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The Changing Landscape of Japanese Security Policy: A Special Virtual Issue from The Journal of Japanese Studies
Jun 17 2026
This virtual issue offers free access to a broad spectrum of articles that provide a comprehensive source for readers seeking to know more.
Join Scott Kurashige for the "American Peril" Book Tour
Apr 08 2026
Join Scott Kurashige in a city near you and hear about his latest groundbreaking book, AMERICAN PERIL.
“A Reed’s Width of Water”: Urbanization and Migration between Japan and Korea
Mar 11 2026
Author Hannah Shepherd on urban growth between Japan and Korea and how this project came to be.
Excerpt from Charlotte Brooks's "The Moys of New York and Shanghai"
Mar 10 2026
An exclusive look at Charlotte Brooks's THE MOYS OF NEW YORK AND SHANGHAI with an intro by the author.
South Asian Colonized Hired Work
Jan 07 2026
Author Titas Chakraborty on the English East India Company's history of using colonized hired work.
From the UC Press Journals Archives: Remembrances of the Vietnam War
Apr 30 2025
The pages of UC Press’s journals have examined the War from a myriad of angles, from all sides of the conflict–its global economic and political impact, the role of student activism, memory in small-town America, and more.
50 Years Since the Vietnam War: The Cleaving
Apr 12 2025
Excerpts from "The Cleaving: Vietnamese Writers in the Diaspora"
How Taiwanese Vegetables Became the Envy of the World
Mar 15 2025
Author James Lin on the rural history that defined a generation of Taiwanese.
An interview with Paul Unschuld, translator of the "Ben Cao Gang Mu"
Oct 01 2024
The "Ben Cao Gang Mu" brings together ancient medicine, wisdom, and culture. German scholar and translator Paul U. Unschuld explains why it remains a crucial text — revealing the culture that underlies Chinese health care and politics.
Q&A with Andre Schmid, author of North Korea’s Mundane Revolution
Mar 28 2024
When the crucial years after the Korean War are remembered today, histories about North Korea largely recount a grand epic of revolution centering on the ascent of Kim Il Sung to absolute power. Often overshadowed in this storyline, however, are the myriad ways the Korean population participated in