The Japan Society Review

Japan’s Imperial Forest, Goryōrin, 1889-1945: With a supporting study of the Kan/Min division of woodland in early Meiji Japan, 1871-76) By Conrad Totman Global Oriental, 2007, 184 pages, including index and bibliography. Hardback £50.00. ISBN – 13: 978-1905246304 Review by Sir Hugh Cortazzi

By Fiona Campbell Chatto and Windus, 2007, 320 pages. Paperback £7.99. ISBN 13: 978-0099503699 Review by Anna Davis

By John Roderick Princeton Architectural Press, New York, 2008, 255 pages, many black and white illustrations.Hardback £14.99. ISBN – 13: 978-1-56898-731-6 Review by Sir Hugh Cortazzi

(Song Story in My Life – The Joys and Sorrows of Showa Era) By Hiroyuki Itsuki Kadokawa Shoten, 2007, 250 pages. Hardback ¥2,500. ISBN – 13: 978-4048839693 Review by Mikihiro Maeda

(Judge Pal: His Criticism of the Tokyo Trial and His Absolute Pacifism) By Takeshi Nakajima Hakusui-sha, 2007, 308 pages. Hardback ¥1,890. ISBN-13: 978-4560031667 Review by Fumiko Halloran

by Maureen Busby JGS Publishing (2008) Review by Colin Ellis

By Santo Kyoden, translated by Carmen Blacker with an introduction by Peter Kornicki ISBN 978-1-905246-64-9, pages 166, Global Oriental, 2008, price £35 (but Japan Society members can order direct from the publishers at a discount) Review by Sir Hugh Cortazzi

By Justin Kerr-Smiley Reportage Press, 2007, 243 Pages, ISBN13: 9780955572937 (Hardback), £16.99 Review by Susan Meehan

(“Kamome Shokudo” in Japanese, “Ruokala Lokki” in Finnish) Directed by Naoko Ogigami, Released in 2006, 102 mins Review by Fumiko Halloran

By J.A.A. Stockwin Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 2008, 298 pages including index and tables, £19.99 Review by Sir Hugh Cortazzi