{"product_id":"9780141990538","title":"Bending Adversity : Japan and the Art of Survival","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe second edition of the definitive book on how modern Japan works, now fully updated up to include the new 'Reiwa' Era and the year of the Olympics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A superb book that, better than any other I have read, manages to get the reader inside the skin of Japanese society ... astutely observed ... a great read brimming with insights' Japan Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite years of stagnation, Japan remains one of the world's largest economies and a country which exerts a remarkable cultural fascination. David Pilling's new book is an entertaining, deeply knowledgeable and surprising analysis of a group of islands which have shown great resilience, both in the face of financial distress and when confronted with the overwhelming disaster of the 2011 earthquake and resulting tsunami.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBending Adversity is a superb work of reportage and the essential book even for those who already feel they know the country well.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48222413226219,"sku":"EB_HI0900_D19-02_SIMS","price":32.7,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9780141990538-1.jpg?v=1783382134","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9780141990538","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}