Handbooks on Japanese Studies
About the Book Series
The Handbook on Japanese Studies series focuses on the broad field of Japanese Studies, aimed at the worldwide English language scholarly market, to be published in English. The aim is to publish an average of six such volumes per annum initially. Each Handbook will contain an average of 20 newly written contributions (not exceeding about 8,000 words each) on various aspects of the topic, which together will comprise an up-to-date survey of use to scholars and students. The focus will be on Humanities and Social Sciences.
Handbook of Civil Society in Japan
1st Edition
Edited
By Simon Avenell, Akihiro Ogawa
October 16, 2026
Civil society in Japan is a large and multifaceted sphere with a diversity of actors pursuing various social, political, and economic objectives. The sphere has experienced major waves of transformation in the post-1945 era, especially in the 1990s when volunteering and nonprofit activities came to...
Handbook of Japan's Foreign and Domestic Policies During the Decade of Abe
1st Edition
Edited
By Tosh Minohara
October 16, 2026
No Japanese leader has dominated Japan’s recent political landscape more than the late Abe Shinzo. With the this as the basic premise, the main objective of this compiled volume is to examine and assess Japan’s foreign and domestic polices during the 2010s, a decade which largely overlaps with Abe’...
Handbook of Japanese Games and Gameplay
1st Edition
Edited
By Rachael Hutchinson
October 16, 2026
The Handbook of Japanese Games and Gameplay showcases the rich variety of games in Japan, placing them in the context of industry, development processes, and a broader media ecology. We trace Japanese games through history, including card games, board games, pachinko and digital games, as well as ...
Handbook of Japan’s Environmental Law, Policy and Politics
1st Edition
Edited
By Hiroshi Ohta
October 16, 2026
This handbook offers an exposition of the contemporary status of Japan's environmental law, policy, and politics. The compass of ecological quandaries explored within this tome is expansive, encompassing issues pertinent to both natural and synthetic ecosystems, natural resources, and inorganic ...
Handbook of Japanese Aesthetics
1st Edition
Edited
By Melinda Landeck
October 07, 2026
This volume functions as an applied reader for core concepts in Japanese aesthetics, each situated in relationship to specific cultural products or aesthetic approaches to the creation of art ranging from Japan’s classical age to the present day. Opening with seven chapters dedicated to ...
Handbook of Japanese Modern Architecture
1st Edition
Edited
By Ari Seligmann
October 06, 2026
This handbook explores Japanese architecture and the built environment from diverse disciplinary and methodological perspectives, tracing the influences that have shaped modern Japanese architecture and urbanism. Divided into four thematic parts—translations, materializations, meditations, and ...
Handbook of Global Migration and Japan
1st Edition
Edited
By Yasuko Hassall Kobayashi, Shinnosuke Takahashi
October 05, 2026
This handbook explores Japan’s relationship with migration by reconceptualizing the country from transnational perspectives. Through a critical reassessment of the traditional notion that Japan lacks an immigration policy, this volume reveals the ways in which the Japanese state and society have, ...
Handbook of Japan-Korea Relations
1st Edition
Edited
By Mark E. Caprio, Robert Winstanley-Chesters
August 31, 2026
This Handbook examines relations between Japan and Korea from 1850 to the present. Analysing almost 200 years of Japan and Korea relations uncovers a relationship that has been both congenial and confrontational. This Handbook examines these relations in this age of modernity by dividing it into ...
Handbook of Women in Japanese Buddhism
1st Edition
Edited
By Monika Schrimpf, Emily B. Simpson
August 24, 2026
This handbook explores Buddhist women’s lives and agency from ancient times to the present in Japan. The book examines lives and representations of Buddhist women by utilizing a thematic approach, with each theme representing a network of interrelated gender roles, norms, and hierarchies that ...
Handbook of Buraku Studies
1st Edition
Edited
By Timothy D. Amos
August 11, 2026
This handbook explores the history, culture, and social challenges of Japan’s Burakumin through the multifaceted scholarship of current Buraku Studies.The handbook situates Buraku Studies by examining the origins of the Burakumin, from Japan’s medieval outcaste groups and their connections and ...
Handbook of Japan-European Union Relations
1st Edition
Edited
By Mark S. Cogan
June 22, 2026
This Handbook explores the relationship between Japan and the European Union (EU). The book begins by outlining the political, cultural, and historical context for the relationship, from the first encounter by Portuguese traders in the mid-16th century to the post-Cold War era, highlighting how ...
Handbook of Japanese Labor Practices: Changing Perceptions
1st Edition
Edited
By Robin Sakamoto
May 26, 2026
This volume examines the three pillars of Japanese management—lifetime employment, seniority-based wages and promotions, and enterprise unions—from the viewpoint of both Japanese and non-Japanese scholars. Multiple chapters revolve around the themes of labor practices found in Japan including ...