Cultural commodities in Japanese rural revitalization : Tsugaru Nuri Lacquerware and Tsugaru Shamisen by Rausch, Anthony, 1960-

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A passage to peace : global solutions from East and West by Yalman, Nur

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Administering affect : pop-culture Japan and the politics of anxiety by White, Daniel, 1980-

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The Japanese overseas : can they go home again? by White, Merry I., 1941-

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Printing landmarks popular geography and Meisho Zue in late Tokugawa Japan by Goree, Robert

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The non-Western world : development, environment, and human rights by Karan, Pradyumna P. (Pradyumna Prasad)

Table of Contents: “…The non-Western world -- The Chinese cultural area -- Japan and Korea -- Southeast Asia -- The Indian subcontinent -- The Islamic world of the Middle East -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Future prospects and challenges.…”
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Japan's Dysfunctional Democracy : the Liberal Democratic Party and Structural Corruption. by Bowen, Roger W.

Table of Contents: “…Choosing Prime Ministers: Corruption and Culture; 3. Japan's Dysfunctional Prime Minister; 4. Back to the Future; 5. …”
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CultureQuest business : Japan. Corporate culture [video]

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You in Japan.

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Japan Society & Culture Complete Report : an All-Inclusive Profile Combining All of Our Society and Culture Reports. by Press, World Trade

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Fanning the flames : fans and consumer culture in contemporary Japan

Table of Contents: “…B-Boys and b-girls: rap fandom and consumer culture in Japan / Ian Condry -- Letters from the heart: Negotiating fan-star relationships in Japanese popular music / Christine R. …”
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Japanese English : language and culture contact by Stanlaw, James

Table of Contents: “…In Japan, it's not what you eat, but how you say it -- Language and culture contact in the Japanese colour nomenclature system: from neon oranges to shocking pinks -- Sense, sensation, and symbols: English in the realm of the senses -- Images of race and identity in Japanese and American language and culture contact -- Japan, English, and world Englishes -- Appendix: the Japanese syllabary writing system.…”
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The Ends of History : Questioning the Stakes of Historical Reason. by Swiffen, Amy

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- The Ends of History -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 Communist Desire -- 2 Uneven Developments and the End to the History of Modernity's Social Democratic Orientation: Madison's Pro-Union Demonstrations -- 3 Imperial Ends -- 4 Of First and Last Men: Contract and Colonial Historicality in Foucault -- 5 A Presence of a Constant End: Contemporary Art and Popular Culture in Japan -- 6 Frank's Motel: Horizontal and Vertical in the Big Other -- 7 Hegel and Plasticity -- 8 Hegel's Last Words: Mourning and Melancholia at the End of the Phenomenology -- 9 "If you could take just two books ... ": Jacques Derrida at the Ends of the World with Heidegger and Robinson Crusoe -- 10 What Happened? …”
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Cooperative Security in the Asia-Pacific : the ASEAN Regional Forum. by Haacke, Jrgen

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 The ASEAN Regional Forum and cooperative security: Introduction; 2 The ASEAN Regional Forum: Origins and evolution; 3 The United States and the ASEAN Regional Forum: A delicate balancing act; 4 China's membership of the ARF and the emergence of an East Asian diplomatic and security culture; 5 Japan and the ASEAN Regional Forum: From enthusiasm to disappointment; 6 AustraliaJapanU. …”
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Dissenting Japan : a history of Japanese radicalism and counterculture, from 1945 to Fukushima by Andrews, William (Writer on Japanese culture)

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The Mikado's Empire : a History of Japan from the Age of Gods to the Meiji Era (660 BC - AD 1872). by Griffis, William Elliot

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Kendo : culture of the sword by Bennett, Alexander

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Zen landscapes : perspectives on Japanese gardens and ceramics by Weiss, Allen S., 1953-

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Managing across diverse cultures in East Asia : issues and challenges in a changing globalized world

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and graphs; Tables; About the editor; List of contributors; Preface; Abbreviations; PART I Introduction; 1 Managing across diverse cultures in East Asia: introduction; PART II Themes; 2 East Asian economy: an overview; 3 East Asian culture: an overview; 4 East Asian management: an overview; PART III Societal case studies; 5 The changing nature of management and culture in China; 6 The changing nature of management and culture in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan; 7 The changing nature of management and culture in Japan.…”
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The book of yokai : mysterious creatures of Japanese folklore by Foster, Michael Dylan, 1965-

