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Contains information on extended hikes through a seldom travelled mountain wilderness; day walks to secluded temples and natural havens within easy reach of Japan's major cities; fascinating background on local...

The book titled Timor 1942: Australian Commandos at War with the Japanese by the author Christopher C.H. Wray. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

This sumptuous book explores the important role that woodblock prints played in the fashionable world of Edo-period Japan (1603-1868). 140 ukiyo-e - 'pictures of the floating world' - offer us...

A young woman named Izumi, details her turbulent twenties in thirteen disarmingly candid vignettes, set in the underground bar and club scene of 1970s Tokyo. Seamlessly delivering ennui alongside snark,...

While there have been many fine books covering escapes from German POW camps (The Wooden Horse, Great Escape, Colditz etc), the exploits of those POWs in Japanese captivity have been...

This innovative study of ethics in Meiji Japan (1868-1912) explores the intense struggle to define a common morality for the emerging nation-state. In the Social Darwinist atmosphere of the time,...

Delve into this exploration of what it means to be Korean. South Korea is now an economic and technological superpower but how, as a country, did they rebound so quickly...

Adrift in Tokyo, teaching giggling Japanese high school girls how to pronounce Tennyson correctly, Robert Twigger came to a revelation about himself: he'd never been fit. In a bid to...

In Valiant Company marks the 50th anniversary of Australia's most significant Korean War engagement, the infamous Battle of Kapyong. Ben O'Dowd, a Lieutenant Colonel, was in the thick of the...

It was not until Japan's opening to the West during the Meiji period (1868-1912) that terms for "art" (bijutsu) and "art museum" (bijutsukan) were coined. The Imperial Museums of Meiji...

The book titled December 7th, 1941: Day the Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor by the author Gordon W. Prange. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

Can two very different women put aside their differences to save the bookstore they love? The Japanese bestseller that kicked off a seven-book series - adapted for TV and 200,000...

THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING JAPANESE HISTORICAL THRILLER Winner of the 12th Futano Yamada Award The first book in Japan to win first place in the four major Japanese mystery categories. Winter, 1578...

*THE HEARTWARMING KOREAN BESTSELLER* *A new book from Shanna Tan, translator of Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop* Situated at the heart of a rapidly gentrifying district of Seoul, the Yeonnam-dong...

A NEW YORK TIMES 'EDITOR'S PICK' ONE OF THE OBSERVER 'S 10 BEST DEBUT NOVELISTS OF 2020 'Enrapturing' New York Times 'A brilliant debut' Louise Doughty 'You'll have the heart...

From sleepy fishing village to samurai capital to vibrant global metropolis, Eiko Maruko Siniawer takes readers through Tokyo's rich history, revealing four centuries of transformation deeply woven into its fabric....

Only one elite Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer survived the cruel ocean battlefields of World War II. This is her story. Brett Walker, historian and captain, delves into questions of mechanics,...

On 19 February 1945, Operation Detachment began with US marine forces storming Iwo Jima, aiming to capture the island and its airfields. This was the first campaign on Japanese soil...

One of the classic works by the master of Japanese detective fiction A super-criminal - as deadly as she is beautiful - wagers all in an epic battle with a...

A gambling addict lands a job working as a private chef to a Japanese billionaire with . . . unusual taste. A shocking and unputdownable read for fans of Lucy...

Helen Hardacre provides new insights into the spiritual and cultural dimensions of abortion debates around the world in this careful examination of mizuko kuyo -a Japanese religious ritual for aborted...

This book offers a path to well-being and satisfaction for the anxious and exhausted and anyone charmed by concepts such as hygge , ikigai , and wabi sabi. Psychologist Scott...

In early 20th-century Japan, a lone hiker falls through a hole in the ground into Kappaland. This is a place ruled by amphibious creatures who share characteristics with tigers and...

In 1950s Japan, Doctor Suguro is carrying on a humdrum practice in a small town still recovering from the war. A quiet, withdrawn individual, he has a horrific secret in...

