Bending AdversityBending Adversity is both a definitive and highly enjoyable book on how modern Japan works, now fully updated to 2020 and the new 'Reiwa' Era. Despite years of stagnation, Japan remains one of the world's largest economies and a country that exerts a remarkable cultural fascination. David Pilling's new book is an entertaining, deeply knowledgeable, and surprising analysis of a group of islands that have shown great resilience, both in the face of