Japan and the shackles of the past
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Samurai: The Heart of the Prophet
Takeo has finally achieved his dream; he has left behind the darkness of his past and become a Samurai. Yet Imperial Japan is in turmoil; General Akum
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Chess: A Novel - Zweig Stefan
Anotace: Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil. ...
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The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
Anotace: After all what can we ever gain in forever looking back and blaming ourselves if our lives have not turned out quite as we might have wished?' In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the English countryside and into his past... A contemporary classic, The Remains of the D...
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The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
<p>After all what can we ever gain in forever looking back and blaming ourselves if our lives have not turned out quite as we might have wished?' In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the English countryside and into his past... A contemporary classic, The Remains of the Da...
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South of the Border, West of the Sun - Haruki Murakami
<p>Growing up in the suburbs in post-war Japan, Hajime and Shimamoto had been childhood sweethearts. The two eventually lost touch but now, in their thirties, they meet up again. Hajime, now a father and husband, finds himself catapulted into the past, risking all that he has in the present.</p>
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South of the Border... - neuveden
Anotace: Growing up in the suburbs in post-war Japan, Hajime and Shimamoto had been childhood sweethearts. The two eventually lost touch but now, in their thirties, they meet up again. Hajime, now a father and husband, finds himself catapulted into the past, risking all that he has in the present.
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New Cambridge History of Japan: Volume 3, The Modern Japanese Nation and Empire, c.1868 to the Twenty-First Century
A major new reference volume presenting innovative recent scholarship on Japan's modern history, including its imperial past and trans-regional entang
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The Sundew
Shibukawa, capital of Japan, 2054. Water drips from the cracked ceiling onto the edge of your bed as the incessant rain masks the whine of a refrigerator and the neon hum of the city outside. You don’t recognise the heavy breath in your ear nor the warmth of the body lying next to you... The world’s gone to hell, and it’s taking you down with it. Welcome...
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Has Asia Lost It?: Dynamic Past, Turbulent Future
Asia has been the greatest show on earth since Japan's rise from the ashes of World War II, accompanied in successive decades with the emergence of th
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Japanese Propriety, Past and Present Taylor & Francis Ltd
This book thus offers a fresh view on Japanese society focussing on the role of comportment for group cohesiveness. It explores the stereotype that Japan is the world’s most polite country, examining how proper conduct is acquired and expressed, and how the apparent conflict with some of the concepts considered essential for Western modernity, such as society, freedom and...
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Open Borders, Open Society? Immigration and Social Integration in Japan
Is Japan prepared for an ethnically-diverse society? The volume examines the past and future trajectory of JapanÂ’s immigration and integration polici
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The Sundew (PC)
Shibukawa, capital of Japan, 2054. Water drips from the cracked ceiling onto the edge of your bed as the incessant rain masks the whine of a refrigerator and the neon hum of the city outside. You don’t recognise the heavy breath in your ear nor the warmth of the body lying next to you...The world’s gone to hell, and it’s taking you down with ...
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A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees - Yoshida Kenko
<p>'It is a most wonderful comfort to sit alone beneath a lamp, book spread before you, and commune with someone from the past whom you have never met...'Moonlight, sake, spring blossom, idle moments, a woman's hair - these exquisite reflections on life's fleeting pleasures by a thirteenth-century Japanese monk are delicately attuned to nature and the senses.Introdu...
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Four Seasons in Japan: A big-hearted book-within-a-book about finding purpose and belonging, perfect for fans of Matt Haig´s THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY - Bradley Nick
Anotace: Flo is sick of Tokyo. She is stuck in a rut, her translation work has dried up, and she`s in a relationship that`s run its course. That`s until she stumbles upon a mysterious book left by a drunken passenger on the Tokyo Subway. She starts to read...SOUND OF WATERKyo has failed his university entrance exams, split up with his girlfriend and is sent by his busy m...
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Four Seasons in Japan: A big-hearted book-within-a-book about finding purpose and belonging, perfect for fans of Matt Haig´s THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY - Nick Bradley
<p>Flo is sick of Tokyo. She is stuck in a rut, her translation work has dried up, and she's in a relationship that's run its course. That's until she stumbles upon a mysterious book left by a drunken passenger on the Tokyo Subway. She starts to read...SOUND OF WATERKyo has failed his university entrance exams, split up with his girlfriend and is sent by his busy mo...
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All The Lovers In The Night - Mieko Kawakami
<p>From literary sensation Mieko Kawakami, the bestelling author of Breasts and Eggs and Heaven comes All the Lovers in the Night, an extraordinary, deeply moving and insightful story set in contemporary Tokyo.Fuyuko Irie is a freelance proofreader in her thirties. Living alone and unable to form meaningful relationships, she has little contact with anyone other tha...
