Download or read book Modern Girls, Shining Stars, the Skies of Tokyo written by Phyllis Birnbaum and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These stunning biographical portraits, some adapted from essays that first appeared in the "New Yorker", explore the lives of five Japanese women who did their best to stand up and cause more trouble than was considered proper in Japanese society. 5 photos.