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The Japan Society Review

The Japan Society Review is published on a quartely basis, both online and printed (members are entitled to receive a copy by post). Since the starting of the publication in 2006, each issue covers a selection of Japan-related books and films, as well as theatre and stage productions, tv series and exhibitions. 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.

Nichi-Bei Domei-toiu Riarizumu (Emerging Realism of the Japan-US Alliance)

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Nichi-Bei Domei-toiu Riarizumu (Emerging Realism of the Japan-US Alliance)

By Tomohito Shinoda Chikura Shobou, 2007, 274 pages including notes and index, ISBN: 978-4-8051-0884-0 C3031 Review by Takahiro Miyao

“Koizumi Kantei Hiroku” (Confidential Records of the Office of Prime Minister Koizumi)

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“Koizumi Kantei Hiroku” (Confidential Records of the Office of Prime Minister Koizumi)

By Isao Iijima Nihon Keizai Shimbunsha (Japan Economic Journal), December 2006, 334 pages, 1800 yen Review by Fumiko Halloran

Getting Wet – Adventures in the Japanese Bath

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Getting Wet – Adventures in the Japanese Bath

By Eric Talmadge Kodansha Europe Ltd (Japan), 2006, 272 pages (Hardback), ISBN: 9784770030207 Review by William Farr

Divorce in Japan: Family Gender, and the State, 1600-2000

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Divorce in Japan: Family Gender, and the State, 1600-2000

By Harald Fuess Stanford University Press, 2004, 226 pages, ISBN 0-8047-4357-6 Review by Sean Curtin

North Korea in the 21st Century, An interpretative guide

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North Korea in the 21st Century, An interpretative guide

By J.E. Hoare and Susan Pares Global Oriental, 2005, ISBN 1-901903-91-5 (Cloth), 1-901903-96-6 (Paperback), 253 pages (including index, references/bibliography and black and white illustrations). Review by Sir Hugh Cortazzi

Japan and the Illustrated London News: Complete record of Reported Events 1853-1899

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Japan and the Illustrated London News: Complete record of Reported Events 1853-1899

Compiled and introduced by Terry Bennett Global Oriental, 2006, 411 pages including index, fully illustrated, £125, ISBN 1-901903-26-5, Review by Sir Hugh Cortazzi

A Japanese Menagerie: Animal Pictures

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A Japanese Menagerie: Animal Pictures

By Kawanabe Kyosai, Rosina Buckland, Timothy Clark, Shigeru Oikawa British Museum Press, 2007, ISBN-13: 978-0-7141-2442-I, ISBN-10: 0-7141-2442-7, pp 112 including colour plates, £16.99. Review by Sir Hugh Cortazzi

Japanese Popular Prints – from votive slips to playing cards

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Japanese Popular Prints – from votive slips to playing cards

By Rebecca Salter A & C Black (London), and University of Hawaii Press (Honolulu), 2006, 208 pages; full colour throughout (221 images), ISBN: 07136 65173, Price: £30. Review by Marie-Thérèse Barrett

Pars Japonica: The First Dutch Expedition to Reach the Shores of Japan

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Pars Japonica: The First Dutch Expedition to Reach the Shores of Japan

By William de Lange Floating World Editions, 2006, 268 pages including index, notes, sources and17 illustrations, 21 maps & charts, ISBN 1-891640-23-2 Review by Sir Hugh Cortazzi

Nationalism and Internationalism in Imperial Japan

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Nationalism and Internationalism in Imperial Japan

(Nationalism and Internationalism in Imperial Japan: Autonomy, Asian Brotherhood, or World Citizenship?) By Dick Stegewerns (ed.) Routledge, 2003, xiv + 253 pp. ISBN 0-700-71496-0 Review by Ian Nish