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Japanese design : art, aesthetics & culture by Graham, Patricia Jane

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Diplomacy in Japan-EU relations : from the Cold War to the post-bipolar era by Frattolillo, Oliviero

Table of Contents: “…2.1 No more a danger, not yet a partner (the 1980s)2.2 The end of détente and the new Japanese security frontiers; 2.3 The Joint Declaration and the opportunities of acquiredmaturity (the 1990s); 2.4 The confirmed partnership of the New Millennium: the JointJapan-EU Action Plan (2001); Part II: Mediating actorness and culture in Japan-EU diplomatic dialogue; 3. Japan and the EU in the ASEM framework: mirrored diplomacies; 3.1 Changing boundaries in Japan's security diplomacy; 3.2 Key points in the shifting ASEM multilayered framework; 3.3 Mirroring Japan and the EU within ASEM.…”
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The government of Japan by Burks, Ardath W.

Table of Contents: “…Antimilitarism -- The Geography and Economics of Sovereignty -- 3 -- The Land, People, Economy and Society -- Geography -- Climate -- Resources -- Population: Ethnology, Age, Trends -- The Economy: Developed Japan -- The Economy: Underdeveloped Japan -- Society, Way of Life -- Culture, Education -- Science, Technology and Government -- 4 -- The Political Public -- Popular Culture of Japan -- Mass Media, Public Opinion -- Interest and Pressure Groups -- The Political Parties -- Japanese Elections -- 5 -- The New Japanese Executive -- The Emperor and the Executive -- The Cabinet Tradition -- The Prime Minister and His Office -- The Cabinet System -- Cabinet Powers and Responsibility -- Trends in Postwar Cabinets -- 6 -- The National Diet -- The Diet Tradition -- Recruitment and Selection of Dietmen -- Sociological Basis -- Diet Organization -- The House of Councillors -- Functions and the Legislative Process -- Profile of the Post-independence Diet -- 7 -- Public Administration and the Public Service -- Administrative Reorganization -- Departments and Agencies -- Powers and Functions -- The Public Service -- 8 -- Law and Order -- Law in Japanese Society -- The Lawyer in Modern Japan -- Organization of The Courts -- Japanese Judges -- The Judiciary: Powers and Functions -- Problems of Application and Law Enforcement -- 9 -- The State, the Political Economy and the General Welfare -- Economic Plans -- Machinery for Planning, -- Government and Business -- Government and Labor -- Government and Agriculture -- Government and Social Welfare -- Civil Liberties and Rights -- 10 -- Local Government in Japan -- The Structure of Local Government -- Functions and Powers of Local Government -- Japanese Intergovernmental Relations -- The Rice Roots of Local Government -- 11 -- The Foreign Relations of Japan -- Patterns of Contact -- Post-treaty Posture -- Diplomacy without Force -- Military Capabilities -- Recent Foreign Policy -- 12 -- The Japanese Political System: An Overview -- Modernization Theory and Japan -- Relevance to a General Theory of Politics -- Factors of Stability and Order -- Factors of Instability and Change -- The Future -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.…”
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Development and Assessment of Self-Authorship : Exploring the Concept across Cultures

Table of Contents: “…Meszaros and Crystal Duncan Lane -- Towards self-authorship in child care students: implications for working with children and their families / Joanne Brownlee, Donna Berthelsen, and Gillian Boulton-Lewis -- Epistemological development of Bedouins and Jews in Israel: implications for self-authorship / Michael Weinstock -- Personal epistemology, learning, and cultural context: Japan and the United States / Barbara K. …”
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Nationalism and internationalism in imperial Japan : autonomy, Asian brotherhood, or world citizenship?

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Literature, modernity, and the practice of resistance : Japanese and Taiwanese fiction, 1960-1990 by Hillenbrand, Margaret, 1972-

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Falcon by Macdonald, Helen, 1970-

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Mount Fuji : icon of Japan by Earhart, H. Byron

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