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The Shortest History of Japan by Lesley Downer stress a humorousEveryone who has ever visited Japan says it feels 'different'. It is a small island nation with few natural resources, limited space and a history of swinging between isolation and openness to the outside world. This past has produced an extraordinary aesthetic culture that has inspired artists, architects, writers and thinkers worldwide. This brilliantly distilled and entertaining history takes the reader from Japan's prehistoric beginnings right up