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New Books in Japanese Studies

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For nearly two decades, the Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions (U Hawaii Press, 2024) has served as a valuable resource for students and scholars of religion in Japan. This exciting update expands the audience to include non-specialists of Japan whi... more

Fuji: A Mountain in the Making (Princeton UP, 2025) is A panoramic biography of Japan's iconic mountain from the Ice Age to the present

Mount Fuji is everywhere recognized as a wonder of nature and enduring symbol of Japan. Yet behind the picture-po... more

This sweeping history tells the story of contemporary Japan from its defeat in the Asia-Pacific War in 1945 until the early decades of the new millennium. How did the Japanese people deal with the collapse of its empire and the American-led occupatio... more

In today’s episode Julia Olsson continues her talk with Dr. Chiara Rita Napolitano from last episode, and they discuss the issue of overtourism and its effect on traditional urban neighbourhoods in Kyoto.

Dr. Chiara Rita Napolitano is a JSPS Postdoc... more

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Matthew McMullen
Senior Research Fellow at the Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture
Nanzan University
Episode: Jolyon Baraka Thomas and Matthew D. McMullen, "The New Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions" (U Hawaii Press, 2024)
Jolyon Thomas
Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Episode: Jolyon Baraka Thomas and Matthew D. McMullen, "The New Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions" (U Hawaii Press, 2024)
Simon Avenell
Historian and author specializing in postwar Japan
University of Hawaii Press
Episode: Simon Avenell, "A History of Postwar Japan: Recovery, Prosperity, and Transformation" (U Hawaii Press, 2025)
Gian Piero Persiani
Professor of Japanese Literature
University of Illinois
Episode: Gian Piero Persiani, "Poets, Patrons, and the Public: Poetry as Cultural Phenomenon in Courtly Japan" (Brill, 2025)
Dr. Chiara Rita Napolitano
Postdoctoral researcher and JSPS fellow focused on Machiya and Seikatsu Bunka.
Kyoto University
Episode: Machiya, Seikatsu Bunka, and Changing Domestic Culture in the Japanese Urban Environment
Andrew Bernstein
Professor of History at Lewis & Clark College and author of Modern Passings, Death Rites, Politics, and Social Change in Imperial Japan
Lewis & Clark College
Episode: Andrew Bernstein, "Fuji: A Mountain In The Making" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Dr. Shilla Lee
Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Modern Japan at Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Episode: Shilla Lee , "Crafting Rural Japan: Traditional Potters and Rural Creativity in Regional Revitalization" (Routledge, 2024)
Michal Piegzik
PhD in Japanese private law, lecturer in family law and succession law, and author of multiple books on the Pacific War
Yokohama National University
Episode: Michal A. Piegzik, "Gamble in the Coral Sea: Japan's Offensive, the Carrier Battle, and the Road to Midway" (Naval Institute Press, 2025)
Dr. Fang Yu Hu
Assistant Professor of History at Cal Poly Pomona
Cal Poly Pomona
Episode: Fang Yu Hu, "Good Wife, Wise Mother: Educating Han Taiwanese Girls Under Japanese Rule" (U Washington Press, 2024)

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Simon Avenell, "A History of Postwar Japan: Recovery, Prosperity, and Transformation" (U Hawaii Press, 2025)
Q: What happens to youth and activism in Japan post-1945?
Youth became the primary drivers of political and cultural changes, especially during the 1960s, but subsequently, their activism declined, leading to a perception of apathy in the 1970s.
Simon Avenell, "A History of Postwar Japan: Recovery, Prosperity, and Transformation" (U Hawaii Press, 2025)
Q: How does the postwar era relate to Japan's modernization?
There is a significant transformation that occurred after 1945, marked by political, institutional changes that were evident post-war.
Simon Avenell, "A History of Postwar Japan: Recovery, Prosperity, and Transformation" (U Hawaii Press, 2025)
Q: What brought you to write this book and why now?
The post-war is an era that I've personally been focusing on for 30 years and I felt the field was ready for an updated narrative that integrates various aspects of Japan's history.
Tourism and a Kyoto in Flux: A Conversation with Dr. Chiara Rita Napolitano
Q: What is the municipality's stance on converting empty houses into lodging?
The municipality encourages converting empty houses into lodging to address safety concerns and the aesthetic issues posed by vacant properties.
Tourism and a Kyoto in Flux: A Conversation with Dr. Chiara Rita Napolitano
Q: What are the effects of overtourism on machiya and nagaya?
Overtourism impacts traditional houses in Kyoto by repurposing them into lodging facilities for tourists, disrupting the local sense of community and belonging.

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