In The Origin of the 1960s Korean Developmental Regime: Manchurian Modern, Suk-Jung Han traces the current Korean dynami......more

Most Americans regard the postwar Occupation of Japan as a prime example of American magnanimity. They are blithely unaw......more

This book comprises the biographies of the North Korean politicians whose actions played a pivotal role in shaping the f......more

This book is about cinema and the cultural Cold War in Asia, set against the larger history of the cultural, political, ......more

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A large collection of animals that appear in ukiyo-e prints from the Edo Period, from pets to rare animals! Following th......more

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Hyakunin’shu: Reading the Hundred Poets in Late Edo Japan explores the "popular literary literacy" of the Japanese at th......more

Poems and Stories for Overcoming Idleness is the first complete translation in any Western language of P’ahan chip, the ......more

Never before have IJN land-based units been illustrated with such breadth, accuracy and detail. Pacific Profiles Volume ......more

Finally, the Americans, using their industrial capacity and taking advantage of the obvious Japanese mistakes, moved on ......more

"Bob Whiting came to the city as a stranger in a strange land in 1962 and stayed for five decades--he knows the dark all......more

Pan’gyesurok (or "Pan’gye’s Random Jottings") was written by the Korean scholar and social critic Yu Hyŏngwŏn(1622-1673)......more

Pan’gye surok (or "Pan’gye’s Random Jottings") was written by the Korean scholar and social critic Yu Hyŏngwŏn(1622-1673......more

Pan’gye surok (or "Pan’gye’s Random Jottings") was written by the Korean scholar and social critic Yu Hyŏngwŏn(1622-1673......more

This book explores the recent landscape of Korean popular culture, including celebrity diplomacy, political activism, an......more

This book investigates the translation field as a hybrid space for the competing claims between the colonisers and the c......more

One of the first philosophical approaches to the study of Korea’s ethnic nationalism, Christianity, the Sovereign Subjec......more

An incredible sea story that turns the Age of Exploration on its head, following the first Japanese man to set foot on N......more

Explore Tokyo’s incredible journey from a feudal past to a global metropolis in Edward Seidensticker’s captivating narra......more

The Imperial Japanese Navy developed the submarine faster than any other country in the world. But because of rivalries ......more

Beautiful edition with a new introduction to the intriguing and unique history of Korea, its mythology and its people. K......more

This book examines civic activism to conserve dark heritage built by the colonial and wartime labor regime in contempora......more

A riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan--a crucial turning point in......more

Mediating Gender in Post-Authoritarian South Korea focuses on the relationship between media representation and gender p......more

The Kyoto School is the most important philosophical current in Japan during the 20th century. There is a growing intere......more

The Mitsubishi J2M Raiden was constructed as an interceptor with high horizontal speed and climb rate. Achieving good pe......more

Japan is increasingly becoming a key player in the Indo-Pacific security environment, as regional tensions ramp up over ......more

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From the Emmy Award-winning Squid Game to streaming sensations like The Glory and Crash Landing on You, Korean televisio......more

Through extensive use of primary resources and fieldwork, this detailed study examines overseas Shinto shrines and their......more

Seven minutes past midnight on March 10, 1945, nearly 300 American B-29s thundered into the skies over Tokyo. Their payl......more

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The myth that kamikaze, or divine winds, protected Japan against the Mongol invasions of 1274 and 1281 is linked to a be......more

Today, Americans are some of the world’s biggest consumers of black teas; in Japan, green tea, especially sencha, is pre......more

Be More Japan is a celebration of all things Japanese. You can take a look through popular sights and pick and choose wh......more

Public diplomacy enables private citizens to be involved in international relations either through initiatives sponsored......more

From the demon-killing Minamoto no Yorimitsu to the immortal poet Ono no Komachi, find out about the fascinating world o......more

Based on the assumption that every transfer of knowledge, whether it is implicit or explicit, is accompanied by an evalu......more

