Space-age skyscrapers and ancient temples sit side-by-side in the cities of Japan. In the countryside, high-tech bullet trains speed past rice paddies and untouched mountains. Although the young people don't have the job security their parents did, they do have more freedom than ever before. Meet the people of Japan and learn about the diversity of their lives, from a radio presenter in Kyoto to a Buddist monk in Nara. Includes maps and graphic panels showing statistics and fact boxes about size, flag, population, religion, currency and language.

 

This book is part of a book series called Changing Face Of .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Hachette Children's Group .

Lewis Lansford lived in Japan for two years, working as an English teacher and cross-cultural trainer for a large manufacturing company. Since leaving Japan, he has written and edited textbooks for students of English in Japan and around the world. Chris Schwarz is an award-winning photojournalist. He has produced a number of books, ranging from the problems of homelessness to the remains of Jewish culture in Poland. The consultant Professor Glenn Hook is Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Sheffield.