11,772円 The Anglo-Japanese Alliance Treaty was first signed in January 1902 and was seen as a major milestone in diplomatic relations as well as seeing an end to Great Britain’s ‘Splendid Isolation’ policy. Originally published in 1922, Weale’s study aims to outline the steps taken to bring about the dem...

4,230円 This compelling study of a previously overlooked vice industry explores the larger structural forces that led to the growth of prostitution in Japan, the Pacific region, and the North American West at the turn of the twentieth century. Combining very personal accounts with never before examined J...

12,272円 Science, technology, and medicine all contributed to the emerging modern Japanese empire and conditioned key elements of post-war development. As the only emerging non-Western country that was a colonial power in its own right, Japan utilized these fields not only to define itself as racially dif...

400円 Parce que pour connaître les peuples, il faut d'abord les comprendre Les Japonais vivent au présent. Le temps glisse sur l’Archipel, emportant avec lui les joies comme les malheurs. Le tsunami de mars 2011, à l’origine du pire accident nucléaire de l’histoire, reste une plaie ouverte, mais le Jap...

4,935円 Spanning decades of research, this compelling social history tells the stories of ordinary people in modern Japan. Tatsuichi Horikiri spent a lifetime searching out old items of clothingーranging from everyday kimono, work clothes, uniforms, and futons to actor’s costumes, diapers, hats, aprons, ...

6,621円 Radhabinod Pal was an Indian jurist who achieved international fame as the judge representing India at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal and dissented from the majority opinion, holding that all Japanese “Class A” war criminals were not guilty of any of the charges brought against them. In postwar Ja...

17,456円 This book examines the lives and times of Japan’s postwar prime ministers, covering the period from 1945 to 1995. Written by Japan’s leading scholars, it is the first English-language biographical portrait of these twenty-three individuals who helped lead Japan on its road to recovery, its return...

283円 山海封神榜 第二部 ：盤古大神 這個世界的起源，一切都是從盤古大神開闢天地而起，並以陽清者為上天，天數極高，又以陰濁者為下地，地數極深。 相傳原初之海乃是洪荒時期大洪水的發源地，當時的天空破了一個大洞，水柱從南方傾瀉而下，形成汪洋大海。因此，撐支天地的大柱折斷，天塌下了半邊，山林野火焚燒，洪水從地底...

124,370円 Originally published by Allen & Unwin in 1930 this 3-volume collection brings together writings on the economic aspects of Japan's history. Covering the period from the 1600s until the 1920s this work offers the reader, not only an economic history of the Japanese, but also a social and political...

8,185円 The most complete autobiography of Yoshida Shigeru available in English, this expanded translation of his memoirs traces the remarkable life and times of one of Japan's most powerful and influential figures. Yoshida (1878-1967), who served in China and Europe as a career diplomat, closely linked ...

4,642円 Winner: Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award Popular impressions of the imperial Japanese army still promote images of suicidal banzai charges and fanatical leaders blindly devoted to their emperor. Edward Drea looks well past those stereotypes to unfold the more complex story of...

5,295円 Combining work and family remains a major challenge for married women in contemporary Japan, and it’s not uncommon for them to quit working when starting a family. Single mothers, by contrast, almost always work, regardless of the age of their children. Despite their eagerness to support themselv...