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Masako's Story

Author : Kikuko Otake
Publisher : Author House
ISBN 13 : 1463443366
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (634 download)

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Download or read book Masako's Story written by Kikuko Otake and published by Author House. This book was released on 2011-12-28 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On August 6, 1945, when the world's first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, the Furuta family was living one mile away from the hypocenter. Five year old Kikuko, her mother, Masako, and her two brothers barely escaped with their lives. However, their soldier father was not so fortunate. Masako never talked about her family's experiences on that day and the grim days following the bombing. Then one day, Masako started to talk about what happenedbreaking a silence of nearly fifty years. Written by Kikuko (Furuta) Otake, now a retired assistant professor of Japanese in the United States, Masako's story is a collection of prose-poetry, based on the true story of her family's tragedy. It is written with an "Objectivist" lineation similar in its understated power to Charles Reznikoff's Testimony. Kikuko Otake's Masako's Story is a powerful addition to the literature of the Atomic Bomb, and yet more evidence that we should all work together to stop the Nuclear madness.

Princess Masako

Author : Ben Hills
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9781585425686
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (256 download)

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Download or read book Princess Masako written by Ben Hills and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A portrait of Princess Masako, the Harvard- and Oxford-educated woman who sacrificed her career as a diplomat to marry Crown Prince Naruhito, offers a look into the mysterious world of Japan's imperial family.

Reading the Literatures of Asian America

Author : Shirley Lim
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781439901212
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Reading the Literatures of Asian America written by Shirley Lim and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique collection of essays explores the diversity of Asian American literature from the 19th century to the present.

(In)scribing Body/landscape Relations

Author : Bronwyn Davies
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742503205
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book (In)scribing Body/landscape Relations written by Bronwyn Davies and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2000 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revisits the rather well-worn subject of body as landscape, conceptualizing inscription as that writing which brings bodies and/as landscapes into being. Davies (education, James Cook U., Australia) explores the relationship of body to landscape through works of fiction, the experiences of environmentalists, and through the development of writing strategies. Addressed are the relationships to land had by Australian women and by Australian male environmentalists; Japanese students, academics, and environmentalists; and landscape in the writings of Yasunari Kawabata, Sam Watson, Rodney Hall, and Janette Turner Hospital. While this is an academic book dealing with literary theory, Davies writes for the non-initiate, making the volume suitable for even advanced high schoolers. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Princess Masako

Author : Ben Hills
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101216107
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Princess Masako written by Ben Hills and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-12-28 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tragic true story of Japan's Crown Princess-with a new afterword by the author. It's the fantasy of many young women: marry a handsome prince, move into a luxurious palace, and live happily ever after. But that's not how it turned out for Masako Owada. Ben Hills's fascinating portrait of Princess Masako and the Chrysanthemum Throne draws on research in Tokyo and rural Japan, at Oxford and Harvard, and from more than sixty interviews with Japanese, American, British, and Australian sources-many of whom have never spoken publicly before-shedding light on the royal family's darkest secrets, secrets that can never be openly discussed in Japan because of the reverence in which the emperor and his family are held. But most of all, this is a story about a love affair that went tragically wrong. The paperback edition will contain a new afterword by the author, discussing the impact this book had in Japan, where it was banned.

The Toho Studios Story

Author : Stuart Galbraith
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 1461673747
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book The Toho Studios Story written by Stuart Galbraith and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2008-05-16 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its inception in 1933, Toho Co., Ltd., Japan's most famous movie production company and distributor, has produced and/or distributed some of the most notable films ever to come out of Asia, including Seven Samurai, Godzilla, When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, Kwaidan, Woman in the Dunes, Ran, Shall We Dance?, Ringu, and Spirited Away. While the western world often defines Toho by its iconic classics, which include the Godzilla franchise and many of the greatest films of the legendary director Akira Kurosawa and actor Toshiro Mifune, these pictures represent but a tiny fraction of Toho's rich history. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography provides a complete picture of every Toho feature the Japanese studio produced and released—as well as foreign films that it distributed—during its first 75 years. Presented chronologically, each entry in the filmography includes, where applicable, the original Japanese title, a direct translation of that title, the film's international, U.S. release, and alternate titles; production credits, including each film's producers, director, screenwriters, cinematographers, art directors, and composers, among others; casts with character names; production companies, technical specs, running times, and release dates; U.S. release data including distributor, whether the film was released subtitled or dubbed, and alternate versions; domestic and international awards; and plot synopses.

