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Resilient Borders and Cultural Diversity
The acceleration of media culture globalization processes cross-fertilization and people’s exchange beyond the confinement of national borders, but not all of them lead to …
Literature among the Ruins, 1945–1955
In the wake of the disaster of 1945—as Japan was forced to remake itself from “empire” to “nation” in the face of an uncertain global situation—literature and literary criticism …
The Politics and Literature Debate in Postwar Japanese Criticism, 1945–52
In the wake of its defeat in World War II, as Japan was forced to remake itself from “empire” to “nation” in the face of an uncertain global situation, literature and literary …
Rethinking Japan
The authors argue that with the election of the Abe Government in December 2012, Japanese politics has entered a radically new phase they describe as the “2012 Political System.” …
The Unfinished Atomic Bomb
In its diversity of perspectives, The Unfinished Atomic Bomb: Shadows and Reflections is testament to the ways in which contemplations of the A-bomb are endlessly shifting, rarely …
Mito and the Politics of Reform in Early Modern Japan
Mito, an ordinary provincial capital on the outskirts of the Tokyo commuter belt, was once the headquarters of Mito Domain, one of the most consequential places in all of Japan. As …
The Urban Planetary and Tokyo Modernity
The Urban Planetary and Tokyo Modernity: Dwelling in Passing analyzes everyday experiences in Tokyo during the 1910s and 1920s, showing how urban literature and urban ethnography …
Single Mothers in Contemporary Japan
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, …
Living Transnationally between Japan and Brazil
Based on over two years of participant-observation in labor brokerage firms, factories, schools, churches, and people’s homes in Japan and Brazil, Sarah LeBaron von Baeyer presents …
Japan's Multilayered Democracy
This book introduces a multilayered approach to the study of democracy, combining specific knowledge of Japan with theoretical insights from the literature on democratization. It …
Wild Lines and Poetic Travels
This volume of essays and translations analyzes the prodigious and wide-ranging output of Suga Keijiro. Based in Japan, Suga Keijiro’s (b. 1958-) works are wide-ranging and …
Japan's Backroom Politics
Japan’s Backroom Politics is the translation of a classic study of the rough and tumble of Japanese politics and conservative party factions in the first two decades of postwar …