This 2-vol., A-Z reference addresses contemporary Japanese life and society.

Merlin the wizard challenges readers to become wizards like himself by deciphering clues hidden in his guide to wizardry.

"Salaryman" in Japan is a look at Japanese business style through the eyes of the "salaryman", that special breed of worker who has provided the driving force b

Compiled in this volume is original material on Japanese arts and culture from the prehistoric era to the Meiji Restoration (1867). These sources, including man

The Illustrated Companion to Japanese Archaeology provides for the first time a comprehensive visual introduction to a wide range of sites and finds from the ea