Japanese Studies

This volume exposes 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...

This book explores the overarching rationale that motivated Japanese international fisheries policy throughout the post-war period until today, highlighting the importance of international fisheries to Japan and the stature this resource has occupied as a national interest. It provides a comparative..

This book explores the overarching rationale that motivated Japanese international fisheries policy throughout the post-war period until today, highlighting the importance of international fisheries to Japan and the stature this resource has occupied as a national interest. It provides a comparative..

This book examines Japan’s local newspapers. It charts their development, and discusses their current state, demonstrating how they contribute to the development of local communities, how they compare with national and international newspapers, and how they are likely to develop in future...

This book examines Japan’s local newspapers. It charts their development, and discusses their current state, demonstrating how they contribute to the development of local communities, how they compare with national and international newspapers, and how they are likely to develop in future...

Based on original research, Japan's Minorities provides a clear historical introduction to the formation of individual minorities, followed by an analysis of the contemporary situation...

Within Japan at the start of the 1980s there was a strong mood on the right for remilitarization to give the nation the super-power status her economic performance justified. Outside Japan, there was increasing pressure from the West to make her conform to Western strategic interests. Against the ba..

This book sets out to rectify the lack of full research into Anglo-Japanese trade relations from the late 1940s up to the early 1960s...

This book sets out to rectify the lack of full research into Anglo-Japanese trade relations from the late 1940s up to the early 1960s...

This book examines key aspects of Japan’s often misunderstood society and cultural norms, providing a rounded introduction to a constantly evolving country...

This book examines key aspects of Japan’s often misunderstood society and cultural norms, providing a rounded introduction to a constantly evolving country...

This book explores the debate between those who argue that globalization is leading to worldwide cultural homogeneity, with American cultural good predominating, and those who argue that cultural goods are always adapted and contextualized in the particular setting in which they are used. Based on e..