BOOK REVIEWS
Is James Clavell’s Shogun Accurate History – Or Pure Fiction?
UJ staff writer Dr. Nyri Bakkalian reads and critiques James Clavell's epically long-winded 1975 novel "Shogun" so you don't have to.
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BOOK REVIEWS
UJ staff writer Dr. Nyri Bakkalian reads and critiques James Clavell's epically long-winded 1975 novel "Shogun" so you don't have to.
BOOK REVIEWS
Ito Shiori's arresting memoir, Black Box, has been credited with starting #metoo in Japan. Now her seminal book has a superlative new…
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Winifred Bird's Eating Wild Japan is an in-depth, humanistic, and fascinating journey across the wilds of the country in search of foraging.
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Chelsea Szendi Schieder's new book deftly and fascinatingly reframes the history of Japan's New Left around the women who contributed so much…
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The son of Studio Ghibli's famous founder talks in a new book about the strange path he took to directing - and…
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Author Murakami Haruki asked members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult what made them devote themselves to the group. Here are their answers.
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How the Murakami Haruki book UNDERGROUND captured the impact of the Tokyo sarin subway attack on survivors.
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There's so much more to Japanese alcoholic drinks than sake and whisky. And this book gives a complete guided tour.