Bushido quite literally means "the way of the warrior", and this is the general term for any one of a number of different codes adopted by Japan's warrior elite the samurai from the Middle Ages to the modern period. The golden age of samurai and bushido was already long gone by the time Inazo Nitobe penned his work "Bushido: The Soul of Japan," but its values remained. Nitobe evoked the eight …
A Modern History provides a comprehensive narrative that integrates the political, social, cultural, and economic history of modern Japan from the investiture of Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1603 to the present.
The contents of this book: - The Sudden Massive Influx of Continental Culture in the Late Fourth Century - The Starting Point of Yamato Wa - The Massive Inflow of Paekche People in the Fifth Century - Leaders of the Invasion Force
The House of Nomura is the true story of a dynasty, and the tale told here is on an epic scale. The story begins in the nineteenth century with Tokushichi Nomura I, the bastard son of a noble family living in rural Japan and ends with insider trading and global political powerbroking in the late l980s. It is the story of the creation of the most powerful company in the world, Nomura Securiti…
This comprehensive survey of Japan's post-war history integrates analysis of political, economic, and social topics. It presents the rapid, complex and sometimes contradictory evolution of Japan in an enviably clear style and provides an unrivalled textbook for students seeking a balanced and accessible introduction to modern Japan. The outcome of nearly 30 years’ experience of teaching, rese…
Old Kyoto focuses on the family establishments that have been in business for at least a hundred years, and in some cases for over ten generations. Astonishingly, many of the old shops and inns of Kyoto can still be found on narrow backstreets, under the heavy, tiled rooftops of traditional machiya dwellings. Here, the adventurous traveler will uncover treasures: the way in which a hand-crafted…
In this book we present newly unearthed information pertaining to the occupation of Nanking by Japanese military forces in 1937. We also outline the points in dispute, in the hope of inspiring a fair debate on the subject. Japanese military personnel have been accused of slaughtering great numbers of civilians and prisoners of war over a period of several weeks, beginning with the fall of Na…
Contents: 1. Memoirs of A-bomb survivors 2. Concerned citizens' voices 3. Supportive voices from overseas 4. Earlier memoirs of A-bomb experiences 5. Hiroshima today 6. Voices of the world 7. Messages from foreign leaders.
The consistent failure of the Japanese bureaucracy and business establishment to meet proper management and regulatory standards has made America's premier ally in Asia a major source of financial instability in today's world. - Japan has the world's biggest ever bad-debt burden - Japan has allowed organized crime to systematically infiltrate its financial institutions - Japan's national p…
Contents: Introduction Part 1 : A new drive for the automobile industry Part 2 : Promoting environmentally friendly businesses Part 3 : Industrial clusters supporting zero emissions Part 4 : Environmental issues and banks : The challenge Part 5 : A perspective on energy and the environment Part 6 : Environmental problems for the construction industry, etc.