The End of Pax Americana
The End of Pax Americana: The Loss of Empire and Hikikomori Nationalism is a non-fiction book by Naoki Sakai. Published in 2022 by Duke University Press as part of their Asia-Pacific series, the books contains a collection of essays, speeches, and other previously published work by Sakai on the topics of nationalism and Pax Americana in Japan. Its title contains a reference to hikikomori, the practise of completely withdrawing oneself from society.