A common perception abroad is that Japanese society is docile. This is partly thanks to Western writers who tried to create a single profile of the Japanese in the early to mid-20th century, such as Ruth Benedict in her 1946 book "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword." Today, this dangerous myth of consensus is still propagated by similar outside observers — and welcomed by Japan's right.

Dissenting Japan, by William Andrews
360 pages
HURST, Nonfiction.