Review of 'The history of education in Japan (1600-2000)', edited by Masashi Tsujimoto and Yoko Yamasaki, London and New York, Routledge, 2017, xiii + 176 pp. £110.00 (hardback), ISBN 978-1-13-818191-5, £39.00 (ebook), ISBN 978-1-315-64668-8

I am Japanese. For half my life, I have lived in English-speaking countries and still live in one. How do I read and review The History of Education in Japan (1600-2000)? The book, in particular, encourages non-Japanese readers especially to participate in a dialogue and promote further discussion focusing on the comparative historiography of education in an international arena (pp. 159-63) - so what is my role as a Japanese reviewer?