Almost unique among the world's premier cities, Tokyo has no buildings more than 100 years old and precious few of that vintage. The Hosei University architecture professor walked the streets and rowed the canals trying to imagine what Tokyo might have been like centuries past. Despite the modern sheen, it is still recognizably the city that Tokugawa Ieyasu laid out more than 400 years ago. Don't be put off by the subtitle. The author has produced a very readable book about a fascinating city.
Japan designs and produces a surprisingly impressive array of military hardware.
Much of it was developed under license from U.S. manufacturers until they suddenly woke up to the fact that Japanese were getting defense jobs that might otherwise go to Americans. Alliance and trade considerations came into conflict in the famous FSX fighter crisis of the late 1980s, which was resolved through a joint-development compromise. That, says Green in this informative look at the post-war Japanese armament industry, is the wave of the future, not just because of political considerations but because weapons are getting so complex and expensive. All Rights Reserved. Terms under which this service is provided to you.