Studying Japan : handbook of research designs fieldwork and methods Studying Japan is the first comprehensive guide on qualitative methods research designs and fieldwork in social science research on Japan. More than 70 Japan scholars from around the world provide an easy to read overview on qualitative methods used in research on Japan’s society politics culture and history. The book covers the entire research process from the outset to the completion of a thesis a paper or a book. The authors provide basic introductions to individual methods discuss their experiences when applying these methods and highlight current trends in research on Japan. The book serves as a foundation for a course on qualitative research methods and is but can also be used as a reference for all researchers in Japanese Studies the Social Sciences and Area Studies. It is an essential reading for students and researchers with an interest in Japan! With contributions by: Chapter: Celeste L. Arrington David Chiavacci Andreas Eder Ramsauer James Farrer Roger Goodman Carola Hommerich Nora Kottmann Gracia Liu Farrer Levi McLaughlin Chris McMorran Caitlin Meagher Kaori Okano Theresia B. Peucker Cornelia Reiher Katja Schmidtpott Christian Tagsold Katrin Ullmann Gabriele Vogt Cosima Wagner Akiko Yoshida and Urs Matthias Zachmann. Essays: Shinichi Aizawa Noor Albazerbashi Daniel P. Aldrich Allison Alexy Verena Blechinger Talcott Christoph Brumann Genaro Castro Vázquez David Chiavacci Jamie Coates Emma E. Cook Laura Dales James Farrer Flavia Fulco Isaac Gagné Nana Okura Gagné Sonja Ganseforth Sheldon Garon Julia Gerster Christopher Gerteis Markus Heckel Steffen Heinrich Joy Hendry Swee Lin Ho Barbara Holthus Katharina Hülsmann Jun Imai Hanno Jentzsch Aya H. Kimura Emi Kinoshita Susanne Klien Gracia Liu Farrer Patricia L. Maclachlan Wolfram Manzenreiter Kenneth M. McElwain Lynne Y. Nakano Scott North Robin O’Day Robert J. Pekkanen Saadia M. Pekkanen Isabelle Prochaska Meyer Nancy Rosenberger Richard J. Samuels Annette Schad Seifert Katja Schmidtpott Tino Schölz Kai Schulze Kay Shimizu Karen Shire David H. Slater Celia Spoden Brigitte Steger Nicolas Sternsdorff Cisterna Christian Tagsold Akiko Takeyama Daisuke Watanabe Daniel White Anna Wiemann and Tomiko Yamaguchi. Foreword: Ilse Lenz and Franz Waldenberger.