The Stone Bridge Podcast

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  • Award-winning independent publisher Stone Bridge Press has been publishing books about Asia — especially Japan and China—for over 30 years. The Stone Bridge Podcast is hosted by publisher Peter Goodman and features commentary on publishing and interviews on topics ranging from culture, language, and design to travel, and of course, books.
    2022 The Stone Bridge Podcast
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Award-winning independent publisher Stone Bridge Press has been publishing books about Asia — especially Japan and China—for over 30 years. The Stone Bridge Podcast is hosted by publisher Peter Goodman and features commentary on publishing and interviews on topics ranging from culture, language, and design to travel, and of course, books.
2022 The Stone Bridge Podcast
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  • Stephen Mansfield on trends in books about Japan

    Stephen Mansfield on trends in books about Japan
    2025/03/20
    Stone Bridge Press publisher talks with author and reviewer Stephen Mansfield about his work and the current state of writing about Japan for an international audience. Topics covered include:Stephen's early work in street photography, war journalism, and travel (beginning in Southeast Asia)Trends in writings from and about JapanEarly works in translation, foreign writers writing on Japan, popular nonfiction categories (books explaining Japan, memoirs, lifestyle and self-help books), and books that have been adapted to television and filmHow superficial views of Japan are balanced by select writers who are informed and knowledgeable about culture and languageStephen's new book on modern Japanese gardens featuring his text and photographsStephen Mansfield is a British writer and photojournalist whose work has appeared in over 70 magazines, newspapers and journals worldwide. He is the author of several books, including Japan: Islands of the Floating World, Japan's Master Gardens and Tokyo: A Biography. His latest book, coming out in fall 2025, is The Modern Japanese Garden, with a Foreword by Pico Iyer. (US: Timber Press; UK: Thames and Hudson). He currently resides in JapanMany books and authors are mentioned in the podcast. These include the following:Laos: A Portrait by Stephen MansfieldLao Hill Tribes: Traditions and Patterns of Existence by Stephen MansfieldBradt Guide to the Philippines by Stephen MansfieldChina: Yunan Province by Stephen Mansfield Japanese Stone Gardens: Origins, Meaning & Form by Stephen MansfieldJapan's Master Gardens: Lessons in Space and Environment by Stephen Mansfield Unbeaten Tracks in Japan: An Account of Travels in the Interior Including Visits to the Aborigines of Yezo and the Shrine of Nikko by Isabella BirdA Superficial Journey through Tokyo and Peking by Peter Quennell The Flowery Sword by Ethel ManninSado: Japan's Island in Exile by Angus WaycottWalking the Kiso Road: A Modern-Day Exploration of Old Japan by William Scott WilsonOff the Beaten Tracks in Japan: A Journey by Train from Hokkaido to Kyushu by John Dougill Jiro OsaragiKobo AbeJunichiro TanizakiShusaku EndoSawako AriyoshiFumiko EnchiYoko OgawaYoko TawadaHaruki MurakamiMieko Kawakami Donald RichieEdward SeidenstickerDonald KeeneSuzanne KamataLeza LowitzLafcadio HearnJohn Nathan The Pine Islands by Marion Poschmann, translated by Jen CallejaFracture: A Novel by Andrés Neuman, translated by Lorenza Garcia The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless Nation by Karel Van WolferenBending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival by David Pilling Tokyo Junkie: 60 Years of Bright Lights and Back Alleys . . . and Baseball by Robert Whiting The Call of Japan: A Continuing Story-1950 to the Present Day by Hans Brinckmann At Home in Japan: A Foreign Woman's Journey of Discovery by Rebecca Otowa Water, Wood, and Wild Things: Learning Craft and Cultivation in a Japanese Mountain Town byHannah Kirshner Illusory Dwellings: Aesthetic Meditations in Kyoto by Allen S. WeissThe Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise by Olivia LaingGreen Tea Living: A Japan-Inspired Guide to Eco-Friendly Habits, Health, and Happiness by Toshimi A. Kayaki The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide, translated by Eric Selland The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa, translated by Philip Gabriel The Cat and The City by Nick BradleyThe Cat with Three Passports by Cj Fentiman Oh, Tama! by Mieko Kanai, translated by Tomoko Aoyama and Paul McCarthyA Cat, a Man, and Two Women by Junichiro Tanizaki, translated by Paul McCarthy I Am a Cat by Soseki Natsume, translated by Aiko ItoShogun by James ClavellThe Earthquake Bird: A Novel by Susanna JonesTokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan by Jake AdelsteinMirei Shigemori: Modernizing the Japanese Garden by Christian Tschumi For a complete list of Stone Bridge Press books, visit www.stonebridge.com.
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  • Patrick Macias on manga, anime, and pop culture in Japan

