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Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
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"The untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that captured-and transformed-the world's imagination. The Walkman. Karaoke. Pikachu. Pac-Man. Akira. Emoji. We've all fallen in love with one or another of Japan's pop-culture creations, from the techy to the wild to the super-kawaii. But as Japanese media veteran Matt Alt proves in this brilliant investigation of Tokyo's pop-fantasy complex, we don't know...
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"In the winter of 1937, the village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a daughter of the grand Ichiyanagi family. But amid the gossip over the approaching festivities, there is also a worrying rumour - it seems a sinister masked man has been asking questions about the Ichiyanagis around the village. Then, on the night of the wedding, the Ichiniyagi family are woken by a terrible scream, followed by the sound of eerie...
Author
Series
Sugawara Akitada mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Sugawara Akitada, an impoverished nobleman and earnest young government clerk in the Ministry of Justice is sent from the capital city on a nearly impossible mission to the distant province of Kazusa to discover why tax convoys are disappearing.
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Malcolm Gladwell weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard to examine one of the greatest moral challenges in modern American history. Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. This 'Bomber Mafia' asked:...
67) The iris fan
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Language
English
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"Amid the ever-treacherous intrigue in the court, Sano Ichirō has been demoted from chamberlain to a lowly patrol guard. His relationship with his wife Reiko is in tatters, and a bizarre new alliance between his two enemies Yanagisawa and Ienobu has left him bewildered and wary. Yet Sano's dedication to the way of the warrior--the samurai code of honor--is undiminished. Then a harrowing, almost inconceivable crime takes place"--
Author
Series
Barefoot Gen volume 5
Publisher
Last Gasp
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
The fifth volume in the "Barefoot Gen" series, this is the powerful, tragic story of the bombing of Hiroshima, seen through the eyes of the artist as a young boy growing up in Japan. Focusing not only on the effects of the bombing, Barefoot Gen also examines the ethical dilemmas faced by a peace-loving family in a highly militarized culture.
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Nestled deep in the mist-shrouded mountains, The Village of Eight Graves takes its name from a bloody legend: in the Sixteenth Century eight samurais, who had taken refuge there along with a secret treasure, were murdered by the inhabitants, bringing a terrible curse down upon their village. Centuries later a mysterious young man named Tatsuya arrives in town, bringing a spate of deadly poisonings in his wake. The inimitably scruffy and brilliant...
72) The ring of wind
Author
Series
Young samurai volume 7
Publisher
Puffin
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Jack Fletcher is battling the high seas. Ambushed by the Shogun's samurai, Jack and his friends have only one hope of escape - the Seto Sea. But with ferocious storms, man-eating sharks and ninja pirates at every turn, their chosen route is fraught with danger.
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Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
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"A book about the samurai from their origins in the eighth and ninth centuries until their demise in the mid-nineteenth century. It dispels a lot of myths about the samurai one might encounter in popular culture. It describes samurai life, work, philosophy, and warfare as it changed over time. It covers what samurai were doing when they weren't fighting. For example, samurai who engaged in commerce, formed gangs, begged, and even taught samurai etiquette...
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Asian Hall of Fame volume 1
Publisher
Immedium, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Dao, a red panda, guides Ethan and Emma, two school children, back in time to discover how ramen was created in Japan and how the noodle soup became popular worldwide.
78) The ginger tree
Author
Publisher
Perennial
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
In 1903, a young Scotswoman named Mary Mackenzie sets sail for China to marry her betrothed, a military attaché.
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Japan at War in the Pacific recounts the dramatic story of Japan's transformation from a Samurai-led feudal society to a modern military-industrial empire in the space of a few decades--and the many wars it fought along the way. These culminated in an attempt by Japan's military leaders to create an Asia-Pacific empire which at its greatest extent rivaled the British Empire in scope and power. The battle for supremacy in the Pacific brought the Japanese...
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