Bending Adversity : Japan and the Art of Survival

Resumen del libro

Earthquake, tsunami, nuclear meltdown: three disasters that simultaneously threatened Japan but have somehow galvanized a strong national and political response. In Bending Adversity, Financial Times Asia editor David Pilling pres- ents a portrait of a stubbornly resistant nation with a history of overcoming and transcending successive waves of adversity. Pilling draws on his own deep experience as well as observations from a diverse cross-section of Japanese citiz- enry, including novelist Haruki Murakami and former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi. Bending Adversity rigorously engages with the social, spiritual, financial, and political life of Japan to create a more nuanced representation of the oft-misunderstood island nation and its people.