Issue 1 (January 2006, Volume 1, Number 1)
Welcome to the first edition of Japan Book Review. We hope the new-look format for the reviews will enhance your enjoyment of this highly popular feature.
The theme for this inaugural issue is memoirs and we are featuring four newly released books under this heading ranging from the lifetime memories of the distinguished scholar Geoffrey Bownas to Crown Prince Naruhito's account of his two years at Oxford.
You will also find several other reviews of recent Japan-related publications.
The Society is working hard to ensure we provide you with the very best and most up-to-date book reviews. Our newly redesigned website currently has the full complement of all our recent reviews and will soon be expanded to include a comprehensive archive section.
We hope this additional feature will make the Japan Society the best source for on-line reviews, giving you plenty of reasons for regularly visiting our website.
Contents
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Japanese Journeys - Writings and Recollections
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The Thames and I - A Memoir of Two Years at Oxford
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The Magatama Doodle - One Man's Affair with Japan, 1950-2004
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The Turbulent Decade: Confronting the Refugee Crises of the 1990s
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Valuing Intellectual Property in Japan, Britain and the United States
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Reporting the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5: Lionel James's first wireless transmissions to The Times
Contributors
Editor
Sean Curtin
Assistant Editor
Clare Barclay
Reviewers
Mike Barrett, Sean Curtin, Ian Nish, Hazuki Saisho and Sir Hugh Cortazzi