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Title: The Japanese Today: Change and Continuity by Edwin O. Reischauer, Marius B. Jansen ISBN: 0-674-47184-9 Publisher: Belknap Pr Pub. Date: March, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.50

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Average Customer Rating: 4 (4 reviews)

Rating: 1
Summary: Very superficial
Comment: Having lived for more than six years in Japan, and being fluent in Japanese, I have a quite clear idea of the society there. This book is not only too old, but it shows that Reischauer (like the other members of the Chrysantemum Club) has a one-sided point of view, and is still ganging with the American "reformists" that put Japan back on the rails (so to say...) during the occupation. Of course Reishauer knows quite a lot about Japan, but he tells only what he thinks is important to him and to his old-fashion Orientalist group. Read any Murakami or Yoshimoto to understand on your own how this book is very superficial. There are much better and objective introductions to the complex Japanese reality.

Rating: 5
Summary: This book is an excellent way to learn all about Japan.
Comment: This book discusses all aspects of Japanese society very well. It is a great mix of the present and history and of the average person and the people in power.

Rating: 5
Summary: The best single source on Japan and the Japanese.
Comment: I highly recommend this book to students, business people, and anyone who needs information on Japan and the Japanese. I have yet to find any single volume work on the subject of contemporary Japan as comprehensive as "The Japanese Today." I found the volume well organized and easy to read.

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