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The bibliography covers the main scholarly books, and a few articles, dealing with the History of Japan
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- Pogrebin, Robin. "Japan Society Celebrates Its Centennial While Mending Its Fences," New York Times. March 22, 2007.
- Rich, Motoko, Lukas Schwarzacher and Fumie Tomita. "Land Of the Rising Cliché," New York Times. January 4, 2004.
