May's Kadokawa Shinsho Features Works That Re-examine Medieval and Modern History from the Human Networks of Families and Cliques, Updating Conventional Historical Perspectives! Two Titles: "Taiheiki Shikan" and "Zaibatsu to Keibatsu"
KADOKAWA will release two new Kadokawa Shinsho books in May that offer new perspectives on Japanese history. "Taiheiki Shikan" re-examines the historical view shaped by the "Taiheiki," while "Zaibatsu to Keibatsu" explores the marriage strategies of major zaibatsu.
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This May 9th (Saturday), KADOKAWA Corporation will release two new Kadokawa Shinsho titles.
"Taiheiki" — it's a narrative that has bound the Japanese people's understanding of history, including the image of samurai. "Taiheiki Shikan: The Narrative That Governed Japanese Historical Perception" by Yuta Taniguchi uncovers the influence of this historical perspective with the latest research. And "Zaibatsu and Keibatsu: Marriage Strategies of the 10 Major Zaibatsu" by Hiroyuki Kikuchi appears as a "common method" for expanding power, rising in status, and prolonging survival! Please take this opportunity to pick them up.
★Latest information being disseminated! Kadokawa Shinsho Official Twitter: @kadokawashinsho
"Taiheiki Shikan: The Narrative That Governed Japanese Historical Perception" by Yuta Taniguchi
"Zaibatsu and Keibatsu: Marriage Strategies of the 10 Major Zaibatsu" by Hiroyuki Kikuchi
Publisher: KADOKAWA Corporation / Format: Shinsho / *Release dates may vary by region.
E-books are also available!
[Outline of Each Work]
"Taiheiki Shikan: The Narrative That Governed Japanese Historical Perception"
Nitta Yoshisada and Ashikaga Takauji were not of equal standing; Nitta was clearly inferior. Moreover, both families were actually part of the same clan. However, the image created by "Taiheiki" still influences historical perception. This book exposes its truths and fictions, and the influence of this "historical view" through the latest research!
[Author Profile] Yuta Taniguchi
Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1984. Associate Professor, Department of History, Faculty of Letters, Aoyama Gakuin University. Completed doctoral coursework at the Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo in 2015. Received Ph.D. in Literature. After serving as a researcher at the Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology (Faculty of Letters), The University of Tokyo, he assumed his current position. His books include "The Genealogy and Authority of the Medieval Ashikaga Clan" and "The Ashikaga Clan, King of the Warrior Class" (both from Yoshikawa Kobunkan), "Being in Kamakura: Eastern Warrior Clans in the Muromachi Period" (Kamakura Archaeological Institute), and "Japanese Medieval History Through Division and Integration" (Yamakawa Shuppansha). He clarified that Nitta Yoshisada was not of the main lineage of the Minamoto clan but a collateral branch of the Ashikaga clan, and pointed out the influence of "Taiheiki."
Price: 1,100 yen (1,000 yen + tax) / Pages: 232 pages
Details: `https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322110000964/`
"Zaibatsu and Keibatsu: Marriage Strategies of the 10 Major Zaibatsu"
"Mitsui where even founding family members cannot become executives," "The Iwasaki family (Mitsubishi) dedicated to finding excellent adopted husbands," "Convincing reasons why corporate executives distance themselves from founding families" — through marriage strategies and family rivalries, the process of the birth and expansion of the 10 major zaibatsu becomes visible.
[Author Profile] Hiroyuki Kikuchi
Born in Hokkaido in 1963. After graduating from Kokugakuin University's Faculty of Economics, he joined a software company. While working, he published papers and books. His specialty is the study of corporate groups and keiretsu. From 2005-06, he also served as a part-time lecturer at the Faculty of Economics, Meiji Gakuin University. In 2006, he obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from Kokugakuin University. His numerous books include "Formation and Disintegration of Corporate Groups" (Japan Economic Review Co.), "30 Local Zaibatsu Families of Japan" (Heibonsha Shinsho), "Latest Edition: Japan's 15 Major Zaibatsu," "Genealogy of the Oda Retainers," "Enlarged New Edition: Genealogy of the Toyotomi Retainers," "Genealogy of the Tokugawa Retainers," "Zaibatsu and Academic Cliques" (Kadokawa Shinsho), "Research on the Mitsubishi Group," "Research on the Mitsui Group," and "Research on the Sumitomo Group" (Yosensha Rekishi Shinsho).
