New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2018. Eiko Maruko Siniawer innovatively explores the many ways in which the Japanese have thought about waste - in terms of time, stuff, money, possessions, and resources - from the immediate aftermath of World War II to the present. She shows how questions about waste were deeply embedded in the decisions of everyday life, reflecting the priorities and aspirations of the historical moment, and revealing people's ever-changing concerns and hopes.