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In 1972, when discovered by local hunters on Guam, former tailor Yokoi was widely reported as a ‘no surrender man’ who survived, living up to the old Japanese military code of honour. This book is about the reality of such a man (and the ingenuity he applied to ensure his survival), which is very different from the stereotype. This book sheds a different light on the reality of the war in the Pacific while addressing some key issues concerning the nature of Japanese culture in modern times.
Price: $112.00
Pages: 238
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Publication Date:
19 March 2009
ISBN: 9781905246694
Format: Hardcover
Omi Hatashin, one of Yokoi’s nephews by marriage, was born in Kyoto, took his first degree in Tokyo, followed by his PhD in England, and was called to the English Bar in 2003. Associated with St. Antony’s College, Oxford, for a number of years, he writes on human rights and criminal justice in practice in Japan, corporate disasters and culture, as well as issues of comparative law and history.