The Japan Society Review

The Japan Society Review is an digital publication covering Japan-related books and films, as well as theatre and stage productions, tv series and exhibitions. Published since 2006, it is released now on a quarterly basis and is available online on our website. Its purpose is to inform, entertain and encourage readers to explore the works for themselves.

The Japan Society Review is possible thanks to the work of volunteers who dedicated their time and expertise to help us to promote the learning and understanding of Japanese culture and society.

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Sir Ernest Satow’s Private Letters to W.G. Aston and F.V.Dickins

Sir Ernest Satow’s Private Letters to W.G. Aston and F.V.Dickins

Sir Ernest Satow’s Private Letters to W.G. Aston and F.V.Dickins: The Correspondence of a Pioneer Japanologist from 1870-1918 Edited by Ian Ruxton with an introduction by Peter Kornicki Lulu Press inc, 2007, 321 pages including index. ISBN-13: 978-1435710009. £25.50 Review by Sir Hugh Cortazzi

Kokuryoku Kaigi

Kokuryoku Kaigi

Kokuryoku Kaigi (Conference on National Power: Group Discussion with Kaoru Yosano, Takeo Hiranuma, Taro Aso & Shigeru Ishiba) By Kazuyuki Hamada Shodensha, May 2008, 240 pages. Hardback ¥1600. ISBN-13: 978-4396613075 Reviews by Fumiko Halloran