{"product_id":"the-transplantable-roots-of-catharine-susan-karen-burton-9781917140430","title":"The Transplantable Roots of Catharine Huws Nagashima: Encounters with the Welsh in Japan","description":"Foreword by Lord Gregory Mostyn. Since the first ' Welch' sailor set foot on Japanese shores in the seventeenth century to the present-day presence of high-tech Japanese companies in the Valleys, Wales and Japan are two nations with deeply entwined roots. Captured in this groundbreaking book is a chorus of modern-day Welsh migrants to Japan. There is Catharine who, in 1965, followed her Japanese husband to an ' out of kilter' house in the seaside town of Zushi; Jack, the ' capitalist ski bum', who guides tourists through the bear-infested wilds of snowy Hokkaido, while on a volcanic island in the Seto Inland Sea, Simon clears jungle vines to develop his vegan farm. There are also actors, writers, teachers, an ex-bouncer turned martial artist, a filmmaker, a games localiser, and many more. There are even Japanese fans who promote Welsh culture in their homeland. Together they form a polyphonic group portrait based on oral-history techniques, mixing travel writing, character study and reportage, while proving an ear for natural speech.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Karen Burton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1917140436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781917140430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Parthian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Susan Karen Burton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46962702909695,"sku":"9781917140430","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a6050d35-3af1-40de-a55b-2a31f3772948.jpg?v=1750652271","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-transplantable-roots-of-catharine-susan-karen-burton-9781917140430","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}