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Nioh 2 - The Complete Edition
UNLEASH YOUR DARKNESS Experience the thrill of taking on hordes of fearsome yokai in a battle to the death in this brutal masocore Action RPG. Create your own original protagonist and embark on an adventure that will take you through devastated locales across Japan during the Sengoku period. Much like the previous title which garnered much praise from fans and critics ali...
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The Kamogawa Food Detectives - Kashiwai Hisashi
Anotace: The Kamogawa Food Detectives, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold.What`s the one dish you`d do anything to taste just one more time?Down a quiet backstreet in Kyoto exists a very special restaurant. Run by Koishi Kamogawa and her father ...
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Nioh 2 - The Complete Edition (PC)
UNLEASH YOUR DARKNESSExperience the thrill of taking on hordes of fearsome yokai in a battle to the death in this brutal masocore Action RPG. Create your own original protagonist and embark on an adventure that will take you through devastated locales across Japan during the Sengoku period.Much like the previous title which garnered much praise from fans and critics alike...
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Hiroshige & Eisen. The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaido - Andreas Marks
<p>This edition reprints Keisai Eisen and Utagawa Hiroshige’s legendary series The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaido, a stunning representation of the historic route between Edo and Kyoto. This vivid tapestry of 19th-century Japan is in equal parts a major artifact of its imperial past and a masterwork of woodblock practice.</p> <p> </p> <...
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Hypospace of Japanese Architecture
The Hypospace of Japanese Architecture pushes past clichés of an exotic Japan to confront the modernity of an island nation whose habit of importing
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Banana Fish 11 - Akimi Yoshida
<p>Nature made Ash beautiful; Nurture made him a killer!VICE CITY: NEW YORK IN THE 80s... Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of "Papa" Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the kingdom held out by the devil who raised him. But the hideo...
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Routledge Handbook of Premodern Japanese History
Scholarship on premodern Japan has grown spectacularly over the past four decades, in both sophistication and volume. The new scholarship sees a highe
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The Japanese Myths : A Guide to Gods, Heroes and Spirits - Joshua Frydman
The perfect introduction to the world of Japanese myth and legend. This is a smart and succinct guide to the rich tradition of Japanese mythology, from the earliest recorded legends of Izanagi and Izanami, their divine offspring and the creation of Japan, to medieval tales of vengeful ghosts, through to the modern-day reincarnation of ancient deities as the heroes of mec...
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A Pale View of Hills - Ishiguro Kazuo
Anotace: In this debut novel from acclaimed Booker Prize-winning Kazuo Ishiguro (The Remains of the Day, Never Let Me Go), post-war Japan serves as the haunting backdrop to a subtle story of memory, suicide, and psychological trauma. Etsuko lives alone in rural England, trying to come to terms with the recent suicide of her daughter, Keiko. A visit from her other daught...
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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age Digital Edition of Light (PC) (PC)
OverviewDRAGON QUEST® XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age™ tells a captivating tale of a hunted hero and is the long-awaited role-playing game from series creator Yuji Horii, character designer Akira Toriyama and composer Koichi Sugiyama. While it is the eleventh mainline entry in the critically acclaimed series, DRAGON QUEST XI is a completely standalone exper...
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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age Digital Edition of Light (PC)
Overview DRAGON QUEST® XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age™ tells a captivating tale of a hunted hero and is the long-awaited role-playing game from series creator Yuji Horii, character designer Akira Toriyama and composer Koichi Sugiyama. While it is the eleventh mainline entry in the critically acclaimed series, DRAGON QUEST XI is a completely standalone experience t...
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Prisoners Of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need To Know - Tim Marshall
<p>DISCOVER THE TEN MAPS THAT REVEAL THE FUTURE OF OUR WORLD IN THE POWER OF GEOGRAPHY - THE SEQUEL TO PRISONERS OF GEOGRAPHY - OUT ON 22/04/2021 - PREORDER NOW! THE MILLION COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERGeography shapes not only our history, but where we're headed...All leaders are constrained by geography. Their choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and co...
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Prisoners Of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need To Know - Marshall Tim
Anotace: THE INTERNATIONAL AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER; All leaders are constrained by geography. Their choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Yes, to understand world events you need to understand people, ideas and movements...but if you don`t know geography, you`ll never have the full picture.; To understand Putin`s actions, for example, it is ess...
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Inuyasha 2 - Takahashi Rumiko
Anotace: Rumiko Takahashi`s manga epic in its original format - historical action and romance from one of Japan`s most beloved creators.In both the past and the present, Kagome and Inuyasha face new enemies while on their search for the shards of the Shikon Jewel. As they grow closer, Kagome learns that Inuyasha harbors a carefully guarded secret that makes him vulnerabl...
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Chess: A Novel - Stefan Zweig
<p>Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-SmithCelebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island...
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Inuyasha 4 - Takahashi Rumiko
Anotace: Rumiko Takahashi`s manga epic in its original format - historical action and romance from one of Japan`s most beloved creators.The scheming demon Naraku has turned Sango against Inuyasha, and opening her eyes to the real danger won`t be easy. Meanwhile, Miroku has to wrestle with his past and the curse that is threatening to kill him. Naraku`s insight into his e...
