Japan
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Machiavelli’s Children: Leaders and Their Legacies in Italy and Japan
$30.95 Add to cartTwo late-developing nations, Japan and Italy, similarly obsessed with achieving modernity and with joining the ranks of the great powers, have traveled parallel courses with very different national id
- Author: Samuels, Richard J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: June 15 2005
- ISBN10: 0801489822
- Language: English
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Auspicious Animals: The Art of Good Omens
$39.99 Read moreThe world of mythical creatures born from human imagination is presented in this beautiful collection of artworks that symbolize good luck.
Many imaginary animals that are believed to be auspicious sym
- Author: Uchiyama
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 07 2021
- ISBN10: 4756254292
- Language: English
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Adachi and Shimamura (Light Novel) Vol. 3
$13.99 Read moreBE MINE, VALENTINE It’s February 4th and Adachi has a question for Shimamura about Valentine’s Day–if, that is, she can muster the courage to ask. A lot can happen in ten days!
- Series: Adachi and Shimamura (Light Novel) #3
- Author: Iruma, Hitoma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 24 2020
- ISBN10: 1645057712
- Language: English
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A History of Modern Japan: In Search of a Nation: 1850 to the Present
$16.99 Add to cart“Lucid and lyrical…a vivid history of Japan’s turbocharged (and painful) modernization.” –The Daily Telegraph
In A History of Modern Japan, cultural historian Christopher Harding delves into the un- Author: Harding, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: June 30 2020
- ISBN10: 4805315970
- Language: English
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Unit 731: The Forgotten Asian Auschwitz
$10.00 Add to cart“Unit 731: The Forgotten Asian Holocaust by Derek Pua, is not for the faint of heart. It is, however, for anyone wanting to more clearly understand the extent of Imperial Japanese war crimes. This bri
- Author: Pua, Derek
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 90
- Publish Date: January 10 2019
- ISBN10: 194776604X
- Language: English
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The Book of Ninja: The Bansenshukai – Japan’s Premier Ninja Manual
$35.00 Add to cartThe first complete translation of the ultimate Ninja manual–a comprehensive guide to the arts of the ninja, including espionage, warfare, assassination, and more
In 1676, a ninja named Fujibayashi co… [more below]- Author: Cummins, Antony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: November 05 2013
- ISBN10: 1780284934
- Language: English
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God’s Samurai: Lead Pilot at Pearl Harbor
$24.95 Add to cartGod’s Samurai is the unusual story of Mitsuo Fuchida, the career aviator who led the attack on Pearl Harbor and participated in most of the fiercest battles of the Pacific war. A valuable record of ma… [more below]
- Series: Warriors
- Author: Prange, Gordon W.
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 01 2003
- ISBN10: 1574886959
- Language: English
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Shogun: The Life and Times of Tokugawa Ieyasu: Japan’s Greatest Ruler
$17.99 Add to cartUncover the true history behind the critically acclaimed FX/Hulu series “SHOGUN” in this epic biography of the man who unified Medieval Japan.
For 700 years, Japan was ruled by military commanders wh- Series: Tuttle Classics
- Author: Sadler, A. L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 4805317175
- Language: English
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The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
$18.99 Add to cartEssential reading for anyone interested in Japanese culture, this unsurpassed masterwork explores the political, religious, and economic life of Japan.
The World War II-era study by the cultural anthr
- Author: Benedict, Ruth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0618619593
- Language: English
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The Way of the Christian Samurai: Reflections for Servant-Warriors of Christ
$11.99 Add to cartThe Samurai were soldiers of feudal Japan who dedicated their lives entirely to their lords. In fact, the very title of samurai means “one who serves.” Legends of their skill, sacrifice, and service h… [more below]
- Author: Nowak, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 116
- Publish Date: June 15 2007
- ISBN10: 0977223469
- Language: English
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Draw 100: Manga: From Basic Shapes to Amazing Drawings in Super-Easy Steps
$19.95 Add to cartMaster Manga with 100 creatures, characters and super-cute Chibis, starting with simple shapes for all ages.
This is the ultimate introduction to drawing manga: 100 simple, step-by-step drawings of ev- Series: Draw 100
- Author: Li, Yishan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1800921144
- Language: English
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Tokyo Dreaming
$18.99 Read moreReturn to Tokyo for a royal wedding in Emiko Jean’s New York Times bestseller Tokyo Dreaming, the sequel to beloved rom-com Tokyo Ever After!
When Japanese-American Izumi Tanaka learned her father was- Series: Tokyo Ever After #2
- Author: Jean, Emiko
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 31, 2022
- ISBN10: 125076663X
- Language: English
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The Women I Think about at Night: Traveling the Paths of My Heroes
$19.99 Add to cartIn this “thought-provoking blend of history, biography, women’s studies, and travelogue” (Library Journal) Mia Kankimäki recounts her enchanting travels in Japan, Kenya, and Italy while retracing the… [more below]
- Author: Kankimäki, Mia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: December 07 2021
- ISBN10: 1982129204
- Language: English
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Memoirs of a Kamikaze: A World War II Pilot’s Inspiring Story of Survival, Honor and Reconciliation
$16.99 Add to cart**Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Winner**
An incredible, untold story of survival and acceptance that sheds light on one of the darkest chapters in Japanese history. This book tells the story- Author: Odachi, Kazuo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 15 2020
- ISBN10: 480531575X
- Language: English
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Midnight in Broad Daylight: A Japanese American Family Caught Between Two Worlds
$19.99 Add to cartMeticulously researched and beautifully written, the true story of a Japanese American family that found itself on opposite sides during World War II–an epic tale of family, separation, divided loyal
- Author: Sakamoto, Pamela Rotner
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: January 31 2017
- ISBN10: 006235194X
- Language: English
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Flame in the Mist
$11.99 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: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: May 08 2018
- ISBN10: 0147513871
- Language: English
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Edo-Punk!: The Dynamic World of Ukiyo-E by Kuniyoshi, Yoshitoshi & Others
$39.99 Add to cartAbsorb the invigorating energy that erupts from these ukiyo-e artists’ works depicting the space between life and death!
Ukiyo-e are paintings of the “floating world” of the Edo Period, in other words,… [more below]
- Author: Haruki, Shoko
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 4756254284
- Language: English
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The Comfort Women Hoax: A Fake Memoir, North Korean Spies, and Hit Squads in the Academic Swamp
$34.99 Add to cartDuring World War II, the Japanese military extended Japan’s civilian licensing regime for domestic brothels to those next to its overseas bases. It did so for a simple reason: to impose the strenuous … [more below]
- Author: Ramseyer, J. Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 388
- Publish Date: January 23 2024
- ISBN10: 1641773456
- Language: English
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Secrets of the Samurai: The Martial Arts of Feudal Japan
$9.99 Read moreSecrets of the Samurai is the definitive study of the martial arts of feudal Japan, explaining in detail the weapons, techniques, strategies, and principles of combat that made the Japanese warrior a … [more below]
- Author: Ratti, Oscar
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: August 24 2021
- ISBN10: 0804854963
- Language: English
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Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887-1941
$43.95 Add to cartOne of the great spectacles of modern naval history is the Imperial Japanese Navy’s instrumental role in Japan’s rise from an isolationist feudal kingdom to a potent military empire stridently confron… [more below]
- Author: Evans, David C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 696
- Publish Date: September 15 2012
- ISBN10: 159114244X
- Language: English
