Explores the conflict between Okinawans and the post-WWII US-Japan military alliance through the concept of nuchi du takara
An incisive observation of the traumas of loss and marginalization brought to the surface by the 2011 Tōhoku Disaster
Writing women back into Japan’s nineteenth-century history, enriching our understanding of the period
Uncovering the humanity and wisdom within the tragedy of Japan’s disaster responses to three major earthquakes
Examines the interactions between Japan's government and passenger car industry as it traces the development of the industry from its origins in the early 1900s.
Addresses the reasons for samurai warriors' turn to Christianity and the nature of conversion
The first detailed investigation into the decision making processes of rural Japan
Examines the contributions of three powerful Meiji women and how their own education and ideas about Japanese women’s potential shaped how females were to participate in modern society
A rigorously historical investigation into the ongoing issues in Japan-Korea relations and how and why both governments have acted—and not acted—to address them
Gives critical attention to the issue of Japan’s low level of gender equality and the conflicting information from surveys of women reporting a high sense of well-being
Reveals the rich and lively world of literate women in Japan from 1600 through the early 20th century
Explores the daily life of the citizens of the lost periods of ancient Japan
Introduces English-language readers to a formative chapter in the history of Japanese feminism by presenting for the first time in English translation a collection of writings from Seitō (Bluestockings), the famed New Women’s journal of the 1910s
A monumental and pioneering study on women and Buddhism.
Explores the relationship between Japan and France and the development of postwar national and individual identities
Traces the development of jinkaku (moral character) in modern Japanese discourse
The first full-length treatment of the international war crimes tribunal held in Tokyo, 1946–48.
Argues that Christianity played a critical role in the development of modern Japan
Offers critical insights into gender and social class in Japan from Japanese and Western scholars
Compelling poetry that constitutes a major legacy of the nuclear age
Translations and readings of some of the most important modern Japanese poems written for and against war
A series of biographical sketches that portray the interaction of individual culturally induced motivation and social history.
A detailed and animating study of the syncretic cult of Kasuga Shrine at its height in the 12th, 13th, and 14th centuries