14 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
Ronald Spector's 1985 history of the American war against Japan (1941–1945) — covering the entire Pacific War from Pearl Harbor through the atomic bombings — one of the standard scholarly histories of the Pacific campaign.
American international relations scholar at Dartmouth — author of Sorry States (on apology and reconciliation in international relations) — specialist in East Asian security.
Japanese Jungian analyst contributing to the clinical practice and transmission of analytical psychology in Japan.
Japanese Jungian analyst contributing to the development of analytical psychology in Japan — part of the active Japanese Jungian community that has produced significant Jungian scholarship and clinical practice.
Japanese swordsman — undefeated in 61 duels — author of The Book of Five Rings — who founded the Niten Ichi-ryu style of swordsmanship and whose philosophy of strategy has been applied to business and martial arts.
Co-founder and former CEO of Nike — who built the world's largest athletic footwear and apparel company from a $50 loan and a handshake deal with Japanese shoe manufacturer Onitsuka Tiger — author of Shoe Dog.
Japanese Jungian analyst contributing to the practice and transmission of analytical psychology in Japan.
American historian — professor at the Naval War College — author of The Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895 and The Wars for Asia 1911–1949 — the leading US expert on East Asian military history.
Japanese Jungian analyst contributing to the development and transmission of analytical psychology in Japan.
FX's 2024 limited series adaptation of James Clavell's 1975 novel — following an English navigator stranded in feudal Japan during a period of civil war — praised as the definitive dramatization of the Sengoku period for Western audiences.
Japanese actress, television personality, and author — author of Totto-Chan — UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador — host of Tetsuwan! Dash — whose memoir of her progressive childhood schooling became the best-selling Japanese book.
Miyamoto Musashi's 1645 treatise on swordsmanship and strategy — organized around five elements (Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Void) — the most widely read Japanese strategic philosophy text, applied globally to business and martial arts.
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's 1981 memoir of her unconventional childhood at Tomoe Gakuen school in WWII Japan — run by the progressive educator Sosaku Kobayashi — one of the best-selling Japanese books of all time (10M copies).
Richard Werner's account of how the Bank of Japan's credit allocation decisions shaped Japan's postwar economic 'miracle' and subsequent decade of stagnation — arguing that central banks wield more autonomous power than standard accounts acknowledge.