Global Japanese History and Culture by Oliver White

Global Japanese History and Culture by Oliver White

Spanning prehistory to the present, concise chapters by established and emerging scholars trace the movement of people, texts, images, beliefs, and commodities in and out of Japan, and beyond. From ancient trade routes to contemporary pop culture, Japan has always been connected. This book reframes Japan not as an isolated exception, but as an active participant in exchange—absorbing, adapting, and contributing across borders and centuries—and invites readers to see connection, circulation, and hybridity as central to Japan’s past and present. Unexpected case studies sit alongside clear syntheses to show how ‘international’ approaches—comparative, bilateral, cross-border—relate to newer ‘global’ frames that situate Japan within multidirectional networks and entanglements. Topics range across religion, literature, visual culture, media, technology, environment, and everyday life. Throughout, contributors foreground translation, adaptation, and reciprocity. The result is a lively, readable collection that joins deep expertise to lucid storytelling, without sacrificing nuance or rigour. This volume offers a fresh lens on Japan’s place in the world for scholars and researchers interested in East Asia, cultural history, and global studies. It equips readers to connect international and global perspectives, think beyond disciplinary silos, and recognise the creative power of exchange in culture. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Oliver White is Specially Appointed Assistant Professor at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken) in Kyoto, Japan.

Mai Kataoka is Associate Professor at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken) in Kyoto, Japan.

Timon Screech is Professor at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken) in Kyoto, Japan.

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ISBN 13	9781041125143
ISBN 10	1041125143
Title	Global Japanese History and Culture
Author	Oliver White
Series	Routledge Contemporary Japan Series
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Routledge
Year published	2026-01-31
Number of pages	270
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