Explores the significant impact of this countercultural figure of postwar Japan.

Conformist, mute and malleable? Andrews tackles head-on this absurd caricature of Japanese society in his fascinating history of its militant sub-cultures, radi

The first comprehensive look at Japan's otaku collectors, including peeks inside their rooms and visits to their favorite stores.

Specifically designed for use in a range of undergraduate and graduate courses, while reaching specialists and general readers, this second edition of Introduci

As long as there has been culture, there has been counterculture. At times it moves deep below the surface of things, a stealth mode of being all but invisible