What particularly are you interested in, and what do you mean by modern?
Japan At The Crossroads by Nick Kapur is a book about the 60s political and social environment which can serve as a very strong basis for why politics look the way they do now here. It’s obviously not “modern Japanese culture” in a lot of senses but I feel like it is a good replacement for lots of blithe comments about the one-party state.
Sounds like you are already well versed in it based on your name.
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I enjoyed Pure Invention by Matt Alt
What particularly are you interested in, and what do you mean by modern?
Japan At The Crossroads by Nick Kapur is a book about the 60s political and social environment which can serve as a very strong basis for why politics look the way they do now here. It’s obviously not “modern Japanese culture” in a lot of senses but I feel like it is a good replacement for lots of blithe comments about the one-party state.
Sounds like you are already well versed in it based on your name.