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Jeff Kingston's Japan cuts through much modern hype and manifold misconceptions to show in a cool but lively way how the country's current political, social, strategic and economic situation has evolved in the seven postwar decades and the real state of Japan today. There is no better way to understand where this always intriguing, vitally important and often pioneering country is heading than to read Kingston. Bill Emmott Much of the world seems to have forgotten Japan, being mesmerised by the spectacular rise of China. Jeff Kingston, however, a long-term resident of Japan, shows in this engagingly written book that the Land of the Rising Sun still matters deeply, and that, despite its many problems (not least demographic), Japan is making a comeback and in many fields rebounding in unexpected ways. The book is both informative and remarkably entertaining. Arthur Stockwin, Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies, Oxford

There is no better way to understand where this always intriguing, vitally important, and often pioneering country is heading than to read this book. Bill Emmott, Chairman, Japan Society of the UK and author of The Fate of the West. Much of the world seems to have forgotten Japan, being mesmerized by the spectacular rise of China. Jeff Kingston's informative and remarkably entertaining book reminds us that, despite its many problems, Japan still matters deeply, rebounding in many fields in unexpected ways. Arthur Stockwin, Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies, Oxford Scholar Jeff Kingston has penned a new 'compact and lively book' looking at Japan in the 21st century. Japan promises to be a must-read for anyone concerned about the future of this country. The Japan Times 'A concise, highly readable overview of Japan's political evolution from 1945 to the present' The Japan Times

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Jeff Kingston is Professor of History and Director of Asian Studies at Temple University Japan.

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