Carolyn Stevens is Professor of Japanese Studies at Monash University, Australia

The Beatles' engagement with Japan, especially their 1966 tour, highlights a great deal about Japan's postwar cultural development and Japan's deepening relationship with the West. Up to the 1960s Japan's reconstruction phase was not fully completed, its "economic miracle" and the associated high level of self-confidence were not yet in place, and

1. Introducing ... The Beatles in Japan

2. The Road to the Bud¿kan: Setting the Stage

3. The Beatles at the Bud¿kan: The Storm Hits

4. Interlude: Manila and Memphis

5. John and Yoko: 'All we had done as two people was become close'

6. Japan Revisited: Touring with Paul and George

7. Conclusion