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One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Treasury of Classical Japanese Verse

One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Treasury of Classical Japanese

$22.99 AUD$19.54 AUD
A new translation of the most widely known and popular collection of Japanese poetry The best-loved and most widely read of all Japanese poetry collections, the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu contains...
The Book of Tea

The Book of Tea

$22.99 AUD$19.54 AUD
First time in Penguin Classics for this Japanese work dedicated to the art of drinking tea - and much more - introduced by Christopher Benfey For a generation adjusting painfully...
Hiroshima

Hiroshima

$22.99 AUD$19.54 AUD
A landmark work of nonfiction and the definitive account of nuclear devastation The explosion over Hiroshima of the first nuclear bomb reduced, in an instant, an entire city to rubble...
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

$22.99 AUD$19.54 AUD
An eclectic, eccentiric and altogether brain-bending collection of short stories *PRE-ORDER HARUKI MURAKAMI'S NEW NOVEL, THE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS, NOW* An eclectic, eccentric and altogether brain-bending collection of...
Underground

Underground

$22.99 AUD$19.54 AUD
Murakami tells the true story behind an act of terrorism that turned an average Monday morning into a national disaster Murakami tells the true story behind an act of terrorism...
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

$22.99 AUD$19.54 AUD
A mesmerising, surreal novel - Murakami's most celebrated and influential masterpiece *PRE-ORDER HARUKI MURAKAMI'S NEW NOVEL, THE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS, NOW* Toru Okada's cat has disappeared. His wife...
The Elephant Vanishes

The Elephant Vanishes

$22.99 AUD$19.54 AUD
A dizzying collection that displays Murakami's genius for uncovering the surreal in the everyday, the extraordinary within the ordinary *PRE-ORDER HARUKI MURAKAMI'S NEW NOVEL, THE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS,...
Spring Snow

Spring Snow

$22.99 AUD$19.54 AUD
The first novel in Mishima's masterful Sea of Fertility tetraology Tokyo, 1912. The closed world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders - rich...
Tokyo Cult Recipes (mini)

Tokyo Cult Recipes (mini)

$29.99 AUD$25.49 AUD
International bestseller now in new gift format! A celebration of food, culture and place, here are 100 dishes from Tokyo, the gastronomic megacity. If you want sushi, miso soup, gyoza,...
The Red Queen

The Red Queen

$24.99 AUD$21.24 AUD
The princess is taking her over, bodily and mentally. Dr Babs Halliwell is no longer herself.A young girl is plucked from obscurity to marry the Crown Prince of Korea. In...
The Labyrinth House Murders

The Labyrinth House Murders

$24.99 AUD$21.24 AUD
PRAISE FOR YUKITO AYATSUJI'S MYSTERIES 'Very clever indeed' Anthony Horowitz 'From the first page you know you're in the hands of a master... Flawless' Ian Moore, author of Death and...
The Black Swan Mystery

The Black Swan Mystery

$24.99 AUD$21.24 AUD
WINNER OF THE JAPANESE DETECTIVE WRITERS CLUB PRIZE _____ This prize-winning railway murder mystery from Japan is a crime classic perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Seicho Matsumoto. _____Early...
Four Ruined Realms: The hotly anticipated sequel to the sensational instant Sunday Times bestselling adventure fantasy Five Broken Blades

Four Ruined Realms: The hotly anticipated sequel to the sensational instant Sunday Times bestselling adventure fantasy Five Broken Blades

$32.99 AUD$28.04 AUD
The lies are bigger and the plots more treacherous when your favourite backstabbers return in the mind-blowing sequel to instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Mai Corland's epic...
The Noh Mask Murder

The Noh Mask Murder

$24.99 AUD$21.24 AUD
Strange things are happening in the Chizurui mansion... At night, a figure clad in a Hannya mask is spotted wandering around the house. The amateur crime fiction writer, Akimitsu Takagi,...
The Devil's Flute Murders

The Devil's Flute Murders

$24.99 AUD$21.24 AUD
Amid the rubble of post-war Tokyo, inside the grand Tsubaki house, a once-noble family is in mourning. The old viscount Tsubaki, a brooding, troubled composer, has been found dead. When...
Nipponia Nippon

Nipponia Nippon

$22.99 AUD$19.54 AUD
Isolated in his Tokyo apartment, seventeen-year-old Haruo spends all his time online, researching the plight of the endangered Japanese crested ibis, Nipponia Nippon . Living on an allowance from his...
The Tattoo Murder

The Tattoo Murder

$24.99 AUD$21.24 AUD
Kinue Nomura survived World War II only to be murdered in Tokyo, her severed limbs discovered in a room locked from the inside. Gone is the part of her that...
The Village of Eight Graves

The Village of Eight Graves

$24.99 AUD$21.24 AUD
Nestled deep in the mist-shrouded mountains, The Village of Eight Graves takes its name from a bloody legend: in the sixteenth century eight samurai, who had taken refuge there along...
Death on Gokumon Island

Death on Gokumon Island

$24.99 AUD$21.24 AUD
'[ Death on Gokumon Island ] is perfect summer fun' - Anthony Horowitz Kosuke Kindaichi arrives on the remote Gokumon Island bearing tragic news - the son of one of...
The Inugami Curse