International Counseling

Author : Roy Moodley
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119098300
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book International Counseling written by Roy Moodley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-05-14 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, designed to increase mental health professionals’ global literacy, authors from 33 countries demonstrate multicultural skills and competencies through case studies that illustrate approaches to counseling and psychotherapy in their countries. Following an introductory section on the use of case studies, chapters focus on a cross section of countries in Africa; Australia and Asia; Central, North, and South America; Europe; and the Middle East. Each case describes the client and his or her presenting concerns and includes a culture-sensitive assessment and treatment plan, an analysis and critical reflection of the case, and questions for discussion. The final chapter of the text presents a comparative analysis of the cases. *Requests for digital versions from the ACA can be found on wiley.com. *To request print copies, please visit the ACA website here. *Reproduction requests for material from books published by ACA should be directed to [email protected].

Shoshaman

Author : Shinya Arai
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520071414
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (714 download)

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Download or read book Shoshaman written by Shinya Arai and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shoshaman takes us inside Japan's integrated trading companies to explore the daily lives of the shoshamen, the high-powered pro-fessionals who make them work.

Insight Guides Japan

Author : Insight Guides
Publisher : Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN 13 : 1780059078
Total Pages : 816 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Insight Guides Japan written by Insight Guides and published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the world's most captivating countries, Japan is a land of many fascinating contrasts, taking in some of the world's most futuristic cities alongside stunning natural landscapes and a wonderfully preserved ancient culture. Be inspired to visit by the fully-updated new edition of Insight Guide Japan, a comprehensive full-colour guide to this unique country. Inside Insight Guide Japan: A fully-overhauled edition by our knowledgable authors. Stunning, specially-commissioned photography that brings this extraordinary country and its people to life. Highlights of the country's top attractions, including the iconic Mount Fuji, Kyoto's 15th-century Ginkaku-ji Temple and Gardens, and Tokyo's coolest districts. Descriptive region-by-region accounts cover the whole country from Hokkaido and Honshu to Shikoku and Kyushu in detail, and suggest excursions to the smaller surrounding islands. Detailed, high-quality maps throughout will help you get around and travel tips give you all the essential information for planning a memorable trip, including our independent selection of the best places to eat. About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure. 'Insight Guides has spawned many imitators but is still the best of its type.' - Wanderlust Magazine

Globalization and the State in Contemporary Crime Fiction

Author : Andrew Pepper
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137425733
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book Globalization and the State in Contemporary Crime Fiction written by Andrew Pepper and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-23 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why has crime fiction become a global genre? How do writers use crime fiction to reflect upon the changing nature of crime and policing in our contemporary world? This book argues that the globalization of crime fiction should not be celebrated uncritically. Instead, it looks at the new forms and techniques writers are using to examine the crimes and policing practices that define a rapidly changing world. In doing so, this collection of essays examines how the relationship between global crime, capitalism, and policing produces new configurations of violence in crime fiction – and asks whether the genre can find ways of analyzing and even opposing such violence as part of its necessarily limited search for justice both within and beyond the state.

Secrets, Sex, and Spectacle

Author : Mark D. West
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226894118
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book Secrets, Sex, and Spectacle written by Mark D. West and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leader of a global superpower is betrayed by his mistress, who makes public the sordid details of their secret affair. His wife stands by as he denies the charges. Debates over definitions of moral leadership ensue. Sound familiar? If you guessed Clinton and Lewinsky, try again. This incident involved former Japanese prime minister Sosuke Uno and a geisha. In Secrets, Sex, and Spectacle, Mark D. West organizes the seemingly random worlds of Japanese and American scandal—from corporate fraud to baseball cheaters, political corruption to celebrity sexcapades—to explore well-ingrained similarities and contrasts in law and society. In Japan and the United States, legal and organizational rules tell us what kind of behavior is considered scandalous. When Japanese and American scandal stories differ, those rules—rules that define what’s public and what’s private, rules that protect injuries to dignity and honor, and rules about sex, to name a few—often help explain the differences. In the cases of Clinton and Uno, the rules help explain why the media didn’t cover Uno’s affair, why Uno’s wife apologized on her husband’s behalf, and why Uno—and not Clinton—resigned. Secrets, Sex, and Spectacle offers a novel approach to viewing the phenomenon of scandal—one that will be applauded by anyone who has obsessed over (or ridiculed) these public episodes.

Death in Midsummer, and Other Stories

Author : Yukio Mishima
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780811201179
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Death in Midsummer, and Other Stories written by Yukio Mishima and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 1966 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine short stories by the Japanese literary genius provide insights into the struggles and problems of his contemporary countrymen.

