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Analyzes Japan's industrial organization both from a historical perspective and by looking in details at specific industries such as iron, steel and the automotive industry. This book discusses big business, business groups and industrial policy.

Presents a study that describes the staggering growth of broadcasting in Japan from the dawn or radio and television to satellite communication and through to the multiplex broadcasting of the future.

Brings together research from North America, Japan, Europe and Latin America to analyse the influence of Japanese manufacturing investment and Japanese working practices across the global economy.

Looks at the course of the economic and political developments in Japan since the Second World War and in particular trends in government and politics since the peace treaty of 1952.

The Nihongi is the standard native history of Ancient Japan. This volume intends to present the extensive store of material for the study of mythology, folk-lore, early civilization and manners and customs which it contains.

Shinto, the national indigenous religion of Japan has supplied Japan with the basic structure of its mentality and behaviour. This book presents a picture of Shinto, its history and internal organization, its gods and mythology, its temples and priests, its moral and worship.

The period of Luso-Japanese trade is of interest in more ways than one, and in particular the first decade of the seventeenth century when Japan was being moulded by Tokugawa Iyeyasu and when the country was still open to foreigners regardless of their race or religion. This title features research in four languages.

A selection of some of the best plays of Chikamatsu, one of the greatest Japanese dramatists.

Nakano has received little attention in works in English on the relevant period, as his approaches to effective power were limited while his career also lacks the violent drama associated with movements resorting to terrorism. This book uses material from the few biographies available in conjunction with some short sketches of Nakano by others.

An account of the growth and uses of Western learning in Japan. It incorporates the results of the research by scholars in Japan and the West.

Draws together material from "The Japan Chronicle", "The Japan Gazette" and the China Treaty Port foreign papers, all of which are of great historical value. This volume makes available key documents and analyses Japanese foreign policy with a view to directing UK handling of a delicate diplomatic situation in the Far East.

Focuses on three main questions, the answers to which are vital for understanding the needs of both national policy and personal fulfillment in widely differing cultures.

Exploring issues relating to advertising, tourism, women, festivals and the art world, this book depicts how the study of Japanese society contributes to anthropological theory and understanding.

Japanese political warfare is a factor largely unknown in the Western world. This title deals with machinery and methods and gives a survey of the various government organs directing and controlling political warfare, the structure of the Japanese press, and the organisation of Japanese broadcasting.

An exposition of the structure and psychology of the Japanese government.

A work on Tokugawa Ieyasu which draws on more material from Japanese sources than quotations from the European documents from his era.

Chronicles the facts concerning the relations between the Netherlands in Asia and Japan before the outbreak of war in the Pacific and concentrates on political and economic affairs.

A history of the Japanese drive for the conquest of Greater East Asia. It includes an account of the Malayan campaign and the Fall of Singapore, followed by an outline of the dominant features of the campaign in S E Asia and the Pacific and ending with the attack on Japan and the unconditional surrender.

An acknowledged authority on the 'classical' period of Japanese history, the author reveals what the life of the Japanese people was like during these five centuries, and shows how a transformation of heart and mind produced a civilization as original as it was profound.

The Japan of 1868 was a very different society: practically every samurai was literate and it was a world in which books abounded. This book presents a survey of the development and education during the period.

Examines how and why Japan annexed Korea in the early twentieth century and discusses the role of foreign powers (particularly the USA) in trying to bring about freedom and independence for Korea.

Presents an account of Japan during the 'crisis' years of 1931-1935, which were the most significant in modern Japanese history.

Examines the issues surrounding the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Alliance, and looks at the possible consequences of different courses of action, against a backdrop of a Far Eastern situation under constant change.

The Manchurian 'Incident' of 1931 led to a Japanese occupation, the birth of Manchoukuo and the withdrawal of Japan from the League of Nations. At the time it seemed as if the army and navy were exerting a supreme influence. This title points out that this influence is not new and that there are strong reasons for its existence and continuance.

Outlining the history of Japan, this book offers insights into the national psyche, and political and military planning of the Japanese in the first half of the twentieth century.

Reveals Japan's motives and designs on the economic front, pointing out the dangers of her policy of ousting Western interests and influence from East Asia during the conflict with China in Manchuria.

Examines the workings of the Japanese government, and discusses the role of the military in shaping political ideals: ideals which were a compound of Marxism and National Socialism, transformed for Japanese uses and combined with fanatical racial, national and semi-religious obsessions.

Among the revolutionary movements which shook the 19th-century world, the change of government in Japan in 1868 occupies a special place. The nature of this transformation has been regarded by western historians as 'revolution' and 'restoration' - two quite contradictory ideas. This book deals with the forces at work.