Japan
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A Quiet Place
$14.95 Add to cart“A master crime writer . . . Seicho Matsumoto’s thrillers dissect Japanese society.”–The New York Times Book Review
“A stellar psychological thriller with a surprising and immensely satisfying resolu- Author: Matsumoto, Seicho
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 16 2016
- ISBN10: 1908524634
- Language: English
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Ranma 1/2 (2-In-1 Edition), Vol. 1: Includes Volumes 1 & 2
$16.99 Read moreThe all-time classic hit series of gender-swapping, species-bending, madcap martial arts mayhem
One day, teenaged martial artist Ranma Saotome went on a training mission with his father and ended up- Series: Ranma 1/2 (2-In-1 Edition) #1
- Author: Takahashi, Rumiko
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: March 11 2014
- ISBN10: 1421565943
- Language: English
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Stranger in the Shogun’s City: A Japanese Woman and Her World
$28.00 Read more*Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography*
A vivid, deeply researched work o
*Winner of the 2020 National Book Critics Circle Award*
*Winner of the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography*- Author: Stanley, Amy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: July 14 2020
- ISBN10: 1501188526
- Language: English
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Maid-Sama! (2-In-1 Edition), Vol. 5: Includes Vols. 9 & 10
$16.99 Add to cartA 2-in-1 edition of the romantic-comedy series where a student council president secretly works at a maid caf
As if being student council president of a predominantly male high school isn’t hard eno- Series: Maid-Sama! (2-In-1 Edition) #5
- Author: Fujiwara, Hiro
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 02 2016
- ISBN10: 1421581345
- Language: English
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In the Service of the Shogun: The Real Story of William Adams
$25.00 Read moreA gripping biography of the English ship pilot who would become one of the most influential Westerners in feudal Japan.
In 1600, English helmsman William Adams washed ashore in Japan and was interrog- Author: Cryns, Frederik
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1789148642
- Language: English
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The Shortest History of Japan: From Mythical Origins to Pop Culture Powerhouse?the Global Drama of an Ancient Island Nation
$16.95 Add to cartZen, haiku, martial arts, sushi, anime, manga, film, video games . . . Japanese culture has long enriched our Western way of life. Yet from a Western perspective, Japan remains a remote island country
- Series: Shortest History
- Author: Downer, Lesley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 30 2024
- ISBN10: 1891011669
- Language: English
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Run with the Wind
$30.00 Add to cartA bestseller in Japan–a beautiful story about shared self-discovery and friendship involving an unlikely group of students who decide to defy the odds and pursue a seemingly impossible goal together.
- Author: Miura, Shion
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 006333089X
- Language: English
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Under the Eye of the Big Bird
$27.00 Read moreFrom one of Japan’s most brilliant and sensitive contemporary novelists, this speculative fiction masterpiece envisions an Earth where humans are nearing extinction, and rewrites our understanding of … [more below]
- Author: Kawakami, Hiromi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1593766114
- Language: English
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The End of August
$20.00 Add to cartFrom the National Book Award winning author, an extraordinary, ground-breaking, epic multi-generational novel about a Korean family living under Japanese occupation.
In 1930s Japanese-occupied Korea,- Author: Miri, Yu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: July 30 2024
- ISBN10: 0593542673
- Language: English
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The Master Key
$14.95 Read moreA new edition of this prizewinning classic mystery from one of Japan’s best-loved crime writers
A building full of secrets. A key that will unleash them all… The K Apartments for Ladies in Tokyo c- Series: Pushkin Vertigo
- Author: Togawa, Masako
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 23 2021
- ISBN10: 1782277722
- Language: English
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Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia
$30.00 Add to cartACCLAIMED AS ONE OF THE YEAR’S 10 BEST BOOKS BY THE WASHINGTON POST – 12 ESSENTIAL NONFICTION BOOKS BY THE NEW YORKER – 100 NOTABLE BOOKS BY THE NEW YORK TIMES – BEST BOOKS BY THE ECONOMIST, FOREIGN A… [more below]
- Author: Bass, Gary J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 912
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 110197107X
- Language: English
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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