A piercingly beautiful and candid novel of love, sex and independence in 1920s Japan by a trailblazing Japanese writer. Growing up in a remote mountain village, Kazue always nurtured a...

'Endo is one of the world's greatest novelists' - Washington Post A group of Japanese tourists journey to the sacred River Ganges, each on a secret personal pilgrimage. Widower Isobe...

The book tells the story of a little known artillery regiment, the 155th (Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, RA which saw constant action during the ill-fated Malayan Campaign of 1941/42 and...

Welcome to Japan, the most running-obsessed nation on earth, where: a long-distance relay race is the country's biggest annual sporting event; companies sponsor their own running teams, paying the athletes...

'The Japanese Agatha Christie' Sarah Cox, on BBC2's Between the Covers 'The master of ingenious plotting' Guardian 'Dazzling' New York Times ______ FROM THE FATHER OF JAPANESE CRIME _____In the...

Tokyo, 1947. The Pink Labyrinth is one of the bomb-scarred city's most shady neighbourhoods. There, in the dead of night a patrolling policeman catches a young Buddhist monk digging in...

The remote Clock House is filled with priceless timepieces from across the world. It is alsorumoured to be haunted by the spirit of a dead girl. A team of ghosthunters...

FEATURING CHAPTERS ON: Ultrahand, Donkey Kong, Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Pokemon, Kirby's Adventures, Wii Sports, Animal Crossing, Nintendo Labo, Super Smash Bros, Splatoon From the instant classics...

THE REMARKABLE, AWARD-WINNING JAPANESE THRILLER Winner of the 165th Naoki Prize Winner of the 34th Yamamoto Shugoro Prize In the wake of a brutal war with a rival cartel, a...

Writing and Enjoying Haiku shows how haiku can bring a centered, calming atmosphere into one's life, by focusing on the outer realities of life instead of the naggings of the...

In Japanese life and culture, there has never been a clear distinction between art, craft and design. Generations of artisans have for centuries forged and refined their crafts, which have...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'A stunning book, among the most immediate and thrilling works of history I have ever read' At 8:15am on August 6th 1945, an atomic bomb...

The NEXT irresistibly uplifting read for fans of BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD set in a magical laundry The #1 International word-of-mouth bestseller Heartwarming and inspirational, MARIGOLD MIND LAUNDRY will...

The rediscovered magical-realist classic by a bestselling poet for fans of Banana Yoshimoto and Kawaguchi's BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD Who doesn't want a second chance at life? Read the...

The perfect gift for cat lovers- a beloved Japanese modern classic about our special connection with cats, and how they can change our lives over the course of a lifetime...

RETURN TO THE WORLD OF THE SAMURAI DETECTIVES, THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING SERIES OF THRILLING ADVENTURE AND INSCRUTABLE MYSTERY In the months since their last perilous quest, a fragile calm...

Shogun meets Sherlock Holmes! Over 24 million copies have been sold of this beloved samurai adventure It has been half a year since Akiyama Daijiro became a samurai; half a...

An engaging history covering a century of conflict on the Korean Peninsula Korea at War recounts how two separate nations emerged on the Korean peninsula as the result of devastating...

" In a grand gesture of reclamation and remembrance, Mr. Halberstam has brought the war back home."--- The New York Times David Halberstam's magisterial and thrilling The Best and the...

After eight years working in Japan, immersing herself in its language and literature, Lesley Chan Downer set off in the footsteps of Matsuo Basho, Japan's most cherished poet, to explore...

'A richly illustrated book that provides a fascinating insight into collaborative and social artistic production in early modern Japan' - Andon , the Journal of the society for Japanese Art...

Buddhists across Asia have often aspired to die with a clear and focused mind, as the historical Buddha himself is said to have done. This book explores how the ideal...

In this classic best-seller, Liza Dalby, the only non-Japanese ever to have trained as a geisha, offers an insider's look at the exclusive world of female companions to the Japanese...