T. R. Reid

"Reimagining Japan"

This book, published in the summer of 2011 by Shogakukan in Japan and Simon & Schuster in the U.S., is a collection of essays about Japan's role in the world. T. R. Reid's section of the book contemplates how the Japanese will recover from the triple disaster of March 11, 2011.
Reid's take is generally hopeful: "The Japanese are good at recovering from disaster; after all, they've had a lot of practice."

Selected Works

Nonfiction/Current Events
Reimagining Japan
Contemplating Japan's future in the wake of the triple disaster of March, 2011.
nonfiction / Japanese language
Nippon no Mirai ni Tsuite Hanasou
This is the Japanese version of the book "Reimagining Japan."
Nonfiction / Current Events
The United States of Europe: The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy
“A lively, thought-provoking book.”
The Seattle Times
Documentary Film --PBS Frontline
Sick Around the World
"Engaging and informative." --New York Times
Nonfiction
Confucius Lives Next Door: What Living in the East Teaches Us About Living in the West
“Engaging...a fascinating read...he is amusing, droll and extremely knowledgeable.”
Detroit Free Press
The Chip: How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution
The story of inventors Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce, the men behind the microchip.
Guide Book
Ski Japan!
The definitive English language guide to Japan's great ski resorts (both outdoor and indoor).

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