STEALER - 本 7

Each double page spread has squared paper on the right-hand side for practicing formation of the Japanese characters, and lined paper on the left-hand side for note-taking. A ten-page reference section gives hiragana and katakana charts, basic character writing guides, a list of the 100 most commo……続きを見る

[About the Book] This nonfiction work collects the letters written by a Japanese man who was killed in action on Iwo Jima during World War II, along with his son’s record of recovering his remains. In his letters, he wrote sentiments familiar to any family-“Take good care of your grandmother,” “S……続きを見る

Lavishly decorated manhole covers, pink polka-dotted backhoes, toilets with warmable seats, blow dryers (and other bells and whistles). It's just another day in Japan, where the futuristic and zany stands side-by-side with the rooted and the venerable, and there's a festival going on somewhere alm……続きを見る

[About the Book] A family record in which the “end of the war” never truly ended. In 1940, following their father’s assignment, an older sister and her younger brother left Japan for Manchuria as part of a pioneer settlement. What began as a new life on fertile land was soon engulfed by the stor……続きを見る

[About the Book] ーHe won the war, only to be pursued by his own brother- After his decisive victory at the Battle of Dan-no-ura, Minamoto no Yoshitsune found himself hunted by his elder brother, Yoritomo. Yet why did Yoshitsune not immediately flee far away, and instead remain near the capital,……続きを見る

[About the Book] Teaching Japanese was never just a matter of giving lessons. It was a place where people from different countries and cultures collided, struggled, and-despite everything-found ways to connect. In a small town in Japan, a Japanese language class began. People gathered there from C……続きを見る

[About the Book] ーPerhaps human beings go on living, guided by something voiceless and unseen- Born and raised in Narita, Chiba-“the garden of Fudō Myōō”-the author quietly reflects on the path he has walked and the inner transformations he has undergone in this autobiographical work. In the s……続きを見る

[About the Book] Why is it that some people succeed while others fail, even when they seem to be making the same effort? Society never stops changing. Those who cannot adapt are gradually left behind. Based on the principle of “Do not fear change,” this book explains how to think, judge, and act ……続きを見る