Product Description: Religious Discourse in Modern Japan explores the introduction of the Western concept of religion to Japan in the modern era, and the emergence of discourse on Shinto, philosophy, and Buddhism. Taking Anesaki s founding of religious studies (shukyogaku) at Tokyo Imperial University as a pivot, Isomae examines the evolution of this academic discipline in the changing context of social conditions from the Meiji era through the present...read more

Product Description: ForeWord Magazine's BOOK OF THE YEAR Awards, Silver Medal Winner, Home & GardenSupreme examples of the art of Japanese gardens, not easily accessible to the public.The Hidden Gardens of Kyoto is the attractive sequel to Landscapes for Small Spaces by the same photographer, Katsuhiko Mizuno...read more

While delivering packages on her broomstick, Kiki, a charming young witch, and Jiji, her cynical cat, learn important lessons in life, friendship, and trust.

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Product Description: In this searching, marvelously informative book, Yamamoto Shichihei traces the roots of Japan's modern business society. He shows how the Japanese version of the Protestant work ethic had its beginnings with Buddhist and Confucian thinkers, even through centuries of self-imposed isolation...read more

Product Description: A history of Japan-United States relations from the point of view of a pro-American Japanese scholar, this work is designed to serve as an analysis of the current situation--the third opening of Japan to the West in the last century...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)