Thinking about Japan in the Reiwa Era: Shincho Sensho Fair "What is Japan?" to be Held!

Starting in June, Shinchosha will host the "What is Japan?" book fair at major bookstores nationwide, featuring three new releases and 13 backlist titles. A free booklet containing an interview with Professor Tadashi Karube of the University of Tokyo, titled "Recommendations for Dialogical Reading," along with reviews of the new books, will also be distributed.

[Fair Titles]

■ New Releases (Released May 21, 3 titles)
Keishi Saeki, "The Spirit of the Japanese I: The Structure of Authority and Atmosphere"
Yoshiro Yoshikawa, "Japan: Decline or Rebirth? The Zeitgeist and Animal Spirits"
Yuri Kono, "How Has Japanese History Been Told?"

■ Backlist (13 titles)
Noriko Imaizumi, "Meiji Jingu: The Great Project that Created 'Tradition'"
Hideki Katayama, "Sonnō Jōi: 400 Years of Mito Studies"
Tadashi Karube, "The Road to the 'Meiji Restoration Revolution': 19th Century Japan Seeking 'Civilization'"
Ai Kawazoe, "Everyday Linguistics: Tips for Training 'Basic Language Skills'"
Donald Keene, "Reading Japanese Literature: The Shadow of Japan"
Takumi Sato, "Public Opinion and Popular Sentiment: A Genealogy of Japanese Public Will"
Tokiko Sawada, "How to Walk in Kyoto: 50 Perspectives from a Historical Novelist"
Akihiro Sazaki, "The Unfinished Saigo Takamori: Why Do the Japanese Keep Discussing Him?"
Yoshiyuki Tatsumi, "Earthquakes and Eruptions Will Surely Happen: Living on a Volcanic Archipelago"
Takeshi Nakajima, "Shinran and Japanese-ism"
Takeshi Hara, "History of Japanese Political Thought"
Kaii Higashiyama, "Dialogue with Landscapes"
Peter J. McMillan, "Solving the Mystery of the Hyakunin Isshu: The Wonders of Japanese Culture Seen Through Waka Poetry"

(List of participating bookstores omitted)