6 April 2006
The image of the shinkansen or ‘bullet train’ passing Mount Fuji is one of the most renowned images of modern Japan. Yet, despite its international reputation for speed and punctuality, little is understood about what makes it work so well and what its impact is.
詳細21 February 2006
Leftist thought and activism stands as a defining force in the articulation of political culture and policy in modern Japan. Operating from the periphery of formal political power for the most part, the Japanese Left has had an impact that extends far beyond its limited success at the ballot box.
詳細8 November 2007
‘The Culture of Copying in Japan’ challenges the perception of Japan as a ‘copying culture’ through a series of detailed ethnographic and historical case studies.
詳細22 October 2007
Bernard Leach (1887-1979) has had a great influence on the history of studio pottery in Europe and America. Through both his approach to the making of pots and his writings, he built a unique status in this field.
詳細11 October 2007
Debates regarding corporate governance have become increasingly important in Japan as the post-war model of bank-based, stakeholder-oriented corporate governance faces the new pressures associated with globalization and growing investor demands for shareholder value.
詳細9 October 2007
Client State addresses the contradictions in Japan’s global status. The author argues that the world’s second-largest economy, with a GDP greater than those of Britain and France combined, and almost double that of China, casts a pale diplomatic shadow.
詳細12 July 2007
As Artist-in-Residence in Drawing at the Victoria & Albert Museum, Siân Bowen spent 18 months exploring an eclectic group of objects from the collections.
詳細26 June 2007
Ritsue Mishima, a Japanese glass artist working on Murano island, Venice, has produced this first significant retrospective book on her work.
詳細31 May 2007
The world energy scene has been profoundly disturbed during the past three years. Oil prices have been unstable; major concerns have arisen over the supply conditions in countries such as Iraq and Nigeria; and alarm has been rising over the environmental implications of current energy trends.
詳細3 May 2007
‘Britain and Japan in the Twentieth Century’ examines Anglo-Japanese relations over the course of the 20th century and charts the fascinating history of how both nations overcame many years of prejudice and conflict to form a bond fused by financial, political and military cooperation.
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