2020 Series Lineup

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  • The Legacy of Kano Jigoro
  • The Story of Japan's Ohmi Merchants
  • The Japanese Linguistic Landscape
  • The Era of Great Disasters
  • Japan's Approach to Legal and Judicial Development in Developing Countries
  • Lost in Evolution
  • The Japan-US Alliance of Hope
  • History, Memory, and Politics in Postwar Japan
  • Population and the Japanese Economy
  • Making Xavier’s Dream Real
  • Flowers, Birds, Wind, and Moon
  • Remnants of Days Past
  • How Human Is Human?
  • Traditional Cuisine of the Ryukyu Islands
  • The Kidai Shōran Scroll
  • The World of Ito Jakuchu

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[REVIEW] The World of Ito Jakuchu

The Japan Society takes a look into "The World of Ito Jakuchu" with review by SOAS's Laurence Green.

[REVIEW] The World of Ito Jakuchu

[REVIEW] The Territory of Japan

"Each territorial dispute has its own complications, but a common challenge to all three is: How far back in time does one go?"

[REVIEW] The Territory of Japan

[NEW TITLE] Providence Was with Us

How did a Japanese doctor end up turning an Afghan desert green? Read more to find out!

[NEW TITLE] Providence Was with Us

[REVIEW] The Story of Japan’s Ohmi Merchants

"On the basis of that information, the Ohmi traders bought and sold. Knowing who made what and who wanted what, they matched producers with buyers across regions."

[REVIEW] The Story of Japan’s Ohmi Merchants

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[UPCOMING TITLE] The Sea of Japan

What can changes in the Sea of Japan tell us about climate change? Find out with this new book!

[UPCOMING TITLE] The Sea of Japan

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[UPDATED] Event Cancellation/Postponement

JAPAN LIBRARY titles are exhibited at multiple conferences every year. Two of which are the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) conference and the International Studies Association (ISA) conference, both held annually in a major city in America or Canada.

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Work from Home

With an official state of emergency to be declared for Tokyo and six other prefectures due to the spread of the coronavirus in Japan, the team at JAPAN LIBRARY has shifted to working mostly from home.

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[NOTICE] Annual Donation Postponement

Given the current state of affairs worldwide regarding COVID-19, we have decided to postpone the annual donation of JAPAN LIBRARY titles. Typically, the books are sent out from Japan around the end of March each year.

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