This is an updated edition of Conrad Totman’s authoritative history of Japan from c.8000 BC to the present day.

• The first edition was widely praised for combining sophistication and accessibility.
  
• Covers a wide range of subjects, including geology, climate, agriculture, government and politics, culture, literature, media, foreign relations, imperialism, and industrialism.
  
• Updated to include an epilogue on Japan today and tomorrow.
  
• Now includes more on women in history and more on international relations.
  
• Bibliographical listings have been updated and enlarged.