Three Tigers, One Mountain: A Journey Through the Bitter History and Current Conflicts of China, Korea, and Japan

Good book which explains the relationship between Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China. Writer is negatively biased about Japan Despite that, this is good book.

アマゾンの分類では、旅行記とされている本ですが、気楽な何でも見てやろう式の紀行文ではありませんでした。過去の不幸な歴史を背負った中国、韓国、日本の三国中心に台湾、香港を加えて、相対立する意見や立場の多方面の人々にインタビューしながらまとめられた一冊です。渦中の国々の人間によるよりも、英国人作家によって遠慮や特別の肩入れも無く執筆されたこの本は、一読の価値があると思います。断片的に読んだり聞いた事柄が整理されます。三国の現在世代においての、儒教の影響度合いについて分析されている箇所が特に腑に落ちて印象に残りました。

Japan lost the empire and now the debiles are running all over the place crying for apologies. Too simplistic "right/bad vs evil" rhetoric, funny thing: urged and feed by modern western mentality.All in all, not a waste of time; to burn after read.

Well written, in the form of a travelogue. The easily accessible information is covered, as are the main historical events. The style is good, with wit. Nice read.If you are not familiar with the region, it's a good place to start.However it does not dig under the surface, nor really involve any analysis. The 'new Chinese empire' , mostly in Africa, is not covered. The development of that empire is telling about Chinese government thinking.The post war industrial developments of Japan, S Korea, and Japan are similar, with government intervention and funding. ( But China didn't start until the 80s.).I'll throw in a bit about trade balances. The Japan population is about three times that of S. Korea. Japan exports to S. Korea are going on twice what Korea exports to Japan. Please discuss !

I am a fan of Michael Booth's books! This is my third book of his. Historical facts along with hysterical insights that keep you laughing. Booth intertwines the three cultures and offers insights of how each feel about the others.Excellent reading. S.