Dawn of Labor, at last translated into English, is the legendary South Korean poet Park Nohae’s first collection, publis......more

An overview of the inhuman behavior of Imperial Japanese Army during the years leading up to and during World War II. Fr......more

Nitobe wrote a great deal. He was the author of numerous works, both for academics and the general public (see below). N......more

Now in a fully revised and updated edition, this comprehensive and balanced history of modern Korea explores the social,......more

Cornerstone of the Nation is the first historical account of the complex alliance of military and civilian forces that c......more

South Korea’s rapid industrialization occurred with the rise of powerful chaebǒl (family-owned business conglomerates) t......more

Cornerstone of the Nation is the first historical account of the complex alliance of military and civilian forces that c......more

Japan’s Holocaust is a comprehensive exploration of Japan’s mass murder and sexual crimes during the Pacific and Asian W......more

In The Geography of Injustice, Barak Kushner argues that the war crimes tribunals in East Asia formed and cemented natio......more

Using diary entries, interviews and first-hand accounts, this vivid narrative brings to life the struggle in the air ove......more

Now in a fully revised and updated edition, this comprehensive and balanced history of modern Korea explores the social,......more

Now in a fully revised and updated edition, this engaging text provides a concise history of Korea from the beginning of......more

In this insightful book, the author examines the exploitation that Korea endured during the period of Japanese colonial ......more

An illustrated overview outlining the unit histories and the operational deployment of Navy C5M aircraft during the Sino......more

Ensuring military access to the territory of allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific in the event of a future conflict w......more

First published in 1983, Shiguéhiko Hasumi’s Directed by Yasujirō Ozu has become one of the most influential books on ci......more

Japanese colonial rule in Korea (1905-1945) ushered in natural resource management programs that profoundly altered acce......more

Drawing on both contemporaneous historical sources and modern literary criticism, Navigating Narratives offers unique in......more

The Russian Army and the Japanese War, Volume. 1; Being Historical and Critical Comments on the Military Policy and Powe......more

The Russian Army and the Japanese War, Volume. 2; Being Historical and Critical Comments on the Military Policy and Powe......more

This book bridges the gap between historical research on Japan and the field of childhood history by writing children an......more

Kim Sok-pom has devoted his writing career to raising awareness of the Jeju April 3 Incident through literature. Death o......more

Kim Tal-su (1920-1997) was one of the first and leading writers of the Korean Diaspora in 20th-century Japan. The storie......more

Blood and Bones, originally published in Japanese in 1998, follows a half-century of the violent, eventful life of migra......more

When the Japanese Empire went to war with the Allies in December 1941, it had already been fighting in China for 10 year......more

Japan is a place where powerful earthquakes have occurred more frequently and have caused more harm in the modern era th......more

In tracing the history of U.S./Korea encounters, this book stresses that as America opened a Pandora Box with an initial......more

This book examines the origins and boundaries of Japanese digital role-playing games. A geographically diverse roster of......more

William Elliot Griffis (1843 - 1928) graduated from Rutgers College in 1869 and taught four years in Fukui and Tokyo. Af......more

Kyokutei Bakin’s Nansō Satomi Hakkenden is one of the monuments of Japanese literature. This multigenerational samurai s......more

Key U.S. allies are looking at the war in Ukraine to draw lessons for their security planning, a trend that has opened n......more

This book presents a detailed assessment of the role of navies in the Korean War. It highlights that, despite being pred......more

Japanese family businesses are among the oldest in the world and many of them prove a history record of 200 years and mo......more

This book explores the trial of over 600 students arrested at the University of Tokyo in 1969 after thousands of riot po......more

Are the 1930s a "missing link" in the study of Japanese American history? Yasuo Sakata, the foremost historian of Japane......more

Embark on an Unparalleled Journey Through the Rich Tapestry of Eastern Civilization! Discover the Cradle of Intellectual......more