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The article reviews the book "Koreans in Japan: Critical Voices from the Margin," edited by Sonia Ryang.

The article reviews the book "The Worlds of Japanese Popular Culture: Gender, Shifting Boundaries and Global Cultures," edited by D. P. Martinez.

The article reviews the book "Global Governance and Japan: The Institutional Architecture," edited by Glenn D. Hook and Hugo Dobson.

A review of the book "Demo to ha Nanika?/What Are Demonstrations About?," by Gonoi Ikuo is presented.

The article reviews the book "Idols and Celebrity in Japanese Media Culture," edited by Patrick W. Galbraith and Jason G. Karlin.

A review of the book "Sex in Japan's Globalization, 1870-1930: Prostitutes, Emigration and Nation-Building," by Bill Mihalopoulos is presented.

A review is provided of the book "Inove-shon no Sōshutsu: Monozukuri o Sasaeru Jinzai to Soshiki," edited by Kōnosuke Odaka and Shigeru Matsushima.

The article presents a review of the book "Thinking About Inequality in Japan: A Comparative Study of Ageing Societies" by Sawako Shirahase.

The article reviews the book "The Political Economy of Japan's Low Fertility," edited by Frances McCall Rosenbluth.

The article reviews the book "Reviving Japan's Economy: Problems and Prescription," by Takatoshi Ito, Hugh Patrick and David Weinstein.

The article reviews the book "Tears of Longing: Nostalgia and the Nation in Japanese Popular Song," by Christine R. Yano.

The article reviews the book "Kōbushō to Sono Jidai (The Ministry of Public Works and Its Time)," edited by Suzuki Jun.

A review is presented of the book "Ushinawareta Ba o Sagashite: Rosutojenerēshon no Shakaigaku (Lost in Transition: Youth, Education & Work in Postindustrial Japan)," by Mary C. Brinton.

A review of the book "Crime in Japan: Paradise Lost?," by Dag Leonardsen is presented.

Reviews books about Japan. 'Life on the Line in Contemporary Manufacturing: The Workplace Experience of Lean Production and the 'Japanese' Model,' by Rick Delbridge; 'Office Ladies and Salaried Men: Power, Gender, and Work in Japanese Companies,' by Yuko Ogasawara; 'Revolution and Subjectivity in Postwar Japan,' J. Victor Koschmann.

Reviews books about social science in Japan. 'In the Realm of a Dying Emperor: Japan at the Century's End,' by Norma Field; 'Teaching and Learning in Japan,' edited by Thomas Rohlen and Gerald LeTendre.

Reviews books about decentralization in government in Japan. 'Chiho Bunken Kaikaku: Shimin no Seifu o Sekkeisuru,' by Numata Ryo; 'Chiho Bunken,' by Kaneko Masashi and Murakami Jun; 'Bunken Shakai no Sozo: Kokka Shuken Daha eno Shinario,' edited by Namikawa Shino.