Book Review of ���Frontiers of Social Research: Japan and Beyond���. 351 pages, Trans Pacific Press, 2007, edited by Akira Furukawa

The title ���Frontiers of Social Research��� implies a pioneering spirit, embarking upon unchartered territories. However, the most fascinating and insightful moments of this book are those which explore age-old Japanese research techniques and the potential for new methodologies to look to the old. The key theme of the work is the role of the researcher and the researcher���s relationships with research participants, the research audience and with knowledge itself.