Sugimoto sets the record straight on just what it means to be Japanese. By leveraging native resources and reference material, this is a thorough, well-rounded look at Japan from a myriad of levels, including cultural, economic, political, and demobraphic. At times I wished he'd dwell a bit longer on topics that particularly interested me, and at others I wished he'd skip ahead. But that's what an overview's all about. Now I need to find a book like this about where I'm from, so I can figure these weirdos out...