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Paul Norbury – Celebrating 50 years publishing on Japan
01 Jul 2021
By Ian Nish
Emeritus Professor of International History, London School of Economics
Paul Norbury has this year completed 50 years of publishing Japan-related monographs as well as general-interest Japan-related publications in the English language. He deserves our thanks and our congratulations on maintaining a consistently high standard over these decades.

Imperialism in East Asia
26 Jun 2019
We are delighted to announce the establishment of an important new Renaissance Books series to be known as Imperialism in East Asia [IEA], edited by Robert Fletcher (Warwick) and Teyhun Ma (Sheffield).

PROFESSOR RONALD DORE (1925-2018)
03 Jan 2019
It is with much sadness that we report the death of Professor Ronald Dore, aged 93, at his home in Grizzana Morandi, Bologna on 14 November 2018.

Sir Hugh Cortazzi (1924-2018)
16 Aug 2018
It is with great sadness that we announce the death (14 August 2018) of Sir Hugh Cortazzi, former British Ambassador to Japan (1980-1984), Chairman of the Japan Society (1985-1995) and author/editor of a considerable number of scholarly works of reference, many published in recent years by Renaissance Books, and almost all in association with the Japan Society.

Celebrating Bigot
01 May 2018
We are most grateful to the Daiwa Anglo Japanese Foundation, London, for hosting a most successful launch of Georges Bigot and Japan: Satirist, Illustrator and Artist Extraordinaire on 12 April 2018