Uneasy Warriors
Following World War II, Japan's postwar constitution forbade the country to wage war or create an army. However, with the emergence of the cold war in the 1950s, Japan was urged to establish the Self-Defense Forces as a way to bolster Western defe...
Playing War
In Playing War, Sabine Fruhstuck makes a bold proposition: that for over a century throughout Japan and beyond, children and concepts of childhood have been appropriated as tools for decidedly unchildlike purposes: to validate, moralize, humanize,...
Culture of Japan as Seen through Its Leisure
Provides a wealth of information about leisure activities in Japan including sports, travel, theater, music, games, and gambling. The Culture of Japan as Seen through Its Leisure brings together scholars of various disciplines from around the glob...
