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Koizumi Diplomacy: An Editor review You will not find a Japanese academic who can so clearly and thoroughly explain the institutions and operations of Japanese government in English as Tomohito Shinoda. Although he has an…
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The Temple of the Golden Pavilion: A Student Review The Temple of the Golden Pavilion is a book written by Yukio Mishima. The whole work gushes with sensuous descriptions of the world without contrasted with…
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Shigemitsu Aoi Diplomacy Recollection: A Student Review 『重光葵 外交回想録』(“Shigemitsu Aoi Diplomacy Recollection”), This book is written by Mamoru Shigemitsu. He was a Japanese diplomat and politician in the Empire of Japan during the WWII era. He also worked…
Click on the link below to get access to the biography of WPI’s own Gompei Kuwanda! https://wpi.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma9928717783504746&context=L&vid=01WPI_INST:Default&lang=en&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=Everything&query=any,contains,Gompei&facet=rtype,include,books&offset=0
Learn about the ancient Jomon people who were making the myriad pottery designs that we see today in museums in Japan and the world. Offered by the Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan…
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Hagakure Kikigaki 『葉隠聞書』, meaning Hidden Leaves, written by a Samurai named Yamamoto Tsunetomo in the 1700s. This book is also known as The Book of the Samurai, Analects of Nabeshima or Hagakure Analects. This book is written during a long peaceful era where Samurai don’t have to…
