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If you follow me If you follow me Malena Watrous Hoping to outpace her grief in the wake of her father's suicide, Marina has come to the small, rural Japanese town of Shika to teach English for a year. But in Japan, as she soon discovers, you can n… OL13782083W
The devil of Nanking The devil of Nanking Mo Hayder Now reissued as a B-format paperback, an extraordinary, electrifying thriller by one of Britain's bestselling crime-writers.Tokyo, 1990Grey Hutchins is in pursuit of an obsession. She is searching fo… OL14861541W
Maneki Neko Maneki Neko Susan Lendroth Retells the Japanese folktale about how the beckoning cat became a symbol of luck and prosperity in Japan. OL15082841W
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet David Mitchell The year is 1799, the place Dejima in Nagasaki Harbor, the “high-walled, fan-shaped artificial island” that is the Japanese Empire’s single port and sole window onto the world, designed to keep the W… OL15233654W
Silence Silence Shūsaku Endō An historical novel by Japanese writer Shusaku Endo telling the story of a young Portuguese missionary in 17th Century Japan. After being smuggled into the country a Jesuit missionary fresh from the … OL15391655W
Afro Samurai Afro Samurai Takashi Okazaki Wounded in his battle against the master swordsman Kuma, Afro awakens to find himself in the care of a village of people who have embraced the teachings of "the One" and found peace. OL15453114W
My girlfriend's a geek My girlfriend's a geek Pentabu A college student falls in love with a "fangirl"--an obsessive comic and cartoon fan--who introduces him to her cult-like interests, which he reports on his blog. OL15537520W
Blood ninja II Blood ninja II Nick Lake In sixteenth-century Japan, Taro, a vampire like all ninja warriors, tries to protect his mother and defeat the power-hungry Lord Oda, who he believed was dead. OL15616000W
Tree of Cranes Tree of Cranes Allen Say In this radiant tale, a young boy in Japan celebrates his very first Christmas. Two cultures joyously combine for the day as the boy's mother shares a glimpse of her American childhood with her son. … OL15688670W
Born in the year of courage Born in the year of courage Emily Crofford In 1841, having been shipwrecked and picked up by an American whaling ship outside Japanese territorial waters, fifteen-year-old Manjiro decides to go live in America and work towards opening trade b… OL16100288W
The briefcase The briefcase Hiromi Kawakami "Tsukiko, thirty-eight, works in an office and lives alone. One night, she happens to meet one of her former high school teachers, "Sensei" in a local bar. Tsukiko had only ever called him "Sensei" (… OL16239759W
Blood ninja III Blood ninja III Nick Lake In sixteenth-century Japan, Taro enlists his friends to help vanquish a dragon in hopes of winning a reward that would allow him to marry Hana, but he also faces surprisingly difficult obstacles as K… OL16540367W
色彩を持たない多崎つくると、彼の巡礼の年 色彩を持たない多崎つくると、彼の巡礼の年 村上春樹 Tsukuru Tazaki reexamines his simple life as he searches for his closest high school friends to discover why he was suddenly ostracized from their group. "Cuando Tsukuru Tazakiera adolescente, se … OL16810121W
Popular Hits Of The Showa Era Popular Hits Of The Showa Era Ryu Murakami Originally published in Japanese as "Showa kaiyô daizenshû". OL17383884W
Hanakimi For You In Full Blossom Hanakimi For You In Full Blossom Hisaya Nakajō 571 p. : 19 cm OL17535372W
Joji and the dragon Joji and the dragon Betty Jean Lifton With the help of his friends, a kind straw scarecrow is able to prove he is scarier than Toho the Terrible. OL1802776W
One hundred million hearts One hundred million hearts Kerri Sakamoto "From the award-winning author of The Electrical Field comes this riveting story of love, guilt, and complicity in the context of war. Miyo and her father, Masao, live a reclusive life together in To… OL1928586W
Kakegurui Kakegurui Homura Kawamoto When Yumeko Jabami enrolls in Hyakkaou Private Academy, she's going to show what a high roller really looks like. OL19742034W
Onibi Onibi Atelier Sento,Cécile Brun Follows the adventures of two young foreigners as they travel to a remote and mysterious corner of Japan. Along the way, they purchase an old camera that has the unique ability to capture images of J… OL19749877W
Beauty pop Beauty pop Kiyoko Arai After kissing Kiri accidentally, Narumi struggles to keep his composure during the All-Japan Beauty Tournament. With everything on the line, can the Scissors Project even make it through the prelimin… OL19928431W
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