Social Status, Democracy, and Economic Globalization
This book examines the broad historical process of introducing engineering ethics in Japan from the late nineteenth century to the twentieth century. The author discusses this process from a comprehensive perspective, including not only engineering education but also various issues in science, technology, and society studies.
Ideology and Culture in US-Japan Relations, 1919-1941
Reconsidering the origins of World War II in the Pacific, this book focuses on the interactions between the United States and Japan between the two world wars. Challenging accepted interpretations, Gripentrog argues that ideology and culture--particularly the rift between liberal internationalism and Pan-Asianism--was at the heart of the conflict.
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Running Artist
In the context of Murakami Haruki's real-life activities that are conducive to his writing, this book sheds light on three of his early short stories. Comparable to his acclaimed novels in complexity and covert meaning, they reveal upon close analysis his distinctive literary creativity and enduring concerns with society.
Cultural Nationalism, Racism, and Multiculturalism in Japan
This book investigates the construction of Japaneseness from a transnational perspective. By analyzing a variety of communication during the first two decades of the twenty-first century, the author examines how Japaneseness is constructed in relation to discursive Others.
William Elliot Griffis (1843-1928) was unequaled in the length of his career and the breadth of his literary work as an authority on Meiji Japan. This anthology brings together the best of his writing.
This book explores the philosophies and actions of a group called Hongan no kai, comprised of mercury poisoning sufferers and their supporters in Minimata, Japan. While depicting their plights, Yuki Miyamoto unpacks the ways they wrestle with tragedy in their community as well as their vision of "a world otherwise" (janaka shaba).
The Life and Trials of Ambassador Sato Naotake, 1882-1971
This book examines Naotako Sato's remarkable and long career at the crossroads of Imperial Japan, emphasizing his role in maintaining the Neutrality Pact with the Soviet Union and in promoting the United Nations.
Pro-Japan Anti-interventionists and the FBI on the Eve of the Pacific Wa
In this first full study of pro-Japan isolationists in the United States, Roger Jeans provides a detailed history of the Committee on Pacific Relations. Drawing on previously untapped sources-the personal letters of committee members and the dossiers the FBI compiled on them-h...
What is culture? What can we learn from art, architecture, and fashion about how people relate? Can cultures embody ethical and moral ideals? These are just some of the questions addressed in this book on the cultural philosophy of three preeminent Japanese philosophers of the early twentieth century, Nishida Kitaro, Watsuji Tetsuro and Kuki ......
