Graphs, charts, photographs, maps, and timelines enhance a history of modern Japan.

Is Japanese society essentially different from other modern industrialized societies, or not? This survey work with contributions from the leading scholars in t

This book is a study of how the theories and actual practices of a Pan-Asian empire were produced during Japan’s war, 1931–1945. As Japan invaded China and

A welcome addition to any reading list for those interested in contemporary Japanese society. - Roger Goodman, Nissan Professor of Modern Japanese Society, Univ