Japanese Politics

Brought to you by Penguin. Chris Harding's enormously enjoyable new book distils Japan's long, complex and fascinating history into the stories of twenty remarkable individuals. These vivid and entertaining portraits take the reader from the earliest written accounts of Japan right through to...

Discover fascinating ancient Japanese fairy tales as well as the folk tales of the Ainu/Aino. The first book in this collection, titled Japanese Fairy Tales, was written by Iwaya Sazanami and translated by Yei Theodora Ozaki, a 20th-century translator of Japanese short stories and fairy tales. The second book in this collection is a rare one that is not usually available in audio format: Aino Folk-Tales by Basil Chamberlain, one of the most prominent British Japanologists active in Japan during the latter half of the 19th century.

Each story reveals a piece of the Japanese spirit and shows how these old tales still matter today. Download this audiobook to start your journey into the world of Japanese folktales and legends!

Enter a land of gods, samurai, and spirits—where ancient stories still echo today. Japanese Legends isn’t just another dry history book—it reveals how sacred myths still shape Japan’s festivals, rituals, and national identity. Whether you're drawn to samurai history, yokai tales, or the traditions of shrines and emperors, this book offers a fresh, accessible way to explore the myths and legends that built Japan.

科学が急速に発展した今、残っているのは問題解決が新たな問題を生む、やっかいなことばかり。民主主義、愛国心、お金、家族や恋愛……。これらの“不愉快な出来事”を、「現代の進化論」をもとに読み解こうと思い立った著者。ＡＫＢ48で政治を考え、『ＯＮＥ ＰＩＥＣＥ』でフランス革命を論じる――意外な物事と結びつけ世の中を斬る。「週刊プレイボーイ」の好評連載をまとめたスリリングな社会批評集。

自民党衆院議員が妻の参院選出馬に際し、地元の議員らに現金を自ら配って回った前代未聞の買収事件。その額は100人で計2871万円にのぼる。なぜ、この事件は起きたのか。本当の“巨悪”は誰なのか。広島の地元紙が総力を挙げて「政治とカネ」の取材を続けるうち、買収の資金源とも目される自民党の巨額「裏金」問題へと繋がってゆき…。政権中枢の巨額「裏金」疑惑に広島の地元紙「中國新聞」が切り込んだ渾身の調査報道。『ばらまき　河井夫妻大規模買収事件全記録』の内容に、22年以降の取材の経過を大幅に加筆。

Between 1942 and 1945, the U.S. government wrongfully imprisoned thousands of Japanese American citizens and profited from their labor. Japanese American Incarceration recasts the forced removal and incarceration of approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II as a history of prison labor and exploitation.

第二次世界大戦以降、アメリカが主導してきたグローバル化が挫折しつつある。自由民主主義と市場経済の社会モデルが綻びを見せ、権威主義の中国やロシアが秩序変更を狙う。世界はこれからどうなるのか――。

Japan has always seemed a puzzle to most westerners - so modern, so industrialized, yet somehow so different. Japanese Society and History seeks to initiate westerners to the learning process of making Japan seem a little less mysterious and a little more understandable. This book walks readers through some of the important features of Japanese society to help readers begin slowly forming a more complete picture of Japan.

What if true strength had nothing to do with power—and everything to do with patience? In a world that moves faster each day, where anger spreads easily and silence feels rare, the ancient Japanese virtue of Gaman (我慢) offers a timeless antidote. Gaman is the art of enduring hardship with dignity—of meeting life’s challenges with calm courage and quiet grace. It is not about suppressing pain, but transforming it into strength. It is how one remains steady when everything around them begins to shake.

私たちはみんな、“直感”にとらわれた「バカ」である。日本の急激な“右傾化”も、“正義”を巡る対立も、メディアの“捏造”も、全ては物事を直感で捉える「ファスト思考」という魔物のせいだった!?　嫌韓と反中、憲法改正、ブラック企業、労働問題、テロ、原発問題、ＳＴＡＰ細胞……。政治、経済からワイドショーネタまで、超話題の著者が徹底解説。かなり不愉快、しかし納得の社会評論集！

What if your greatest strength wasn’t independence—but the courage to belong? For generations, Western culture has celebrated the myth of radical self-reliance. We are taught to “stand on our own two feet,” to avoid being “too needy,” and to believe that true maturity means not depending on anyone else. Yet despite all this emphasis on independence, we live in one of the loneliest eras in human history. Anxiety, disconnection, and burnout are everywhere. Something essential has been lost.

■米国の対中強硬政策を支える最新の日中戦争研究■ポンペオ国務長官のアドバイザーをしていたユ教授の「日中戦争」論■対中支援、戦略、工作員、組織同士の争い

Según los japoneses, todos tenemos un motivo para existir, es decir, un ikigai. Algunas personas lo encuentran con más facilidad, y otras aún siguen en su búsqueda. Hay también quienes viven su ikigai pero sin saberlo, y por lo tanto, sin la oportunidad de desarrollarlo en todo su esplendor.

Japanese mythology offers a fascinating lens from which to gaze upon the natural world. Through tales of heroic samurai, creepy vengeful ghosts, and deities that wield the mighty powers of nature, these stories and mythical figures emphasize the importance of humans living harmoniously with their surroundings. It is often said that in order to understand a country’s culture and history, one needs to simply look at the stories they tell about the world around them.

Discover the Japanese wisdom of Wa (和) and learn how harmony can transform your life. What if true strength wasn’t found in competition—but in balance? What if belonging wasn’t about losing yourself—but about finding your place in connection with others? For centuries, the Japanese principle of Wa—harmony—has shaped families, workplaces, and communities, creating one of the most cooperative and resilient cultures in the world. In Japanese Harmony: Finding Balance and Belonging through the Japanese Wisdom of Wa, James D.

Some refugees who had fled from Germany, in an attempt to escape Nazi persecution, were rounded up, interned, and later used in a prisoner exchange program between the United States and German governments. The American government also went to great lengths to secure Germans living across Latin America, who they believed posed a tangible threat, should they cross America’s southern border. In spite of a preponderance of evidence affirming the occurrence of these events, the United States government persistently denied it for decades.

From a European-Western perspective, much of what is related to the state of Japan, including its history and culture and the people who live there, seems not only foreign, but also in some ways inaccessible and incomprehensible. Those who do not deal with it explicitly often have no connection to Japan at all. This, of course, is also true of Japanese mythology. In contrast to Greco-Roman or Nordic-Germanic mythology, the level of knowledge about it in the West is rather low.

韓国を震撼させたベストセラー、日本語版がついに登場！日本支配は朝鮮に差別・抑圧・不平等をもたらした。だが、だからといって、歴史に嘘をつくことはできない。