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☆☆発売即重版！たちまち４刷！☆☆ 磯田道史氏（国際日本文化研究センター教授） 「明治維新を世界史で理解する名著。現代世界のなりたちと未来が見えてくる」 加藤陽子氏（東京大学大学院元教授） 「名著『「大日本帝国」崩壊』の著者が描く、帝国の始まりの物語は読むしかない」

７つの論点で、日本の今が見えてくる！「経済」「戦争」「リーダー」「組織」「宗教」「地政学」「世界史」の視点で、 歴史の要点と流れが一気につかめる！

知られざる「死」の歴史を紐解く！ 首切り、切腹、怨霊…なぜ日本には独特の「死に方」が生まれたのか？ ●憎き敵に、生首を踏ませて辱めた源義家 ●処刑された首はどこへ行く？

The Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895 is a seminal event in world history, yet it has been virtually ignored in Western literature. In the East, the focus of Chinese foreign policy has been to undo its results whereas the focus of Japanese foreign policy has been to confirm them. Japan supplanted...

秀吉の弟として、天下統一を陰で支えた男・豊臣秀長。秀吉・秀長兄弟が成し遂げたサクセスストーリーと周囲の武将たちの活躍をわかりやすく解説。

Bloomsbury presents Java Sea 1942: Japan's conquest of the Netherlands East Indies by Mark Stille, read by Thomas Judd A study of the battle of the Java Sea, a key Japanese victory in their advance throughout Southeast Asia. The battle of the Java Sea, fought in February 1942, was the first...

歴史を書き換える試み。 古事記・日本書紀に書かれていた史実を読み解く。 古事記や日本書紀の記述を神話だからとして歴史から切り離し、土器や古墳などを文字に書かれたものではないからとして軽視してきた従来の日本古代史は、歴史の実像を描くことができずにいた。 本書は、そうした戦後の唯物史観からは絶対に見えてこない、歴史の実像に迫る試みである。

A Short History of Japan traces more than two millennia of cultural evolution — from mythic origins and imperial dynasties to industrial rebirth and modern innovation. This concise yet vivid narrative explores how an island nation shaped by isolation, honor, and creativity became a global force of technology, art, and influence.

元日航取締役（技術担当）の松尾芳郎氏（現在93歳。日本航空業界の父として知られ、日航創設に尽力した松尾静磨氏の長男）の目を通して39年前の日航ジャンボ機墜落事故の真相に迫る。 松尾氏は墜落事故当時、技術担当の取締役だった。

Tokyo is a city that rarely stands still, yet it is never without structure. At first glance, it appears defined by motion, by crowds moving through stations, by lights shifting across vast districts, and by a constant sense of activity that seems to extend without pause. Yet beneath this movement lies a carefully balanced system, shaped by history, culture, and design, where order exists within complexity. Tokyo is not simply fast or modern. It is a city where continuity and change operate together, creating an environment that is both precise and evolving.

永遠に続くかに見えた「天下泰平」は，またたく間に崩れ去った．近世社会の骨格を作り上げていた世襲的身分制は根本から解体され，国民の政治参加までもがはじまる．しかし，その過程で流された血は，とても少なかった．

豊臣秀吉は、悪か善か!? 当時の世界情勢、現代政治の視点、法制史的意義、そして皇室、全く新しい視点で読み解く秀吉像！ ■秀吉再考■ 本当の天才は信長ではなかった？ 教科書も大河ドラマでも絶対に触れないタブーとは。

時代を超え読み継がれている日本最古の歴史書『古事記』。「天野岩屋戸隠れ」「八岐の大蛇」「因幡の白兎」など誰もが聞いたことがある物語をはじめ、「国生み・神生み」「天孫降臨」「ヤマトタケルの遠征」など…

Part memoir, part diplomatic and political treatise, and part love letter to a society he grew up in as a bicultural and bilingual American, Dr. Walker provides the tools needed to fully understand and appreciate what Japan represents to the United States and to the world today.

Bloomsbury presents Tsushima 1905: Death of a Russian Fleet by Mark Lardas, read by Phillipe Bosher A highly illustrated study of the naval campaign of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05, focusing on the decisive battle of Tsushima. Japan was closed to the world until 1854 and its technology...

江戸時代の人々は現代人以上に旅行好きだった！最もポピュラーな東海道五十三次を取り上げ、往時の旅事情を明らかにする。江戸・日本橋から京・三条大橋まで約490キロ。当時の人々は12泊13日の行程で、給料1月分に相当する旅費を払って旅したという。

Before Rome’s legions ever dominated Europe, a massive power was already ruling the Indian subcontinent. It stretched from the mountains of present-day Afghanistan to the Bay of Bengal, carving its path deep into southern India. This was the Mauryan Empire. What if the most powerful figures in ancient China were the ones you’ve never heard of? When archaeologists uncovered the untouched tomb of Lady Fu Hao in 1976, they didn’t just find treasure—they found a story that rewrote history. She wasn’t just a queen. She was a fierce general, a high priestess, and a leader lost to time… until now.

They were called logs. Thousands of men, women, and children, taken from their homes and delivered to a military compound in occupied Manchuria where Japanese doctors used them as raw material for the most systematic program of human experimentation the modern world has ever seen. They were infected with deadly diseases. They were cut open without anesthesia. They were frozen, burned, and suffocated in the pursuit of data. The men who did this were not punished. They were protected.

誰もが輝く未来を疑わなかった時代だからこそ、 我が国が苦境に喘ぐことに繋がる バタフライエフェクトが点在していた。 自動車生産台数も鉄鋼生産高も世界一になり、ファッションもＦ１も映画もハイテクも世界を席巻していた80年代日本。何を間違え奈落の底に突き落とされたのか？

Bloomsbury presents Tidal Wave: From Leyte Gulf to Tokyo Bay by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver, read by John Chancer. Now publishing in paperback, this is a vivid narrative history of the final stages of the Pacific War, as the US Navy began to slowly approach the Japanese Home Islands against fearsome...