Books by Ian Reader

As well as examining Japan's influences in Asia in economic and political terms, this volume also takes account of human factors - the presence of Japanese people, as workers, managers and visitors in Asian societies. Chapters look at the topic at both micro and macro levels.

An investigation into the workings of the Aum Shinrikyo, an ostensibly Buddhist movement which, under the guidance of its leader Asahara Shoko, increasingly engaged in criminal activities that culminated in the Tokyo subway attack in March 1995.