Originally published in Japanese, the book introduces a biographical history of Rash Bihari Bose (1886-1945), who was a revolutionary leader fighting against the British Raj in India. He defected to Japan in 1915 and acted as an opinion leader for India’s independence movement. During his life in Japan, he married a Japanese woman whose family owned a food company in Shinjuku. He helped his father-in-law to be among the first to sell the Indian curry in Japan, that is why he was also called “Bose of Nakamuraya,” the name of his father-in-law’s company. The book describes Japan’s policy toward Asia in prewar period, and his worries for Pan-Alienisms and the Japanese imperialism. The original Japanese book was awarded “Osaragi Jiro Criticism Prize” and “Asia Pacific Prize” in 2005.

The book re-examines the postwar Japan’s policies toward immigrants and foreign residents. Based on a wealth of documents, the author argues that the Cold War order had a significant effect on the nature of borders and border controls in Northeast Asia. Providing some cases on the life and treatments of foreign residents, she tries to offer a contrast to the traditional images of Japan and elucidate the difficult situation of Japanese immigration policy today.

This illustrated guidebook briefly introduces the history of Japanese food for over 15,000 years. Introducing traditional foods (meal) and food culture in each period in Japan, this book helps the readers to deepen their knowledge and appreciation of Japanese food.