Japan
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Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II
$23.00 Read moreA riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan–a crucial turning point in World War II and geopolitical history–with you-are-there immediacy by the New … [more below]
- Author: Thomas, Evan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 0399589279
- Language: English
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Suggested in the Stars
$16.95 Add to cartIt’s hard to believe there could be a more enjoyable novel than Scattered All Over the Earth–Yoko Tawada’s rollicking, touching, cheerfully dystopian novel about friendship and climate change–but su
- Author: Tawada, Yoko
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 0811237931
- Language: English
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Goodnight Tokyo
$18.00 Read moreA symphony of interconnected lives that offers a compelling reflection on life in modern-day metropolises at the intersection of isolation and intimacy in Yoshida’s English-language debut
Set over seve
- Author: Yoshida, Atsuhiro
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: July 09 2024
- ISBN10: 9798889660279
- Language: English
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Shinto: The Kami Spirit World of Japan
$12.99 Add to cartJapanese Shinto is the simple belief that the divine dwells in all things around us.
Shinto: The Japanese World of Kami Spirits is a concise guide to the fundamental elements of the Shinto religion–i- Author: Ono, Sokyo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 23 2024
- ISBN10: 4805317930
- Language: English
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Hiroshima: The Last Witnesses
$36.00 Add to cartThe first volume in a two-book series about each of the atomic bomb drops that ended the Pacific War based on years of irreplicable personal interviews with survivors to tell a story of devastation an… [more below]
- Series: Embers
- Author: Sheftall, M. G.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 059347225X
- Language: English
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Paul Celan and the Trans-Tibetan Angel
$14.95 Add to cartPatrik, who sometimes calls himself “the patient,” is a literary researcher living in present-day Berlin. The city is just coming back to life after lockdown, and his beloved opera houses are open aga
- Author: Tawada, Yoko
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: July 09 2024
- ISBN10: 0811234878
- Language: English
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The Full Moon Coffee Shop
$24.00 Add to cartTranslated from the Japanese bestseller, a charming and magical novel that reminds us it’s never too late to follow our stars.
In Japan, cats are a symbol of good luck. As the myth goes, if you are ki- Author: Mochizuki, Mai
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 20 2024
- ISBN10: 0593726820
- Language: English
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Japan’s Longest Day: A Graphic Novel about the End of WWII: Intrigue, Treason and Emperor Hirohito’s Fateful Decision to Surrender
$19.99 Add to cartThe true story of Japan’s surrender in World War II and how it nearly didn’t happen!
In the final days of World War II, Japan lay in ruins and the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had been obliterated- Author: Hando, Kazutoshi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: April 02 2024
- ISBN10: 4805317795
- Language: English
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Mysterious Setting
$16.95 Read moreA madcap, darkly comic novel about the strange fate of a tone-deaf girl who just wants to sing, from a Japanese literary star
“Abe’s superpower is to transform everything he touches into exciting lite- Series: Japanese Novellas
- Author: Abe, Kazushige
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: July 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1805330489
- Language: English
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Black Torch, Vol. 3
$9.99 Read moreNinja and animal lover Jiro Azuma’s life is changed forever when he finds himself in the middle of a war of ninjas vs. demons.
Jiro Azuma is descended from of a long line of shinobi, and he also can t- Series: Black Torch #3
- Author: Takaki, Tsuyoshi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: February 05 2019
- ISBN10: 1974702227
- Language: English
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Grave of the Fireflies
$17.95 Read moreOn its release in 1988, Grave of the Fireflies riveted audiences with its uncompromising drama. Directed by Isao Takahata at Studio Ghibli and based on an autobiographical story by Akiyuki Nosaka, the
- Series: BFI Film Classics
- Author: Wit, Alex Dudok de
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: May 06 2021
- ISBN10: 1838719245
- Language: English
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Edge (Paperback)
$14.95 Read moreWINNER OF THE SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARD
Now in paperback! The author of the Ring trilogy that spawned blockbuster movies on bothsides of the Pacific presents a new level of terror with an apocalyptic work- Author: Suzuki, Koji
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: February 06 2024
- ISBN10: 1647293243
- Language: English
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Asadora!, Vol. 3
$14.99 Add to cartA deadly typhoon, a mysterious creature and a girl who won’t quit.
In 2020, a large creature rampages through Tokyo, destroying everything in its path. In 1959, Asa Asada, a spunky young girl from a h- Series: Asadora! #3
- Author: Urasawa, Naoki
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: August 17 2021
- ISBN10: 197472011X
- Language: English
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The Big Bath House
$17.99 Read moreA joyful celebration of Japanese cultural traditions and body positivity as a young girl visits a bath house with her grandmother and aunties
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY New York Public- Author: Maclear, Kyo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 16 2021
- ISBN10: 0593181956
- Language: English
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Tiny Travelers Japan Treasure Quest
$12.99 Add to cartInspire children to fall in love with the world they live in with Tiny Travelers!
The Tiny Travelers “Treasure Quest” Series takes its readers on a fun-filled journey to discover what makes each count- Series: Tiny Travelers
- Author: Wolfe Pereira, Steven
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 28
- Publish Date: May 04 2021
- ISBN10: 194563524X
- Language: English
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Kamishibai Man
$19.99 Read moreThe Kamishibai man used to ride his bicycle into town where he would tell stories to the children and sell them candy, but gradually, fewer and fewer children came running at the sound of his clappers
- Author: Say, Allen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0618479546
- Language: English
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Mieko and the Fifth Treasure
$7.99 Read moreWhen the bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Mieko’s nearby village was turned into ruins, and her hand was badly injured. Mieko loves to do calligraphy more than anything, but now she can barely hold a pai… [more below]
- Author: Coerr, Eleanor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 77
- Publish Date: April 14 2003
- ISBN10: 0698119908
- Language: English
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Pinkalicious: Cherry Blossom: A Springtime Book for Kids
$5.99 Add to cartReaders can watch Pinkalicious and Peterrific on the funtastic PBS Kids TV series Pinkalicious & Peterrific
#1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Kann is back with a new I Can Read story featu
- Series: I Can Read Level 1
- Author: Kann, Victoria
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 10 2015
- ISBN10: 0062245945
- Language: English
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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Light Novel): Volume 1
$15.00 Add to cartMeet Haruhi – a cute, determined girl, starting high school in a city where nothing exciting happens and absolutely no one understands her. Meet Kyon — the sarcastic guy who sits behind Haruhi in ho… [more below]
- Series: Haruhi Suzumiya #1
- Author: Tanigawa, Nagaru
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: January 19 2021
- ISBN10: 1975322835
- Language: English
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Flame in the Mist
$17.99 Add to cartFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wrath and the Dawn, comes a sweeping, action-packed YA adventure set against the backdrop of Feudal Japan where Mulan meets Throne of Glass.
The d- Series: Flame in the Mist #1
- Author: Ahdieh, Ren?e
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 16 2017
- ISBN10: 0399171630
- Language: English
