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    Japan Anthropology Workshop Abandoned Japanese in Postwar Manchuria: The Lives of War Orphans and Wives in Two Countries (Paperback)

    Japan Anthropology Workshop Abandoned Japanese in Postwar Manchuria: The Lives of War Orphans and Wives in Two Countries (Paperback)

    This book relates the experiences of the zanryu-hojin - the Japanese civilians mostly women and children who were abandoned in Manchuria after the end of the Second World War when Japan s puppet state in Manchuria ended and when most Japanese who... more

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    Japan Anthropology Workshop Ascetic Practices in Japanese Religion (Hardcover)

    Japan Anthropology Workshop Ascetic Practices in Japanese Religion (Hardcover)

    Ascetic practices are a common feature of religion in Japan practiced by different religious traditions. This book looks at these ascetic practices in an inter-sectarian and inter-doctrinal fashion in order to highlight the underlying themes common... more

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    Japan Anthropology Workshop Disability in Japan (Hardcover)

    Japan Anthropology Workshop Disability in Japan (Hardcover)

    Disability and chronic illness represents a special kind of cultural diversity the other to normal able-bodiedness. Most studies of disability consider disability in North American or European contexts; and studies of diversity in Japan consider... more

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    Japan Anthropology Workshop Language Education and Citizenship in Japan (Hardcover)

    Japan Anthropology Workshop Language Education and Citizenship in Japan (Hardcover)

    Based on extensive original research this book explores the early educational experiences of foreign children in Japan. It considers foreign children s experiences of Japanese schools examines the special tutoring such children often have to improve... more

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    Routledge Contemporary Japan: Japanese War Orphans: Abandoned Twice by the State (Paperback)

    Routledge Contemporary Japan: Japanese War Orphans: Abandoned Twice by the State (Paperback)

    After Japan s defeat in August 1945 some Japanese children were abandoned in China and raised by Chinese foster parents. They were unable to return to Japan even during the mass repatriation carried out by the Japanese government in the 1950s. Most... more

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    Japan Anthropology Workshop Religion and Politics in Contemporary Japan: Soka Gakkai Youth and Komeito (Hardcover)

    Japan Anthropology Workshop Religion and Politics in Contemporary Japan: Soka Gakkai Youth and Komeito (Hardcover)

    Presenting a study of politics at grassroots level among young Japanese this book examines the alliance between the religious movement Soka Gakkai (the Value-creation Society ) and Komeito (the Clean Government Party ) which shared power with the... more

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    Japan Anthropology Workshop Death and Dying in Contemporary Japan (Hardcover)

    Japan Anthropology Workshop Death and Dying in Contemporary Japan (Hardcover)

    This book based on extensive original research explores the various ways in which Japanese people think about death and how they approach the process of dying and death. It shows how new forms of funeral ceremonies have been developed by the funeral... more

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    Japan Anthropology Workshop: Japanese Diaspora and Migration Reconsidered (Paperback)

    Japan Anthropology Workshop: Japanese Diaspora and Migration Reconsidered (Paperback)

    In contrast to most studies of migration which assume that migrants arrive from less developed countries to the industrialised world where they suffer from discrimination poor living conditions and downward social mobility this book examines a... more

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    Tradition Democracy and the Townscape of Kyoto (Japan Anthropology Workshop Series) - Brumann Christoph

    Tradition Democracy and the Townscape of Kyoto (Japan Anthropology Workshop Series) - Brumann Christoph

    As the historic capital of the country and the stronghold of the nation’s most celebrated traditions the city of Kyoto holds a unique place in the Japanese imagination. Widely praised for the beauty of its townscape and natural environments it is... more

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    Japan Anthropology Workshop Religion and Politics in Contemporary Japan: Soka Gakkai Youth and Komeito (Paperback)

    Japan Anthropology Workshop Religion and Politics in Contemporary Japan: Soka Gakkai Youth and Komeito (Paperback)

    Presenting a study of politics at grassroots level among young Japanese this book examines the alliance between the religious movement Soka Gakkai (the Value-creation Society ) and Komeito (the Clean Government Party ) which shared power with the... more

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