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Books on Japanese Culture and History

Uniquely Japan by Abby Denson
Call Number: Online

Publication Date: 2022

A comic book artist uses her own personal drawings and photos to highlight the things that make Japan truly different from every other place on the planet.
Japan - Culture Smart! : The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture by Culture Smart!; Paul Norbury
Call Number: Online

Publication Date: 2021

Chapters on history, values, attitudes, traditions, etiquette, and communicating will help you to better understand and navigate unfamiliar situations.
A History of Modern Japan : In Search of a Nation: 1850 to the Present by Christopher Harding
Call Number: Online

Publication Date: 2020

With over 100 photographs, maps and prints, A History of Modern Japan showcases the compelling story of Japan's amazing growth and its resulting struggles.
A Brief History of Japan : Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun by Jonathan Clements
Call Number: Online

Publication Date: 2017

Blends documentary and storytelling styles to connect the past, present and future of Japan.
Shadows of Nagasaki : Trauma, Religion, and Memory After the Atomic Bombing by Chad R. Diehl (Editor, Contribution by) et al.
Call Number: Online

Publication Date: 2024

A critical introduction to how the Nagasaki atomic bombing has been remembered, especially in contrast to that of Hiroshima.
DK Japan by DK Travel
Call Number: DS805.2 .J2626 2023

Publication Date: 2023

Practical tips, experience guide, and expert advice for traveling to Japan.
Japan : History and Culture from Classical to Cool by Nancy K. Stalker
Call Number: DS806 .S83 2018

Publication Date: 2018

Provides a historical account of Japan's elite and popular cultures from premodern to modern periods.
Contemporary Japan : History, Politics and Social Change Since the 1980s by Jeff Kingston
Call Number: DS891 .K538 2011

Publication Date: 2010

A comprehensive examination of the causes of the Japanese economic bubble in the late 1980s and the socio-political consequences of the recent financial collapse.

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Books on Japanese Culture and History