Book review

An illustrated guide to Samurai history and culture: from the age of Musashi to contemporary pop culture

Sink or swim in sales
Japan Sales Mastery: Lessons from thirty years in Japan
Life’s journey
New haiku collection opens up the literary form
A close-up on Japan

The silence of autism
Another illuminating look at autism
Deep study
Japanese studies in Britain
An Alternative View
Another Kyoto by Alex Kerr
The Minimalist
Japan's new minimalist movement
An indomitable city
New book on Tokyo paints a picture of a city that is unrivalled in its uniqueness.
Eight million deities
The answer to “What is Shinto?”
Japan street life
Blurred photos capture a country transformed
Fear of falling
Glimpses Over the Edge: People Displaced by Conflict, Violence and Persecution by Alexander Treves
A new take
ANJIN—The Life & Times of Samurai William Adams, 1564–1620 by Hiromi T. Rogers
New ground
New scholarly study of a commanding figure in Japanese literature
A unique record
New volume of UK–Japan biographical portrait series
Unique publishing project
This is a seriously beautiful book that would make a fine addition to anyone’s library
The English Willow and Japan
A beautifully produced volume of “Twaiku”
Face to face with dying
Reflections without self-pity
Tale of a double agent
The lives of Guy Burgess
From outside looking in

Lost for words?
Here’s a volume that just might help . . .
Under the skin of the BBC
The players who shaped the institution