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Author : Roger Buckley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521643757
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)
Download or read book Japan Today written by Roger Buckley and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third edition, published in 1999, considers Japan's changing fortunes in the 1990s.
Author : E. Michael Richards
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527564886
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)
Download or read book Music of Japan Today written by E. Michael Richards and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-20 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music of Japan Today examines cross-cultural confluences in contemporary Japanese art-music through multiple approaches from twenty international composers, performers, and scholars. Like the format of the MOJT symposia (1992-2007) held in the United States, the book is in two parts. In Part I, three award-winning Japanese composers discuss the construction of their compositional techniques and aesthetic orientations. Part II contains nineteen essays by scholars and creative musicians, arranged in a general chronological frame. The first section discusses connections of the music and ideas of Japanese composers during the time surrounding the Second World War to Japan’s politics; section two presents recent perspectives on the music and legacy of Japan’s most internationally renowned composer, Toru Takemitsu (1930-96). Section three investigates innovative, cross-cultural uses of Japanese and Western instruments (grouped by common instrumental families - voice, flutes, strings), shaped by historical traditions, physical design, and acoustic characteristics and constraints. Section four examines computer music by mid-career composers, and the final section looks at four current Japanese societies, within and “off-shore” Japan, and their music: spirituality and wind band music in Japan, avant-garde sound artists in Tokyo, Japanese composers in the UK, and the role of cell phone ringtones in the Japanese music market.
Author : Edwin O. Reischauer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9784805307557
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)
Download or read book Japanese Today, The written by Edwin O. Reischauer and published by . This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An incomparable description of Japan in all its material, spiritual uniqueness and complexity.
Author : Takashi Inoguchi
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230370837
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)
Download or read book Japanese Politics Today written by Takashi Inoguchi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japanese politics now, with seven prime ministers appointed within this decade and the second major political party turnover taken place within the last two decades, is undergoing a great transition. This book explores the gradual shift from what the editors call karaoke democracy to kabuki democracy.
Author : Edwin Oldfather Reischauer
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674471849
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Japanese Today written by Edwin Oldfather Reischauer and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japan, like the rest of the world, has undergone enormous changes in the last few years. The impact of the end of the Cold War has combined with a worldwide recession to create a fluid situation in which long-held assumptions about politics and policies no longer hold. A classic, short history of Japan, this book has been brought up-to-date by Marius Jansen, now our most distinguished interpreter of Japanese history. Jansen gives a lucid account and analysis of the events that have rocked Japan since 1990, taking the story through the election of Murayama as prime minister. About the previous edition: With the two-thousand-year history of the Japanese experience as his foundation, Edwin O. Reischauer brings us an incomparable description of Japan today in all its complexity and uniqueness, both material and spiritual. His description and analysis present us with the paradox that is present-day Japan: thoroughly international, depending for its livelihood almost entirely on foreign trade, its products coveted everywhere--yet not entirely liked or trusted, still feared for its past military adventurism and for its current economic aggressiveness. Reischauer begins with the rich heritage of the island nation, identifying incidents and trends that have significantly affected Japan's modern development. Much of the geographic and historical material on Japan's earlier years is drawn from his renowned study The Japanese, but the present book deepens and broadens that earlier interpretation: our knowledge of Japan has increased enormously in the intervening decade and our attitudes have become more ambivalent, while Japan too has changed, often not so subtly. Moving to contemporary Japanese society, Reischauer explores both the constants in Japanese life and the aspects that are rapidly changing. In the section on government and politics he gives pithy descriptions of the formal workings of the various organs of government and the decision-making process, as well as the most contentious issues in Japanese life--pollution, nuclear power, organized labor--and the elusive matter of political style. In what will become classic statements on business management and organization, Reischauer sketches the early background of trade and commerce in Japan, contrasts the struggling prewar economy with today's assertive manufacturing, and brilliantly characterizes the remarkable postwar economic miracle of Japanese heavy industry, consumer product development, and money management. In a final section, "Japan and the World," he attempts to explain to skeptical Westerners that country's growing and painful dilemma between neutrality and alignment, between trade imbalance and "fair" practices, and the ever-vexing issue of that embodiment of Japanese specialness, a unique and difficult language that affects personal and national behavior.
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Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)
Download or read book Japanese Education Today written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Engel
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462903894
Total Pages : 627 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)
Download or read book Japanese Gardens for today written by David Engel and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-12-04 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With extensive photographs and diagrams, this book explains the philosophy and practice of Japanese gardening. An important classic of gardening instruction, Japanese Gardens for Today is a practical down-to-earth explanation of the basic rules of Japanese garden design and care. It is sure to prove of great value to both the professional landscape architect and to the green-thumbed home owner, whether he is designing an entirely new garden or only seeking an illusion of spaciousness and rightness in a tiny courtyard or corner. Photographs of historic Japanese gardens and the private, modern gardens of Japanese homes are given alongside useful rule-of-thumb practices and techniques. The books wealth of drawings are fully integrated with clear, succinct text to present the first full and practical treatment of the subject ever published in English.
Author : Len Walsh
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462919685
Total Pages : 505 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)
Download or read book Read Japanese Kanji Today written by Len Walsh and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-19 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The method that has helped thousands--Read Japanese Kanji Today provides readers with a quick and simple method to learn kanji characters. Far from being a complex and mysterious script, Japanese writing is actually a simple and fascinating pictographic and ideographic system, easily understood and mastered. With the approach used in this easy-to-read, entertaining kanji book you'll soon be able to recognize and read over 400 kanji, whether or not you have any knowledge of Japanese grammar or the spoken Japanese language. The 400+ kanji characters stick in your mind thanks to an engaging text and illustrations that show the historical development and meaning of each character. The description of each kanji explains its origins and development, its modern uses, and how it is pronounced. Many examples of everyday usage are included. This new, expanded edition has added: Pronunciations Readings Vocabulary Stroke Order Practice Boxes Use Read Japanese Kanji Today to learn kanji quickly and painlessly!
Author : Mitsuru Misawa
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9813106743
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)
Download or read book Current Business and Legal Issues in Japan's Banking and Finance Industry written by Mitsuru Misawa and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is one of the few books written in English by a Japanese author with expertise in finance, law and business. The book presents issues pertaining to the three areas from Japan's and US viewpoints, and is based on ten articles, published in reputable journals, on current issues in finance and law in Japan. It includes additional comments on Japan's banking and finance industry. The book contains a number of citations which will help readers understand more about Japanese law and finance. It also serves as a reference source for people outside Japan interested in Japanese law and finance. This book will be of interest to businessmen, accountants and lawyers who wish to know more about the second largest economy in the world.
Author : Mitsuru Misawa
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9813107693
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)
Download or read book Current Business And Legal Issues In Japan's Banking And Finance Industry (2nd Edition) written by Mitsuru Misawa and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011-04-20 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the 2nd edition of the author's earlier book with the same title. It contains additional five chapters that are added to reflect the most recent changes in the economy and law in Japan.At a time when foreign interest in the current Japanese market and economy is significant and becoming increasingly prominent, Japanese corporate behavior and practices are two potentially confusing areas for international businessmen, accountants and lawyers. This book features numerous insights into Japanese perspectives on finance, law and business, based on the author's expertise in these three areas. As the data provided in this book is pertinent to understanding Japanese laws and business practices, this text will be of great interest to foreign companies aspiring to be successful in Japan./a
