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The nobility of failure
Ivan I. Morris · 1975 · 500 pages
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Brief histories of various heroes from Japanese History who were unsuccessful in their lives but who in their lives and particularly their deaths fulfilled Japanese ideals of behaviour and who therefore continue to be remembered loved and revered.
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The history of Japan: the best books from samurai to modern nation
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