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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
A special hardback edition of Muarkami's epic, magical masterpiece, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. Published in this new gift edition, with an introduction from the author, to celebrate the forthcoming publication...
Norwegian Wood: the classic Japanese love-story, now in a deluxe gift
A special hardback edition of Murakami's iconic classic, and breakout hit, Norwegian Wood. Published in this new gift edition, with an introduction from the author, to celebrate the forthcoming publication...
The Bomber Mafia: A Tale of Innovation and Obsession
A riveting exploration of the unforeseen consequences of technological disruption, from the no.1 international bestselling author What is the price of progress? In this tale of innovation and obsession Gladwell...
Finding the Heart Sutra: Guided by a Magician, an Art Collector and
An illuminating - and deeply personal - exploration of the essence of Buddhist thought, from the author of Lost Japan Powerful, mystical and concise, the Heart Sutra is believed to...
The Japanese: A History in Twenty Lives
Two thousand years of Japanese history, told through interconnected portraits of twenty fascinating individuals Chris Harding's enormously enjoyable new book distils Japan's long, complex and fascinating history into the stories...
Gambling Man: The Wild Ride of Japan's Masayoshi Son
The real story behind the mercurial Masayoshi Son, who has three times lost and made tens of billions of dollars Gambling Man is the biography of one of the world's...
End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland
New to our Vintage Classics Murakami Collector's Library - a newly translated, unabridged edition of Murakami's most mind-bendingly brilliant novel. A special hardback edition of Murakami's surreal, mind-bending masterpiece, in...
The Sailor who Fell from Grace with the Sea: Vintage Quarterbound
VINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS- Bound to be beautiful A beautiful hardback edition of the great Japanese classic. 'Mishima's greatest novel, and one of the greatest of the past century' The Times...
May You Have Delicious Meals
For readers of BREASTS AND EGGS and CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN comes Junko Takase's Akutagawa Prize-winning novel about the pressures of modern life, and the pleasure of eating well WINNER OF...
Hotel Lucky Seven
A luxury hotel full of assassins - what could go wrong? The original, twisty and inventive sequel to the international bestseller Bullet Train 'Fresh and fun and full-throttle' A.J. FINN,...
Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival
A both definitive and highly enjoyable book on how modern Japan works - now fully updated to 2020 and the new 'Reiwa' Era Despite years of stagnation, Japan remains one...
Honeybees and Distant Thunder
THE NIGHT CIRCUS meets LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR- A Japanese bestseller about three students whose friendship is tested to the limit as they fight to compete in the drama...
Secret Rendezvous
A Kafaesque marvel and a biting satire of bureaucracy, medicine and modern life In Tokyo, in the middle of the night, an uncalled-for ambulance arrives to spirit away a man's...
The Box Man
Kobo Abe's existential and entertaining masterpiece 'This is the record of a box man' The streets of Tokyo have been seeing a strange phenomenon recently - people who have decided...
One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Treasury of Classical Japanese
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...
Underground
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...
Fifty Sounds
Why Japan? In Fifty Sounds , winner of the 2019 Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize, Polly Barton attempts to exhaust her obsession with the country she moved to at the age...
The Ten Loves of Mr Nishino
Over the course of his life, Mr Nishino falls hopelessly in love again and again. One woman is a colleague, another a chance encounter; one is the girlfriend of a...
The Red Queen
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
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 Bear and the Paving Stone
Winner of the prestigious Akutagawa Prize, three dream-like tales of memory and war Visiting a friend in the French countryside, a man finds himself cast into the quandaries of historical...
Kokoro
In this melancholy and delicately written Japanese classic, a student befriends a reclusive elder at a beach resort, who he calls Sensei. As the two grow closer, Sensei remains unwilling...
Four Ruined Realms: The hotly anticipated sequel to the sensational instant Sunday Times bestselling adventure fantasy Five Broken Blades
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...
Strange Weather in Tokyo
A tale of modern Japan and old-fashioned romance. 'Enchanting, moving and funny in equal measure, this compelling love story is expertly crafted against a backdrop of modern Japanese culture' Stylist...
The Noh Mask Murder
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 Meiji Guillotine Murders
Tokyo, 1869. It is the dawn of the Meiji era in Japan, but the scars of the bloody recent civil war are yet to heal. The new regime struggles to...
The Tattoo Murder
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 Diggers of Kapyong: The story of the Aussies who changed the course of the Korean War
'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...
Kawaii Cafe Ramen: Classic, Fun, and Delicious Ramen Meals to Make at Home
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,...
The Mists of Pencarrack Moor
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...
Coming To Terms: The Politics Of Australia's Trade With Japan 1945-57
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Why She Left Us: A Novel
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The Death of an Emperor: Japan at the Crossroads
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South of the Border, West of the Sun
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The Joys of Engrish
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Wrong About Japan
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Naval Surgeon Revolt in Japan
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The Emperor's New Clothes
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ABC Origami: Learn Your Alphabet and Numbers Through Origami! (80 Cute & Easy Paper Models!)
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
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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...
The Ministry: Inside Japan's Ministry of Finance
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American Shogun: General MacArthur, Emperor Hirohito & the Drama of Modern Japan
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Author: Robert HarveyBinding: HardbackPublished: Overlook Press, 2006Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the complex relationship between General Douglas MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito during World War II,...
The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary
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Author: Halpern, JackBinding: SoftbackPublished: Kodansha USA, [2002]Condition remarks:Book: NewJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary is a comprehensive resource designed for Japanese language learners. It provides...
Ikenobo: Collection of Works
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Author: KamezawaBinding: HardbackPublished: Nippon Kadosha, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection showcases the works of Kamezawa Kosame, focusing on traditional Japanese artistry. Published in 1972 by...
Across the Scorched Sea (The Mu Chronicles, Book 2)
Don't miss the second spellbinding chapter in The Mu Chronicles duology...'One of the most unique books you'll read this year' Buzzfeed on Beneath the Burning Wave 'Jennifer Hayashi Danns does...
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (SIGNED)
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Author: Richard FlanaganBinding: HardbackPublished: Knopf, 2013, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: SignedRichard Flanagan's The Narrow Road to the Deep North is a powerful narrative that explores the brutal experiences...
The Tengu: Tales from the Temple of Ordinary Terrors
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Japanese Studies: Communities, Cultures, Critiques (Three-Volume Set)
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Author: Vera Mackie, Alina Skoutarides, Alison TokitaBinding: SoftbackPublished: Monash Asia Institute, 2000Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis three-volume set explores various aspects of Japanese studies through...