Heroic with Grace

Author : Chieko Irie Mulhern
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317468686
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book Heroic with Grace written by Chieko Irie Mulhern and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-02-12 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work presents the lives and times of eight prominent Japanese women who epitomize the tragedies and triumphs of eight characteristically female roles. In examining the lives of the mythological Empress Jingu, Jito Tenno (645-702), Murasaki Shikibu (970s-1000s), Tomoe Gozen (12th century), Hojo Masako (1157-1225), Hani Motoko (1873-1957), Takamine Hideko (b.1924) and Ariyoshi Sawako (1931-1984), the contributors provide a mosaic of Japanese history and culture that encompasses issues of women's status in various stages of Japanese history, the social climate conducive to positive female roles, the concept of Japanese womanhood in relation to the male hero types of each age and the popular need for strong female figures.

The 2020 Commission Report on the North Korean Nuclear Attacks Against the United States

Author : Jeffrey Lewis
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 1328573923
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (285 download)

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Download or read book The 2020 Commission Report on the North Korean Nuclear Attacks Against the United States written by Jeffrey Lewis and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This “brilliantly conceived” novel imagines a devastating nuclear attack on America and the official government report of the calamity (Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation and Command and Control). “The skies over the Korean Peninsula on March 21, 2020, were clear and blue.” So begins this sobering report by the Commission on the Nuclear Attacks against the United States, established by Congress and President Donald J. Trump to investigate the horrific events of the following three days. An independent, bipartisan panel led by nuclear expert Jeffrey Lewis, the commission was charged with finding and reporting the relevant facts, investigating how the nuclear war began, and determining whether our government was adequately prepared. Did President Trump and his advisers understand North Korean views about nuclear weapons? Did the tragic milestones of that fateful month—North Korea's accidental shoot-down of Air Busan flight 411, the retaliatory strike by South Korea, and the tweet that triggered vastly more carnage—inevitably lead to war? Or did America’s leaders have the opportunity to avert the greatest calamity in the history of our nation? Answering these questions will not bring back the lives lost in March, 2020. It will not rebuild New York, Washington, or the other cities reduced to rubble. But at the very least, it might prevent a tragedy of this magnitude from occurring again. It is this hope that inspired The 2020 Commission Report. “I couldn’t put the book down, reading most of it in the course of one increasingly intense evening. If fear of nuclear war is going to keep you up at night, at least it can be a page-turner.”—New Scientist

Masako Katsura Biography

Author : Jesus GALLEGOS ROSAS
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (548 download)

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Download or read book Masako Katsura Biography written by Jesus GALLEGOS ROSAS and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-19 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of the greatest billiard player of all time.MASAKO KATSURA from Japan.All her life, from 1913 to 1995. Her titles, his achievements, her travels, her games, her defeats and anecdotes in three cushion world championships. More than 280 pages of all her history.Masako Katsura is considered "THE FIRST LADY OF BILLIARDS", who made history in her career, because she broke the barrier of gender and male dominance in a sport of knights and chivalry, competing in equal circumstances in several professional world billiards championships to three cushion.The author does not skimp on data, comments, photographs, statistics, graphics, images, etc. This complete and meticulous biography is dedicated to the Japanese champion, who, in that environment, surprised the entire world and won the hearts of all billiards fans on 5 continents.Pioneer in competing against the most powerful professional players of her time.This great Japanese champion, has lasted many decades in oblivion, but from now on you will find in this book, the fascination of the atmosphere of those memorable times, and will revive epics, where this talented player beat the most powerful players in the world in various world championships .She beat in tournaments, to all the great champions, like Willie Hoppe, Joe Chamaco, Kinrey Matsuyama, Ray Kilgore, Jay Bozeman, Joe Procita, Arthur Rubin, Herb Hardt, Ezequiel Navarra, Harold Worst, Juan Navarra, Ray Miller, Welker Cochran, Danny McGoorty, Mel Lundberg, Keizo Kubo, John Fitzpatrick, George Pentaris, Bill Hawkins, etc. etc.In addition, the book features an illustrated gallery of all of Japan's billiard champions from 1938 to 2019, all of the Amateur and Professional World Champions from 1878 to 2019.Author: Jesús Humberto Gallegos Rosas.Collaborations of Charlie Ursitti (Q.E.P.D.), Mario Sureda, Koichi Urabe, Mike Shamos and Tadashi Machida.Large format: 8.5 X 11 inches

Race, Ethnicity and Migration in Modern Japan: Imagined and imaginary minorites

Author : Michael Weiner
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780415208574
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Race, Ethnicity and Migration in Modern Japan: Imagined and imaginary minorites written by Michael Weiner and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2004 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Imagined Families, Lived Families

Author : Akiko Hashimoto
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791477681
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book Imagined Families, Lived Families written by Akiko Hashimoto and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2009-01-15 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interdisciplinary look at the dramatic changes in the contemporary Japanese family, including both empirical data and analyses of popular culture.