User:Japan Writer 64/sandbox

 Kristine Ohkubo 

Kristine Ohkubo is a Los Angeles-based non-fiction author whose work emphasizes topics related to Japan and Japanese culture. A former travel blogger, she began her writing career in 2016 with the publication of her first book, A Blogger's Guide to Japan. The following year, she released The Sun Will Rise Again: The Journey from Vanquished to Victorious (2017), a historical study of the Pacific War written from the perspective of the Japanese people, both those who were living in Japan and in the United States, when the war broke out. Two years later, she supplemented her earlier releases with two more publications. The first of these, Asia's Masonic Reformation: Freemasonry's Impact on the Westernization and Subsequent Modernization of Asia (2019), examines the influences of Western culture and Freemasonry on the Westernization and subsequent modernization of China and Japan. The second, Nickname Flower of Evil (呼び名は悪の花): The Abe Sada Story, tells the story of an infamous twentieth century geisha, who was both a victim and an aggressor, struggling amidst a strict patriarchal culture and a rapidly changing social system.

Kristine's latest work, Sakhalin: The Island of Unspoken Struggles, is devoted to the seldom documented history of Sakhalin Island and the century-old battle between the Soviet Union and Japan to bring it into their own sphere of influence.

In addition to authoring various books, she has contributed articles for several online publications including Yamato Magazine.

She has been featured on The Rafu Shimpo and ''JapanUp! Magazine.''

Author's website: https://kristineohkubo.wixsite.com/nonfiction-author

__NOINDEX__