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Japanese bankers in the city of London Japanese bankers in the city of London Junko Sakai The globalisation of the world economy today means that more and more people are expieriencing working in another culture. Focusing on the real experiences of workers in Japanese transnational finan… OL12371828W
An enemy among friends An enemy among friends Kiyoaki Murata In the summer of 1941, a Japanese teenager arrived in San Francisco to pursue his dream of studying in America. But, on December 7th, his life changed drastically with the attack on Pearl Harbor. Thi… OL12673088W
No-hitter No-hitter Clair Bee Chip's summer plans change when State is selected to represent the United States in the college baseball series with two of Japan's finest teams, and he soon finds himself helping a Japanese college … OL14871845W
Japanese Flower Arrangement Japanese Flower Arrangement Norman J. Sparnon *From the introduction:* "Ikebana is a unique art that has been enriching and beautifying the lives of the Japanese ever since its origins in medieval Japan. This art that uses flowers as its medium… OL15397569W
Floating World of Ukiyo-E Floating World of Ukiyo-E Sandy Kita,Dr. Sandy Kita,Lawrence E. Marceau,Katherine L. Blood,James Douglas Farquhar The Library of Congress presents a gorgeous exhibition catalog that pulls from its collection of over 2000 Ukiyo-e prints and pre-19th-century Japanese art books one of the largest such collections o… OL15750156W
The way of life and death The way of life and death Eiji Yoshikawa Keen insight to feudal Japan through a fictionalized account of the historical figure Miyamoto Musashi, author of The Book of Five Rings which is the defining document of the Way Of The Two Swords te… OL16027921W
East wind, rain East wind, rain Caroline Paul When Tokan's wife has an affair with an American naval officer, Tokan castrates him and disappears into the Hawaiian jungle in the autumn of 1941. OL16064524W
Buddhaland Brooklyn Buddhaland Brooklyn Richard C. Morais "From the writer whose debut sleeper, The Hundred-Foot Journey, charmed readers in the United States and around the world (18 countries and counting) comes another modern day fairytale also about a m… OL16564550W
Huellas japonesas en la cultura mexicana = Huellas japonesas en la cultura mexicana = Atsuko Tanabe History of Japanese presence in Mexico and review of the current cultural ties between the two nations. OL1660138W
Kishibe Rohan Louvre e Iku Kishibe Rohan Louvre e Iku Hirohiko Araki As Rohan, a young Japanese manga artist, is drawing, he meets a mysterious, beautiful woman who tells him of a cursed 200-year-old painting. The painting was created using the blackest ink ever known… OL16699632W
Jippā Jippā KM Zafari This short horror story is based on a nightmare I had some time back. Excerpt: No one believed him that the monsters were real. His uncle grew frustrated and impatient with the nighttime fears … OL17054979W
LA GALLINA AZUL historia de una familia japonesa en México durante la segunda guerra mundial LA GALLINA AZUL historia de una familia japonesa en México durante la segunda guerra mundial CECILIA REYES ESTRADA Con un cordial saludo le recomiendo: El libro “La Gallina Azul” Historia de una familia Japonesa en México durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial Autora Cecilia Reyes Estrada Presentación del lib… OL17092799W
Yesterday's Enemy - Tomadachi Yesterday's Enemy - Tomadachi Zillah Williams This novel for older teenagers and adults deals with coming to terms with the past, family and inter-race relationships and forgiveness. Janice, a first-year university student, is lonely until sh… OL17173697W
The Sound of the Mountain Yasunari Kawabata The Sound of the Mountain Yasunari Kawabata 川端康成 Ogata Shingo is growing old, and his memory is failing him. At night he hears only the sound of death in the distant rumble from the mountain. The relationships which have previously defined his life… OL17516916W
Takeshita demons Takeshita demons Cristy Burne "Miku Takeshita knows she's in trouble when her substitute teacher turns out to be a nukekubi-- and when Japanese demons kidnap her baby brother Kazu, it's up to her and her best friend Cait to break… OL17895902W
Japantown Japantown Barry Lancet "San Francisco antiques dealer Jim Brodie recently inherited a stake in his father's Tokyo-based private investigation firm, which means the single father of six-year-old Jenny is living a busy inter… OL18013481W
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
Shadow the lonely cat Shadow the lonely cat Ella Moonheart As Guardian of the Cat Council, eight-year-old Kitty, in her cat form, tries to help Shadow, a cat that recently became unsociable. OL19731735W
An awkward truth An awkward truth Peter Grose "Darwin was a battle Australia would rather forget, yet the Japanese attack on 16 February 1942 was the first foreign assault on Australian soil since 1788. The raid was bigger than the first wave th… OL19829470W
Harmless like you Harmless like you Rowan Hisayo Buchanan '"This brilliant debut novel by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan is cause for celebration."--Lorrie Moore. Written in startlingly beautiful prose, Harmless Like You is set across New York, Berlin, and Connectic… OL20052939W
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