Japanese Studies

Although the divisions of non Mahayana Buddhist sects and philosophy described may be considered dated, Introduction to Mahayana Buddhism remains significant for its historical value in presenting Eastern religious and philosophical thought to Westerners at a pivotal time in history...

Ascetic practices are a common feature of religion in Japan, practiced by different religious traditions. This book looks at these ascetic practices in an inter-sectarian and inter-doctrinal fashion, highlighting underlying themes common to all forms of asceticism. It does so by employing a multidis..

At the time of original publication the author argued that contemporary forces within Japan were combining to create a strong movement for revision of the constitution and for the acquisition of nuclear weapons by renewed and powerful military establishment. The American government, which had encour..

The Japanese way of work is notoriously ‘different’. But is it Japan or Britain which is the odd man out? When originally published this was the first book to explore the real differences, through a point-by-point comparison of two Japanese factories with two British ones making similar products...

The Japanese way of work is notoriously ‘different’. But is it Japan or Britain which is the odd man out? When originally published this was the first book to explore the real differences, through a point-by-point comparison of two Japanese factories with two British ones making similar products...

This study of the bodhisattva Gyoki illustrates how Japanese Buddhist hagiographers chose to regard a single monk's charitable activities as a miraculous achievement that shaped the course of Japanese history...

This book provides students with an interdisciplinary compendium from leading specialists on contemporary Japan. The book encompasses a range of social sciences disciplines and will be useful for courses such as Contemporary Japan, Asian Studies, International Relations, Public Policy, Judicial Refo..

This book provides students with an interdisciplinary compendium from leading specialists on contemporary Japan. The book encompasses a range of social sciences disciplines and will be useful for courses such as Contemporary Japan, Asian Studies, International Relations, Public Policy, Judicial Refo..

Illuminates the debate about Japan's `uniqueness', looking at modern agents of cultural nationalism and going on to test general theories of ethnicity with Japan as a case study. Focuses on the new role of the Japanese business community...

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Bringing to light the enduring legacy of a great Japanese author who has contributed to an unmasking of the unsustainability of talk of an 'East-West' divide, this volume will be of interest to Japanese literature students...

This scholarly book is based on in-depth interviews with people, now aged, who were school students at the time of the American Occupation and who experienced at first hand the immense cultural change that accompanied it...