This selection of new work by some of Japan's most eminent observers and artists offers a richly nuanced perspective on the complex relationship between Japan and the U.S. in the long aftermath of war. Includes an Interview with former Nagasaki Mayor Hitoshi Motoshima The photography of Shomei Tomatsu A Play by Masataka Matsuda The illustrated diary of Noboru Tokuda, soldier in the Imperial Army And featuring fiction, poetry and essays by: Deni Y. Bechard * Christopher Yohmei Blasdel * Hiroshi Fukurai * Ryuta Imafuku * Setsuko Ishiguro * Roland Kelts * Mari Kotani * Leza Lowitz * Janice Nakao * Shogo Oketani * Tami Sakiyama * Kim Shi-Jong* Keijiro Suga * Iona Sugihara * Goro Takano * Ben Takara* Takayuki Tatsumi * Stewart Wachs * Stephen Woodhams * Kentaro Yamaki * Katsunori Yamazato