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Comics (1964–2024)
A brilliantly illustrated survey of the international comic book landscape over the past sixty years. Published to accompany a major exhibition at Centre Pompidou, Paris in May 2024, this is a timely reframing of the international comics landscape over the past six decades. For the first time, this survey establishes a dialogue between the three leading regions of comic b...
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Inuyasha, Vol. 17 - Takahashi Rumiko
Anotace: Kagome is an ordinary modern schoolgirl living an ordinary life. Who would have thought the dried-up old well on the site of her family`s shrine would be a gateway to Japan`s ancient past? Drawn through the gate against her will, Kagome finds herself battling demons for control of what she thought was a worthless trinket but is actually a powerful magical gem, t...
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Quicksand - Džuničiró Tanizaki
<p>Sonoko Kakiuchi is a cultured Osaka lady, unfortunately widowed young. But her story is unsettlingly at odds with her image. it is a tale of infatuation and deceit, of eliberate evil. Its theme is humiliation, its victim Sonoko's mild-mannered husband. At is centre - seductive, manipulating, enslaving - is one of Tanizaki's most extraordinary characters, the beau...
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Foul Lady Fortune - Gong Chloe
Anotace: Foul Lady Fortune, the first in a duology, is a speculative historical noir surrounding the events of Imperial Japan`s expansion into China in the 1930s.It`s 1931 in Shanghai, and the stage is set for a new decade of intrigue.Four years ago, Rosalind Lang was brought back from the brink of death, but the strange experiment that saved her also stopped her from sl...
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Sweet Bean Paste - Durian Sukegawa
Anotace: A charming tale of friendship, love and loneliness in contemporary Japan Sentaro has failed. He has a criminal record, drinks too much, and his dream of becoming a writer is just a distant memory. With only the blossoming of the cherry trees to mark the passing of time, he spends his days in a tiny confectionery shop selling dorayaki, a type of pancake filled w...
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Sweet Bean Paste - Durian Sukegawa
<p>A charming tale of friendship, love and loneliness in contemporary Japan</p> <p>Sentaro has failed. He has a criminal record, drinks too much, and his dream of becoming a writer is just a distant memory. With only the blossoming of the cherry trees to mark the passing of time, he spends his days in a tiny confectionery shop selling dorayaki, a type of...
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Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories - Akutagawa Rjúnosuke
Anotace: Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) is one of Japan`s foremost stylists - a modernist master whose short stories are marked by highly original imagery, cynicism, beauty and wild humour. `Rashoemon` and `In a Bamboo Grove` inspired Kurosawa`s magnificent film and depict a past in which morality is turned upside down, while tales such as `The Nose`, `O-Gin` and `Loyal...
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Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories - Rjúnosuke Akutagawa
<p>Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) is one of Japan's foremost stylists - a modernist master whose short stories are marked by highly original imagery, cynicism, beauty and wild humour. 'Rashoemon' and 'In a Bamboo Grove' inspired Kurosawa's magnificent film and depict a past in which morality is turned upside down, while tales such as 'The Nose', 'O-Gin' and 'Loyalt...
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Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon 1 - Shiina Takashi
Anotace: The beloved fantasy adventure Inuyasha continues with the next generation of demon hunters!Can the three teenage daughters of demon dog half-brothers Inuyasha and Sesshomaru save their parents, themselves, and both realms from the menace of the seven mystical Rainbow Pearls?Living in the present day isn`t easy for Sesshomaru`s daughter Towa. She can`t remember w...
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Contemporary Japanese Architecture. 40th Anniversary Edition - Philip Jodidio
<p>Since Osaka World Expo ’70 brought contemporary forms center stage, Japan has been a key player in global architecture. Presenting the latest in Japanese building, this book reveals how the likes of Tadao Ando, SANAA, Shigeru Ban, Kengo Kuma, and Junya Ishigami are relinking past, present, and future—building greener and smarter than ever before.</p> <p&...
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Breasts and Eggs - Kawakami Mieko
Anotace: On a hot summer's day in a poor suburb of Tokyo we meet three women: thirty-year-old Natsuko, her older sister Makiko, and Makiko's teenage daughter Midoriko. Makiko, an ageing hostess despairing the loss of her looks, has travelled to Tokyo in search of breast enhancement surgery. She's accompanied by Midoriko, who has recently stopped speaking, ...
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Breasts and Eggs - Mieko Kawakami
<p>'Breathtaking' – Haruki Murakami author of Norwegian Wood A New York Times 'Notable Book of 2020' and one of Elena Ferrante's 'Top 40 Books by Female Authors' On a hot summer’s day in a poor suburb of Tokyo we meet three women: thirty-year-old Natsuko, her older sister Makiko, and Makiko’s teenage daughter Midoriko. Makiko, an ageing hostess despairing the loss ...
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