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Books About Japan
A full-scale examination
of the inner workings of Japan's political and industrial system. A must read for all the future Japan silverbacks.
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Memories of Silk and StrawA collective autobiography based on interviews taped by a Japanese doctor in a small lakeside
town near Tokyo. A sensitive portrait of a Japan known to too few in the Western world." -Choice
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Memoirs of a Geisha
The word "geisha" does not mean "prostitute," as Westerners ignorantly assume--it means "artisan" or "artist. To capture the geisha experience in the art of fiction, Golden trained as long and hard as any geisha who must master the arts of music, dance, clever conversation, crafty battle with rival beauties, and cunning seduction of wealthy patrons. After earning degrees in Japanese art and history from Harvard and Columbia--and an M.A. in English--he met a man in Tokyo who was the illegitimate offspring of a renowned businessman and a geisha. This meeting inspired Golden to spend 10 years researching every detail of geisha culture. Editorial review
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Pink Samurai
Japanese society and its approach to sexuality. The most interesting sections of the book are those dealing with historical developments. Although written almost ten years ago, this is an eye-opening examination of Japanese love, marriage, and eroticism.
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Books About Japan: Additional Resources
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