    Patrick Macias on manga, anime, and pop culture in Japan
    2024/10/08

    Author, editor, podcaster, and cultural critic and observer Patrick Macias talks about manga, anime, and the general state of pop culture in Japan.

    Topics include:

    • Manga's reputation in the past vs. today
    • Differences between manga made in Japan vs. those produce in the US
    • The future of anime and AI
    • The evolution of pop culture in Japan
    • The Japanese attitude toward rebellion and how it has changed over time.
    • Writing and moderns perspectives on the Gaijin Memoir
    • Patrick's recommended reading

    Patrick Macias is the editor-in-chief of Otaku USA magazine, the founding editor of Crunchyroll News, and the author of numerous books about Japanese pop culture including Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan, published in 2024, and (with Tomohiro Machiyama) Cruising the Anime City, published by Stone Bridge Press in 2004.

    Patrick also wrote the original story for the anime series URAHARA that was simulcast globally in 2017.

    Patrick was born and raised in Sacramento, California, and now lives in Tokyo.

    Books by Patrick Macias include:

    • Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan
    • The Essential Anime Guide
    • A Kid’s Guide to Anime and Manga

    Patrick's recommended books on the podcast are

    • Pure Invention by Matt Alt
    • Watching Anime, Reading Manga by Fred Patten

    Patrick is also cohost, with Matt Alt, of the podcast Pure Tokyoscope.

    For a complete list of Stone Bridge Press books, visit www.stonebridge.com.
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  • Steve Beimel on the Crafts of Japan

    Steve Beimel on the Crafts of Japan
    2024/06/17

    Steve Beimel, a long-time resident of Kyoto, is the driving force behind Japan Craft 21, whose goal is to preserve and nourish Japanese crafts. Here he discusses the variety and significance of crafts in Japan and what makes them so special.

    “The crafts of Japan are an international treasure that have enriched and inspired people around the world for hundreds of years.”--Steve Beimel

    Topics include

    • What is JapanCraft21 and its mission?
    • Why are traditional Japanese crafts dying?
    • The challenge of preserving traditional crafts today
    • The Japanese vs. foreign perspectives on traditional japanese crafts
    • How JapanCraft21 approaches promoting and preserving Japanese crafts
    • Tourism in Kyoto and Japan today; is it crowded as people say? (Hint: now is a great time to come to Japan!)

    Links

    • https://www.japancraft21.com/what-we-do
    • https://japanlivingarts.com/
    • http://www.stevebeimel.com/bio.html

    Participants

    A Japanophile for over thirty years, Steve Beimel founded Esprit Travel & Tours in the early 1990's, as a U.S.-based tour company specializing in culturally focused tours to Japan and catering to enthusiasts of the arts. Over the years, he has worked with a wide range of masters of traditional culture including art, crafts, architecture, gardens, music, theater, cuisine and religion. "The most fulfilling part of my Japan-related life is working with so many amazing and talented men and women. It has been a great privilege for me to introduce guests from abroad to these people, in a true spirit of cultural exchange." For ten years Steve published the The Kyoto Diary, a quarterly journal celebrating the arts of Japan and featuring interviews with many of the Japan's renowned craftsmen and artists. He now lives with his wife Ritsuko in the northern foothills of Kyoto.

    For further information, see this article about Steve Beimel in All About Japan.

    Peter Goodman is publisher of Stone Bridge Press in Berkeley, California, which for over thirty years has specialized in books on Asia, especially Japan and China. For a complete list of Stone Bridge Press books, visit www.stonebridge.com.

    For a complete list of Stone Bridge Press books, visit www.stonebridge.com.
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    32 分

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