The Inugami Curse

$24.99 AUD$21.24 AUD
In 1940s Japan, the wealthy head of the Inugami Clan dies, setting off a chain of bizarre, gruesome murders. Detective Kindaichi must unravel the clan's terrible secrets of forbidden liaisons,...
The Diggers of Kapyong: The story of the Aussies who changed the course of the Korean War

The Diggers of Kapyong: The story of the Aussies who changed the course of the Korean War

$34.99 AUD$29.74 AUD
'In the only war in which Australian soldiers ever faced off against the might of Mao, this is a revealing and spellbinding account of an extraordinary victory.' - Peter FitzSimons...
Japanese Food Made Easy

Japanese Food Made Easy

$39.99 AUD$33.99 AUD
Japanese home cooking is simple - no need for the difficult techniques or hard-to-find produce sometimes used in restaurants. All you need are the well-selected ingredients and seasonings that elevate...
Kawaii Cafe Ramen: Classic, Fun, and Delicious Ramen Meals to Make at Home

Kawaii Cafe Ramen: Classic, Fun, and Delicious Ramen Meals to Make at Home

$24.99 AUD$21.24 AUD
Satisfy your ramen cravings at home (and affordably)!Kawaii CafRamen includes over 60 easy-to-follow recipes, beautifully illustrated in a fun anime style. Kawaii Caf Ramen covers everything you need to know,...
Asa: The Girl Who Turned into a Pair of Chopsticks

Asa: The Girl Who Turned into a Pair of Chopsticks

$24.99 AUD$21.24 AUD
Asa tries to give her classmate a biscuit. Nami evades her classmates' playground game of acorn-throwing. Happy decides she's not interested in doing anything other than lying down on her...
The Mists of Pencarrack Moor

The Mists of Pencarrack Moor

$24.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
1931, Cornwall. Lynette Nicholls lost her brother exactly a year ago in a tragic air training accident. When she visits the coastal town where it happened, she begins to doubt...
Brilliance of the Moon (Relaunch 2005)

Brilliance of the Moon (Relaunch 2005)

$10.00 AUD
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Coming To Terms: The Politics Of Australia's Trade With Japan 1945-57

Coming To Terms: The Politics Of Australia's Trade With Japan 1945-57

$20.00 AUD
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Why She Left Us: A Novel

Why She Left Us: A Novel

$25.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
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Easy Japanese Cooking

Easy Japanese Cooking

$19.95 AUD$12.00 AUD
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Unneglected Histories Behind the Australia-Japan Relationshipexpected Encounters: Neglected Histories Behind the Australia-Japan Relationship

Unexpected Encounters: Neglected Histories Behind the Australia-Japan Relationship

$34.95 AUD$12.00 AUD
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Riding the Trains in Japan: Travels in the Sacred and Supermodern East

Riding the Trains in Japan: Travels in the Sacred and Supermodern East

$26.00 AUD$10.00 AUD
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Like a Samuri: the Tony Glynn Story

Like a Samurai: the Tony Glynn Story

$16.50 AUD$10.00 AUD
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The Death of an Emperor: Japan at the Crossroads

The Death of an Emperor: Japan at the Crossroads

$15.00 AUD
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South of the Border, West of the Sun

South of the Border, West of the Sun

$50.00 AUD
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The Life of a Geisha

The Life of a Geisha

$10.00 AUD
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The Joys of Engrish

The Joys of Engrish

$10.00 AUD
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The Emperor's Guest 1942-45

The Emperor's Guest 1942-45

$20.00 AUD
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Geisha: The Life, the Voices, the Art

Geisha: The Life, the Voices, the Art

$30.00 AUD
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Japan: The Years of Triumph (The American Heritage Library)

Japan: The Years of Triumph (The American Heritage Library)

$15.00 AUD
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Japan in Peace and War

Japan in Peace and War

$20.00 AUD
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The Rough Guide to Tokyo (Travel Guide)

The Rough Guide to Tokyo (Travel Guide)

$34.99 AUD$27.99 AUD
Author: Rough Guides Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 The Rough Guide to Tokyo is the ultimate travel guide to Japan's weird and wonderful capital city. Discover Tokyo's highlights with...
Wrong About Japan

Wrong About Japan

$22.99 AUD$10.00 AUD
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Naval Surgeon Revolt in Japan

Naval Surgeon Revolt in Japan

$45.00 AUD
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Japanese Tradition in Color & Form Cuisine

Japanese Tradition in Color & Form Cuisine

$30.00 AUD
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The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor's New Clothes

$15.00 AUD
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ABC Origami: Learn Your Alphabet and Numbers Through Origami! (80 Cute & Easy Paper Models!)

ABC Origami: Learn Your Alphabet and Numbers Through Origami! (80 Cute & Easy Paper Models!)

$22.99 AUD$19.54 AUD
Author: Naoko Ishibashi Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 112 Age range 5 to 8 Learn your letters and numbers by folding cute paper origami models! Naoko Ishibashi is Japan's #1...
The Death of Urashima Taro

The Death of Urashima Taro

$20.00 AUD
Author: Roger PulversBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1981Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book retells the timeless tale of Urashima Taro, a kind-hearted fisherman who befriends a magical...
100 Tales from the Tokyo Ghost Cafe

100 Tales from the Tokyo Ghost Cafe

$24.99 AUD$21.24 AUD
Author: Julian SedgwickFormat: Paperback, 148mm x 210mm, 404g, 420 pagesPublished: Guppy Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, 2023Abducted by spirits from his village, lost boy Akira must make the long journey in...