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

BEFU Harumi
Much of the misunderstanding by foreigners about Japan arises out of their acceptance of certain...

OGUMA Eiji
This book presents a counter-argument to the Japanese belief that they are a homogeneous nation...

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

HIROTA Noboru
Noboru Hirota has produced a major historical analysis of how the field of chemistry has...

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

SUDO Noriko, TANIKAWA Takeshi
This book examines the interdependent relationships between the film industry and the state in East...

YOSHIMOTO Hideko
Throughout twenty-seven years of military occupation, US public affairs activities aimed to persuade the local...
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$34.95
UENO Chizuko
This award-winning book brings together Chizuko...This award-winning book brings together Chizuko Ueno's groundbreaking essays on the rise and fall of the modern family in Japan. Combining historical, sociological, anthropological, and journalisti... -
$34.95
STICKLAND Leonie
The artifice of gender performance - sometimes ...The artifice of gender performance - sometimes playful, mostly conscientious - has enthralled and entertained audiences of Japan's all-female Takarazuka Revue for more than 90 years. The dashing ma... -
$300.00
$398.00NAKAYAMA Shigeru
Order all four-books together for "A Social His...Order all four-books together for "A Social History of Science and Technology in Contemporary Japan" which documents the miraculous growth of Japanese science and technology from post-war devastati... -
$35.95
KIM Sungmin
After World War II, Japanese popular culture wa...After World War II, Japanese popular culture was "banned" in Korea. However, despite the official ban, Japanese popular culture was introduced and circulated through hidden or unofficial channels. ... -
$41.95
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... -
$59.95
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... -
$42.95
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... -
$42.95
YOSHIMOTO Hideko
Throughout twenty-seven years of military occup...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 mai... -
$44.95
KUROSAKA Ai
This collection of twelve life stories delves i...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 spanning ... -
$84.85
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 ... -
$84.95
TERASAWA Takunori
Multiple discourses circulate Japanese society ...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,' ... -
$54.95
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...