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The Japan Society Review

The Japan Society Review is an digital publication covering Japan-related books and films, as well as theatre and stage productions, tv series and exhibitions. Published since 2006, it is released now on a quarterly basis and is available online on our website and printed for members. Its purpose is to inform, entertain and encourage readers to explore the works for themselves.

The Japan Society Review is possible thanks to the work of volunteers who dedicated their time and expertise to help us to promote the learning and understanding of Japanese culture and society.

To become a reviewer, please fill the form here and let us know a little about you, your professional or academic background, your interest, passion or expertise regarding Japan and the type of works you would like to review.

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Japan and its worlds: Marius Jansen and the Internationalization of Japanese Studies

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Japan and its worlds: Marius Jansen and the Internationalization of Japanese Studies

Japan and its worlds: Marius Jansen and the Internationalization of Japanese Studies. Edited by Martin Collcut, Kato Mikio and Ronald P. Toby. I House Press, Tokyo, 2007, 299 pages including index, ISBN 978-4-903452-08-1. Review by Ian Nish.

Yasukuni, the War Dead and the Struggle for Japan’s Past

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Yasukuni, the War Dead and the Struggle for Japan’s Past

Yasukuni, the War Dead and the Struggle for Japan’s Past. By John Breen (Ed), C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, 2007, 202 pages, ISBN-10:850659079. Review by Sean Curtin.

Japan Power (Nihon Ryoku)

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Japan Power (Nihon Ryoku)

By Seigow Matsuoka, Everett Kennedy Brown PARCO Publishing (Ltd.) Parco Entertainment Business Bureau, January 2010, 303pares, 1600yen, ISBN: 978-4-89194-814-6. 0095 Review by Mikihiro. Maeda Seigow Matsuoka was born in 1944 in Kyoto. After serving as Object Magazine “Yu (play)” editor, visiting professor at Tokyo University, and Professor at Tezukayama Gakuin, now he is Director of Editorial […]

Britain and Japan: Biographical Portraits, Volume VIII

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Britain and Japan: Biographical Portraits, Volume VIII

Edited by Sir Hugh Cortazzi. Global Oriental in association with the Japan Society, 2010, 665 pages, ISBN: 978-1906876265.

Art of Edo Japan, The Artist and the City 1615-1868

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Art of Edo Japan, The Artist and the City 1615-1868

By Christine Guth, Yale University Press, 2010 (soft back edition), 176 pages including index, glossary and chronology, copious colour illustrations, ISBN 978-0-300-16414-8.

The Meiji Restoration, Monarchism, Mass Communication and Conservative Revolution

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The Meiji Restoration, Monarchism, Mass Communication and Conservative Revolution

By Alistair D. Swale, pp 206 including index, select bibliography and notes, ISBN 13: 978-0-230-59386-2,Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Why Did the Greater East Asian War Happen?

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Why Did the Greater East Asian War Happen?

"Why Did the Greater East Asian War Happen? – The Economic and Political History of Pan-Asianism (「大東亜戦争」はなぜ起きたのか -汎アジア主義の政治経済史)" By Matsuura Masataka (松浦 正孝), Nagoya University Press (名古屋大学出版会), 2010, 1079 pages, ISBN 978-4-8158-0629-3, 9975 yen.

Shot by Both Sides

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Shot by Both Sides

By Meisei Goto, translated by Tom Gill, Counterpoint Berkeley, 2009, 215 pages, ISBN-10: 1582434735.

China-Japan Relations in the Twenty-First Century: Creating a Future Past?

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China-Japan Relations in the Twenty-First Century: Creating a Future Past?

Edited by Michael Heazle and Nick Knight, 247 pages, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2007, ISBN-13: 978-1847201126, £59.95.

Hyperart: Thomasson

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Hyperart: Thomasson

Hyperart: Thomasson, by Genpei Akasegawa, translated by Matt Fargo, Kaya Press, 2010, 352pages, ISBN:9781885030467.