The Vanished: The Evaporated People of Japan in Stories and Photographs by Mauger, Léna

The Vanished: The Evaporated People of Japan in Stories and Photographs

Every year, nearly one hundred thousand Japanese vanish without a trace. Known as the johatsu, or the...
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Author: Léna Mauger
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The Vanished: The Evaporated People of Japan in Stories and Photographs by Mauger, Léna

The Vanished: The Evaporated People of Japan in Stories and Photographs

€37,64

The Vanished: The Evaporated People of Japan in Stories and Photographs

€37,64
Author: Léna Mauger
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Every year, nearly one hundred thousand Japanese vanish without a trace. Known as the johatsu, or the "evaporated," they are often driven by shame and hopelessness, leaving behind lost jobs, disappointed families, and mounting debts. In The Vanished, journalist L na Mauger and photographer St phane Remael uncover the human faces behind the phenomenon through reportage, photographs, and interviews with those who left, those who stayed behind, and those who help orchestrate the disappearances. Their quest to learn the stories of the johatsu weaves its way through:

A Tokyo neighborhood so notorious for its petty criminal activities that it was literally erased from the maps
Reprogramming camps for subpar bureaucrats and businessmen to become "better" employees
The charmless citadel of Toyota City, with its iron grip on its employees
The "suicide" cliffs of Tojinbo, patrolled by a man fighting to save the desperate
The desolation of Fukushima in the aftermath of the tsunami

And yet, as exotic and foreign as their stories might appear to an outsider's eyes, the human experience shared by the interviewees remains powerfully universal.

Author: Léna Mauger
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 09/20/2016
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.70w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781510708266


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2016
Shelf Awareness 09/20/2016

About the Author
Léna Mauger is an avid traveler and journalist for the magazines XXI and 6mois. She first explored the subject of Japan's "evaporated people" for a piece in XXI.

Stéphane Remael is a documentary photographer. He has traveled the world to cover stories in Bolivia, Georgia, China, Nepal, and Morocco, among other places. His work has been published in numerous French and international newspapers and magazines such as Newsweek, TIME, the Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal.

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