Price: 1,210 yen (1,100 yen + tax) / Pages: 280 pages
Details: `https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322503000599/`
"Taiheiki" — it's a narrative that has bound the Japanese people's understanding of history, including the image of samurai. "Taiheiki Shikan: The Narrative That Governed Japanese Historical Perception" by Yuta Taniguchi uncovers the influence of this historical perspective with the latest research. And "Zaibatsu and Keibatsu: Marriage Strategies of the 10 Major Zaibatsu" by Hiroyuki Kikuchi appears as a "common method" for expanding power, rising in status, and prolonging survival! Please take this opportunity to pick them up.
★Latest information being disseminated! Kadokawa Shinsho Official Twitter: @kadokawashinsho
"Taiheiki Shikan: The Narrative That Governed Japanese Historical Perception" by Yuta Taniguchi
"Zaibatsu and Keibatsu: Marriage Strategies of the 10 Major Zaibatsu" by Hiroyuki Kikuchi
Publisher: KADOKAWA Corporation / Format: Shinsho / *Release dates may vary by region.
E-books are also available!
[Outline of Each Work]
"Taiheiki Shikan: The Narrative That Governed Japanese Historical Perception"
Nitta Yoshisada and Ashikaga Takauji were not of equal standing; Nitta was clearly inferior. Moreover, both families were actually part of the same clan. However, the image created by "Taiheiki" still influences historical perception. This book exposes its truths and fictions, and the influence of this "historical view" through the latest research!
[Author Profile] Yuta Taniguchi
Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1984. Associate Professor, Department of History, Faculty of Letters, Aoyama Gakuin University. Completed doctoral coursework at the Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo in 2015. Received Ph.D. in Literature. After serving as a researcher at the Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology (Faculty of Letters), The University of Tokyo, he assumed his current position. His books include "The Genealogy and Authority of the Medieval Ashikaga Clan" and "The Ashikaga Clan, King of the Warrior Class" (both from Yoshikawa Kobunkan), "Being in Kamakura: Eastern Warrior Clans in the Muromachi Period" (Kamakura Archaeological Institute), and "Japanese Medieval History Through Division and Integration" (Yamakawa Shuppansha). He clarified that Nitta Yoshisada was not of the main lineage of the Minamoto clan but a collateral branch of the Ashikaga clan, and pointed out the influence of "Taiheiki."
Price: 1,100 yen (1,000 yen + tax) / Pages: 232 pages
Details: `https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322110000964/`
"Zaibatsu and Keibatsu: Marriage Strategies of the 10 Major Zaibatsu"
"Mitsui where even founding family members cannot become executives," "The Iwasaki family (Mitsubishi) dedicated to finding excellent adopted husbands," "Convincing reasons why corporate executives distance themselves from founding families" — through marriage strategies and family rivalries, the process of the birth and expansion of the 10 major zaibatsu becomes visible.
[Author Profile] Hiroyuki Kikuchi
Born in Hokkaido in 1963. After graduating from Kokugakuin University's Faculty of Economics, he joined a software company. While working, he published papers and books. His specialty is the study of corporate groups and keiretsu. From 2005-06, he also served as a part-time lecturer at the Faculty of Economics, Meiji Gakuin University. In 2006, he obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from Kokugakuin University. His numerous books include "Formation and Disintegration of Corporate Groups" (Japan Economic Review Co.), "30 Local Zaibatsu Families of Japan" (Heibonsha Shinsho), "Latest Edition: Japan's 15 Major Zaibatsu," "Genealogy of the Oda Retainers," "Enlarged New Edition: Genealogy of the Toyotomi Retainers," "Genealogy of the Tokugawa Retainers," "Zaibatsu and Academic Cliques" (Kadokawa Shinsho), "Research on the Mitsubishi Group," "Research on the Mitsui Group," and "Research on the Sumitomo Group" (Yosensha Rekishi Shinsho).
Price: 1,210 yen (1,100 yen + tax) / Pages: 280 pages
Details: `https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322503000599/`