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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.

28 Series Titles


Handbook of Japanese Games and Gameplay

Handbook of Japanese Games and Gameplay

1st Edition

Edited By Rachael Hutchinson
May 20, 2025

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 Foreign and Domestic Policies During the Decade of Abe

Handbook of Japan's Foreign and Domestic Policies During the Decade of Abe

1st Edition

Edited By Tosh Minohara
March 26, 2025

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 Civil Society in Japan

Handbook of Civil Society in Japan

1st Edition

Edited By Simon Avenell, Akihiro Ogawa
February 20, 2025

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 Environmental Law, Policy and Politics

Handbook of Japan’s Environmental Law, Policy and Politics

1st Edition

Edited By Hiroshi Ohta
February 20, 2025

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 ...

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