Lesley Downer is an author, journalist and Japan specialist. She has written four historical novels set in Japan and several bestselling works of non-fiction, including Geisha: The Secret History of a Vanishing World and The Brothers: The Saga of the Richest Family in Japan, a New York Times Book of the Year. She lives between London, Tokyo and New York.
'A terrific overview of Japan's long and rich history... covers an astonishing amount of ground' PETER FRANKOPAN
Japan is a country of islands, strung like a necklace around the Asian mainland...
Ever since US Commodore Matthew Perry forced Japan to open its borders in 1853, the...
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