I once ended up with a copy of "Nippon: The Land and Its People" and found it interesting enough to read the whole way through. I don't know how to compare it s

I once ended up with a copy of "Nippon: The Land and Its People" and found it interesting enough to read the whole way through. I don't know how to compare it since I didn't have a lot of interest in the subject to read other works. It's a dated book, 1988, but kind of gives a broad overview of a handful of major aspects. It was published by Nippon Steel Corp. I think the biggest effect of that is to shy away from controversial topics. Anyway it still comes to mind 8 years later so I feel like it's worth mentioning.