Book Breaks

Book Break : Timon Screech, author of “Tokyo Before Tokyo: Power and Magic in the Shogun’s City of Edo”

Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 17:00 - 19:30

Visitors to Tokyo often object that the city is unplanned. It may look that way, but actually when Tokyo's forerunner, Edo, was laid out in 1590, it was subject to rigorous organisation. Edo changed many times, such as in 1603, when it became seat...

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Postponed Book Break: Susanne Klien, author of “Urban Migrants in Rural Japan: Between Agency and Anomie in a Post-growth Society”

Thursday, December 17, 2020, 18:15 - 20:30

Postponed: Book Break : Susanne Klien author of “Urban Migrants in Rural Japan: Between Agency and Anomie in a Post-growth Society” The Library Committee regrets to announce that the above planned event has been postponed until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank...

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Cancelled Book Break : Japan by Hans Sautter

Friday, December 04, 2020, 18:15 - 20:30

The Library Committee regrets to announce the above planned event has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. FCCJ Library Committee ----------------------------------- Book Break : Japan by Hans Sautter Friday, December 04, 2020, 18:15 - 20:30 Not a travel...

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Book Break : Anthony H. Rowley, author of “Foundations of the Future – The Global Battle for Infrastructure”

Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 18:15 - 20:30

Book Break : Anthony H. Rowley, author of “Foundations of the Future – The Global Battle for Infrastructure” Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 18:15 - 20:30 20200303BB Anthony Rowley smaller 20201118BB book cover foundation of the future The book argues that the world is "in...

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Book Break: Mieko Kawakami (川上未映子), author of "Breasts and Eggs (夏物語)"

Thursday, November 05, 2020, 18:15 - 20:30

Book Break : Mieko Kawakami (川上未映子), author of "Breasts and Eggs (夏物語)" Thursday, November 05, 2020, 18:15 - 20:30 20201105Bb Breasts and Eggs book cover replace 0201106BB Mieko Kawakami with credit YUTO KUDO Madame Figaro Japon 20201105Bb Breasts and Eggs book cover Mieko...

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Book Break: Eiichiro Tokumoto, author of "The Emperors' Files (エンペラー・ファイル)"

Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 18:15 - 20:30

Book Break : Eiichiro Tokumoto, author of “The Emperors’ Files (エンペラー・ファイル)” Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 18:15 - 20:30 A new book, The Emperors’ Files, by author and investigative journalist, Eiichiro Tokumoto, presents unpublicized behind-the-scene stories of Japan's past two and current emperors in the Showa,...

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Book Break : Haruki Wada, author of "The Korean War: An International History - Updated Edition"

Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 18:15 - 20:30

Book Break : Haruki Wada, author of "The Korean War: An International History - Updated Edition" Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 18:15 - 20:30 Although sixty-seven years have passed since the armistice, the Korean conflict has never really ended. Tensions remain high on...

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Postponed: Book Break : Geoffrey Cain, author of "Samsung Rising : The Inside Story Of The South Korean Giant That Set Out To Beat Apple And Conquer Tech"

Tuesday, April 14, 2020, 18:15 - 20:20

Tuesday, April 14, 2020, 18:15 - 20:30 The Library Committee regrets to announce that the above planned event has been postponed until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. FCCJ Library Committee

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Book Break : The Speaker : Anthony Rowley, principal author of “Sustainable Investment - Impact in Asia”

Tuesday, March 03, 2020, 18:15 - 20:30

Tuesday, March 03, 2020, 18:15 - 20:30 Anthony Rowley Sustainable Investment has become a “hot topic” as a result of fast-growing concerns over climate change and global warming. The recent World...

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Book Break : John Breen, co-author of“A Social History of the Ise Shrines: Divine Capital”

Thursday, February 27, 2020, 18:15 - 20:30

Thursday, February 27, 2020, 18:15 - 20:30 A Social History of the Ise Shrines, published in the new Bloomsbury Shinto series, is the first attempt in any language to write a critical history of the Ise shrines from their 7th century...

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