Books
BOOK REVIEW | ‘China, Japan, and Senkaku Islands: Conflict in the East China Sea Amid an American Shadow’ by Monika Chansoria
China has a long history of distorting its own long history. While civilizations everywhere bend the historical narra
Culture
BOOK REVIEW | ‘Beyond the Gender Gap in Japan,’ Edited by Gill Steel
The allegedly very large gender gap in Japan, as reported by the World Economic Forum (WEF), is a […]
Books
BOOK REVIEW | ‘Friendship Across the Seas: The U.S. Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’ by Agawa Naoyuki
In this valentine to Japanese-American maritime relations, author Agawa Naoyuki traces the process by which bitter e
Economy & Tech
BOOK REVIEW | ‘The Ghost of Namamugi’ by Robert S.G. Fletcher
Charles Richardson’s Ghost One fine September afternoon in 1862, six years before the Meiji Restoration, a [&hel
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BOOK REVIEW | ‘Japan Rearmed: The Politics of Military Power’ by Sheila A. Smith
As explained in author Sheila A. Smith’s introduction of her new book, several generations of Japanese leaders have
Travel
Jimbocho — A Booklovers’ Haven in the Heart of Tokyo
Japan is famous, among many other things, for its exceptionally high literacy rate. Although Japan has not conducted l
Culture
Jinja Honcho Publishes English Booklet MIYOGAWARI to Explain the Imperial Succession and Shinto’s Essence
A recent booklet titled MIYOGAWARI takes on the range of rituals marking the changing of Japan’s era from Heisei [&hel
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BOOK REVIEW | ‘The Tolstoy Family’s Ark’ by Fumiko Davis
Very few people are not aware of Leo Tolstoy, the genius Russian writer. His works are published in […]
Books
BOOK REVIEW | ‘Convenience Store Woman’ by Sayaka Murata
When Sayaka Murata’s Convenience Store Woman came out in English in 2018, it was an immediate hit, selling over [&hell
Travel
BOOK REVIEW | ‘This Great Stage of Fools’ by Alan Booth
Alan Booth is best known as the author of The Roads to Sata, his account of a solo walk […]
Books
Naoki Hyakuta’s Bestseller Tells Us the Real Reason Japan Should Apologize to South Korea
Japanese author Naoki Hyakuta has just published a new book, Now is the Time to Apologize to […]
Books
BOOK REVIEW | ‘Claws of the Panda: Beijing’s Campaign of Influence and Intimidation in Canada’ by Jonathan Manthorpe
Author Jonathan Manthorpe, a Canadian citizen with decades of residence in Asia as a foreign correspondent, has chos