groups....
  • Japan's Ultra-Right Japan's Ultra-Right
    $84.95
    Japan's Ultra-Right

    HIGUCHI Naoto

    This book is a comprehensive account of the nat...
    This book is a comprehensive account of the nativist movement in Japan today. Naoto Higuchi uses the life histories of activists to establish that the basis of their support for the movement is the...