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Books / Reviews | ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES Nov 24, 2018

Ryotaro Shiba's 'Clouds Above the Hill': A gift to anyone wanting to deepen their knowledge of modern Japan

by Robert P. Largess

"Clouds Above the Hill" portrays, in rich detail, the first generation to grow up in the Meiji Era and culminates in Japan's surprising victory in the Russo-Japanese War.