Showa 1953-1989: A History of Japan

2016 Eisner Award Winner for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia

The final volume in the Eisner-nominated history of Japan; one of NPR's Best Books of 2014!

Showa 1953–1989: A History of Japan concludes Shigeru Mizuki's dazzling autobiographical and historical account of Showa-period Japan, a portrait both intimate and ranging of a defining epoch. The final volume picks up in the wake of Japan's utter defeat in World War II, as a co…