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2. Beyond Japan: the dynamics of East Asian regionalism Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2006. GEB109
3. Speculative Japan: outstanding tales of Japanese science fiction and fantasy Fukuoka, Japan : Kurodahan Press, c2007. GEB215
5. Origins of Japanese wealth and power: reconciling Confucianism and capitalism, 1830-1885 Sagers, John H. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. HIST256
6. The history and culture of Japanese food Ishige, Naomichi, 1937- London : Kegan Paul, 2001. GEA103
7. Coffee life in Japan White, Merry I., 1941- Berkeley : University of California Press, c2012. GEA103
8. Student radicalism and the formation of postwar Japan Hasegawa, Kenji, 1976- Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019] HIST256