Masako Osada

By using Japan's sanctions against South Africa and South Africa's honorary white treatment of the Japanese as key concepts, the author describes the

The Sikh community is one of the largest groups of Indians abroad. Sikh migrants have created a synthesis of their own culture with the culture of the

Manga is an exciting and dynanic art form, and has become hugely popular across the world. But what is Manga? How is it different? How can you create

Focusing on the post war reconstruction of the education systems in Japan and Germany under U.S. military occupation after World War II, this book off

Two generations of the Nonezawa family – Asafumi and his wife Shizuka, and Asafumi’s grandfather Rentaro and his Malayan lover Saya – are connected ac

Yuta and Yuna are snow children. They are attending an ice festival in their hometown when they hear about a meeting on global warming. Yuna doesn't w

This is a study of Japan's home-grown concept of seikatsusha that resembles 'citizen', 'people', 'consumer', 'common man', and 'the public', though no

This approachable and absorbing book offers a unique window into Japanese culture and language. Highlighting the overlooked world of the "silent major

This is a study of Japan's home-grown concept of seikatsusha that resembles 'citizen', 'people', 'consumer', 'common man', and 'the public', though no

This approachable and absorbing book offers a unique window into Japanese culture and language. Highlighting the overlooked world of the "silent major

A new edition of this prizewinning classic mystery from one of Japan's best-loved crime writers.

This book highlights the repeated refusal of post-genocide Rwandan refugees to return ‘home’ and why even high-profile government officials continue t