Issue 13 (February 2008, Volume 3, Number 1)
Welcome to 2008’s first exciting edition of The Japan Society Review. Within our new-look publication you will find the usual wide-ranging selection of riveting review articles on the latest Japan-related books and films.
In this issue we have some fascinating pieces spanning Japanese politics and literature to gardening along with a look at some recent fictional books plus our regular film feature and much much more!
This issue marks our return to regular publication and in the coming months the Reviews team will be providing you with the latest and most up-to-date reviews.
Contents
- Governing Japan, Divided Politics in a Resurgent Economy
- Under the Sun
- Myth, Protest and Struggle in Okinawa
- The Last Concubine
- The Straw Sandal or The Scroll of the Hundred Crabs
- Kamome Diner
- Designing and Creating Japanese Gardens
- One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each
- The Japanese Way - Garden Designs
Contributors
Editor
Sean Curtin
Managing Editor
John Toppon
Reviewers
Sir Hugh Cortazzi, Susan Meehan, William Farr, Anna Davis, Fumiko Halloran, Takahiro Miyao and Colin Ellis