Sandakan Brothel No.8: Journey into the History of Lower-class Japanese Women (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780765603548)

Yamazaki Tomoko has published numerous books and articles documenting the modern history of lower-class Japanese women who have gone abroad and Asian women who have come to Japan. For three decades she has conducted a study group in Tokyo which provides a forum for research on women's history in the context of Japan's interaction with Asian countries.,
Karen Colligan-Taylor is Professor of Japanese Studies and Women's Studies at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. She earned her Ph.D. at Stanford University, focusing on the evolution of environmental literature in Japan. In her current research she continues to explore the environmental and human costs of rapid economic development.