Japan Story: In Search of a Nation, 1850 to the Present, by Christopher Harding Joy Hendry discovers a fascinating account of a century and a half of Japan¡¯s modernisation By Joy Hendry 3 January
The Social Life of Kimono: Japanese Fashion Past and Present, by Sheila Cliffe East Asia¡¯s most iconic garment is as dynamic as any Western mode of dress, finds Joy Hendry By Joy Hendry 20 April
Staged Seduction: Selling Dreams in a Tokyo Host Club, by Akiko Takeyama Joy Hendry on an after-dark fantasy land of Prince Charmings and their female customers By Joy Hendry 26 May
