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The Aichi Type 99 Carrier Bomber (D3A) – code named 'Val' by Allied intelligence – was the mainstay of the Imperial Japanese Navy's carrier dive-bomber force from 1941 to 1943. It sank more Allied w……続きを見る

'Irrefutable and beautiful' New York Times 'Only Kiyoko Murata can convey this world' YOKO OGAWA, author of The Memory Police, Yomiuri Shibun The year is 1903, and tenacious and spirited Aoi Ichi is……続きを見る

When the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyed Russia's battle fleet during the Russo-Japanese War, it marked the emergence of Japan as one of the world's major naval powers. Japan's navy had been built ……続きを見る

A new illustrated study of the devastating, but little-known, Soviet armored blitzkrieg against the Japanese in the last weeks of World War II, and how it influenced Soviet tank doctrine as the Cold……続きを見る

The Imperial Japanese Navy went to war with 17 light cruisers and another three cruiser-sized training ships. Of these, most were 5,500-ton ships designed to act as destroyer squadron flagships. Thi……続きを見る

The Japanese Army used tanks to great effect in the build-up to World War II. Inspired by European designs, in the 1920s and 1930s an innovative Japanese tank program facilitated their campaigns in ……続きを見る

Dragon Ball Z, c'est profond. Découvrez la psychologie de Goku et Vegeta, ça va changer votre vie. « Dragon Ball a du succès parce qu'il développe sa propre philosophie, qui parle aux gens du monde ……続きを見る

Do you want to learn Japanese but don't know where to start? Are you looking for a simple way to learn practical Japanese without spending too much time or money? If you answered "Yes!" to at least ……続きを見る

Tokyo Travel Guide Insiders is the ultimate travel guide to Japan's weird and wonderful capital city! You will find detailed, practical advice on what to see and do in Tokyo – from the hipster bars ……続きを見る

K. K. Kawakami, the most prolific journalist writing on U.S.-Japan relations in the forty-years before Pearl Harbor, analyzed and described the interaction between the country of his birth and his a……続きを見る

A richly illustrated study of the origins, recruitment, training, and combat of the ashigaru, a vital element of samurai armies. The ashigaru were the foot soldiers of old Japan. Although recruited ……続きを見る

An important memoir from a long-silent voice among Pacific War leaders. Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. was a major figure of the Pacific War, both for his command in Alaska and in his key role heading Te……続きを見る

Translator is well known Japan expert, with over 50K sales, incl. Manga! Manga! (Kodansha, 0870117521, 30,000 cps), America and the Four Japans (1-880656-06-X, 3,500 cps), and Dreamland Japan (1-88……続きを見る

Kawai Koume (1804–1889) was an accomplished poet and painter and a wife, mother, and grandmother in a lower-ranking samurai family in the provincial castle town of Wakayama. She was an eyewitness to……続きを見る

编辑推荐 这50年的历史，我们只知道结果，却从未关心过程； 我们看似熟知甲午战争、九一八事变等事件，但其成因、过程、人物的动机，却不甚明了。本书恰恰通过追究此类历史书写中"不甚明了""一笔带过"的重要事件的……続きを見る

The captivating story of the Ryukyu Islands, located to the south of the main Japanese islands, covers the rise and fall of a maritime kingdom and its enduring legacy. The Ryukyus, which include Oki……続きを見る

Featuring evocative artwork plates and carefully selected photographs, this book assesses the US Marines and Japanese troops who contested the islands of Tarawa, Roi-Namur, and Eniwetok during 1943–……続きを見る

The 1941 Japanese Pacific onslaught saw the defeat of Allied forces on all fronts, with the Philippines, Netherlands East Indies, and Commonwealth possessions falling under their control. During 194……続きを見る

The Japanese conquest of the Pacific comprised of a complex series of widely scattered operations; their intent was to neutralize American, Commonwealth, and Dutch forces, seize regions rich in econ……続きを見る

Für Leser, die an einer tiefgründigen und informativen Exploration der Kulturen Chinas und Japans interessiert sind, ist 'China und Japan: Erlebnisse, Studien, Beobachtungen' von Ernst von Hesse-War……続きを見る

An illustrated exploration of the dramatic aerial combats between the US Navy's long-range bomber and Japanese flying boats in the Pacific War. Edward Young explores these rarely written about comba……続きを見る

Personal reflections by one of the makers of modern Japan Ozaki Yukio, who was returned to his seat in the Japanese Diet twenty-five times, served in that body from its inception in 1890 to 1953. He……続きを見る

700 facts about all the countries of Asia "Useless Knowledge of Asia" is a vibrant melting pot of the most curious facts spanning the vast and diverse continent. This collection of fascinating insig……続きを見る

明治維新150週年重磅之作 250張圖片管窺一百多年前日本的庶民生活 　　從大學時代開始觀察水溝蓋的「路上觀察之神」林丈二，研究日本明治文化長達三十五年，他以「街頭視線」觀察明治時代的插畫，在時光旅行中回到……続きを見る

If you want to discover the captivating history of Japan, then keep reading... Japan is one of the most adaptable countries in the world. It is capable of very rapid change, even after crises that w……続きを見る

At 02.45 hours on the morning of 6 August 1945, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress, named after the pilot’s mother, Enola Gay, lifted off from a tiny island deep in the Pacific Ocean on one of the most imp……続きを見る

A uniquely powerful marker of ethnic, gender, and class identities, scent can also overwhelm previously constructed boundaries and transform social-sensory realities within contexts of environmental……続きを見る

The idea of how India negotiates with the world is at the heart of this book. Career diplomat Mohan Kumar represented India at multiple international fora over a career spanning three and a half dec……続きを見る

The surprising alliance between Japan and pro-Tokyo African Americans during World War II In November 1942 in East St. Louis, Illinois a group of African Americans engaged in military drills were ea……続きを見る

In Stefan Zweigs Buch 'Amerigo. Die Geschichte eines historischen Irrtums' taucht der Leser in die Welt der Entdeckung Amerikas auf ganz neue Weise ein. Zweig untersucht die Geschichte Amerikas aus ……続きを見る