Ian. Bruma passed Matthew from 1853? Perry's black ship sailed into Edo Bay, ending more than 200 years of isolation and becoming a highly developed economy under the supervision of the United States, and successfully hosted the Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964, clearly presenting various major events experienced by Japan and subsequent changes.

2. James L. McClane's History of Japan

Too many people still live in substandard housing; The education system emphasizes rote learning, rather than developing each student's talent and ability; Middle managers in big companies work too long and have little time for family life. This is a book that reflects the real life of the Japanese people.

3, "Economic History of Japan" Author: [Japan] Hamanojie/Ino Seihiko/Nakamura Zongyue/kishida fumio/Yongjiang Yahe/Nijima Dawn

From modern times to modern times, the changes of Japanese economy in the past 400 years are among them. This book is co-written by six professors, including Kansai University Hamanojie and Keio University Ino Seihiko, and it is a classic of Japanese economic history school. Recommended by the Japan Library Association as a designated collection of books.

4, "Japan's Buddhism and Belief in Gods" Author: Yihe

This book is one of the "Japanese academic libraries". The book is divided into five chapters, which mainly expounds the result of a "unity of God and Buddhism", including the gods who aspire to become Buddhists, from miscellaneous tantric to Mahayana tantric, the significance of the belief in ghosts and gods, the concept of avoiding evil and filth and the belief in pure land, the theory of local traces and the medieval history of Japan.

5, "Chrysanthemum and Knife" by Ruth Benedict

"Chrysanthemum" was originally a symbol of the Japanese royal family, and "knife" was a symbol of Bushido culture. American anthropologist Ruth? Benedict used chrysanthemums and knives to reveal the contradictory character of Japanese people, that is, the duality of Japanese culture (such as loving beauty and spurning, being polite and aggressive, liking the new and hating the old, being obedient and unruly, etc.). ).