“Japan: The Basics” (2nd Edition) – Chapter One: Studying Japan This chapter covers a range of issues relating to how and what to study in relation to Japan. Starting with considering some of the things to study, which are framed as being ‘symbols’, it moves on to...

“Japan: The Basics” (2nd Edition) – Chapter One: Studying Japan

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Reflecting on a Research Trip to Paris: National Library of France Last week I took a two-day trip to Paris for research. There were a number of elements to the trip, and I am going to do a series of posts relating to each of them. The first part of my trip was to…

Reflecting on a Research Trip to Paris: National Library of France

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Updating “Japan: The Basics” It is now 6 years since my book Japan: The Basics was first published. If you’re not familiar with it, the book is an introduction to the culture, society and the global positioning of Japan.…

I am starting work on updating “Japan: The Basics”. For more information (and how you can help) see the blog post that I have written.

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Book Review: “The Phantom Atlas” by Edward Brooke-Hitching I love looking at maps. One of my go-to presents that I would get myself when travelling used to be maps. There is so much you see and understand about places by just looking at maps. To date I hav…

Book Review: “The Phantom Atlas” by Edward Brooke-Hitching

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