‘Pal Hanji, Tokyo Saiban Hihan to Zettai Heiwa-shugi’
(Judge Pal: His Criticism of the Tokyo Trial and His Absolute Pacifism) By Takeshi Nakajima Hakusui-sha, 2007, 308 pages. Hardback ¥1,890. ISBN-13: 978-4560031667 Review by Fumiko Halloran
The Straw Sandal or The Scroll of the Hundred Crabs
By Santo Kyoden, translated by Carmen Blacker with an introduction by Peter Kornicki ISBN 978-1-905246-64-9, pages 166, Global Oriental, 2008, price £35 (but Japan Society members can order direct from the publishers at a discount) Review by Sir Hugh Cortazzi
Under The Sun
By Justin Kerr-Smiley Reportage Press, 2007, 243 Pages, ISBN13: 9780955572937 (Hardback), £16.99 Review by Susan Meehan
Governing Japan, Divided Politics in a Resurgent Economy
By J.A.A. Stockwin Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 2008, 298 pages including index and tables, £19.99 Review by Sir Hugh Cortazzi
The Last Concubine
By Lesley Downer Bantam Press, 2008, 480 pages. Hardback £12.99. ISBN 13: 978 – 0593057537 Review by Anna Davis
Myth, Struggle and Protest in Okinawa
By Miyume Tanji Routledge, 2006, 234 pages including index, maps, glossary and abbreviations. Hardback. £85.00. ISBN13: 978 – 0415365000 Review by William Farr
One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each
By Peter McMillan Columbia University Press, 2008, 194 pages. Hardback £23.50. ISBN 13: 978 – 02311143981 Review by Takahiro Miyao
Kozo Kaikaku No Shinjitsu: Takenaka Heizo Daijin Nisshi
By Heizo Takenaka Nihon Keizai Shimbunsha, December 2006, 344 pages, 1800 yen Review by Fumiko Halloran
Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45
By Max Hastings Harper Press, 2007, 673 pages including index, notes and bibliography Review by Sir Hugh Cortazzi