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 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
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
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
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 ...






