225 E-journal GEO Vol. 7(2) 225-2492012 How Does Japanese Geography Discuss Guns, Germs, and Steel? Comparative Analysis of Its Acceptance Processes between Anglophone and Japanese Publications FUTAMURA Taro, ARAMATA Miyo, NARUSE Atsushi, and SUGIYAMA Kazuaki 2012 9 302012 11 24 1997 20 00 Jared Diamond s seminal book Guns, Germs, and Steel was published in 1997 and immediately became a bestseller