Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan, Paperback - Jake Adelstein

Reducere. A riveting true-life tale of newspaper noir and Japanese organized crime from an American investigative journalist. Jake Adelstein is the only Amer...

Description"A fascinating look at some fascinating people who show how democracy advances hand in hand with crime in Japan."--Mario Puzo In this un...

This collection brings together diverse analyses of women in Japan-including department store elevator girls, tour bus guides, airline stewardesses...

While teaching in Japan, Judith Pascoe was fascinated to discover the popularity that Emily Bront 's novel Wuthering Heights has enjoyed there. Nea...

Enjoy the beautiful curated photographs (in color) of Tokyo in JapanThe photos captures the quintessential stunning landmarks, scenery and architec...

Reducere. "Written in 1965 about a same-sex sexual scandal that occurred in 1955 in Boise, Idaho, John Gerassi's classic study depicts both middle America's ...

Reducere. The definitive history of American war reporting in the Pacific theater of World War II, from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the atomic bombings of ...

Reducere. After publishing his third novel, Motor City Burning (Pegasus Books, 2014), Bill Morris turned his attention to researching, remembering and relivi...

Contributor(s): Author: Matthew BaxterIllustrator: Luis LiraPhotographer: Miles RootSuper Cheap Japan is the ultimate budget travel guide to Japan,...

Reducere. Vasilii Golovnin (1776-1818) was already a celebrity when, in the spring of 1811, twenty years into his career in the Russian Imperial navy, he was...

Reducere. Contributing to the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this practical analysis of the law of contracts in Japan covers ever...

Reducere. DescriptionSuper Cheap Tokyo is all you'll need for a budget holiday in Tokyo or the surrounding Kanto region. With a large choice of discount pass...

A hauntingly original book about Tokyo and the Japanese relationship to time, memory and history, seen through the eyes of an outsider, searching f...

This fascinating book-part ethnography, part memoir-traces Japan's vibrant caf society over one hundred and thirty years. Merry White traces Japan'...

Providing an overview of Japanese media theory from the 1910s to the present, this volume introduces English-language readers to Japan's rich body ...

Publisher: Dundurn Group LtdAuthor(s): Slava PastukNumber of pages: 248Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 139 x 215 x 17Cover type: Paperback / soft...

Reducere. A Diplomat In Japan: The inner history of the critical years in the evolution of Japan when the ports were opened and the monarchy restored, record...

This book synthesises current theory and research on L2 motivation in the EFL Japanese context covering topics such as the issues of cultural ident...

Reducere. Come along with Jim Stewart - the perfect guide to show you that in Japan a new friend is never far away. He'll show you Japan is a budget-friendly...

Reducere. "You see, Japan does not actually rest atop an infinite pile of turtles, but on the back of a giant carp . . ."In his mid-thirties, Australian free...

A young girl traces her mother's steps all the way from London to Japan to search for the father she never knew.

Looking at Japanese gardens will quickly reveal that they cannot be viewed as isolated from other art forms or social processes. Concepts of variou...

Reducere. Over 900, 000 copies sold in the series This easy-to-read adventure is number 20 in this long-running, successful series and is now available in so...

A hauntingly original book about Tokyo and the Japanese relationship to time, memory and history, seen through the eyes of an outsider, searching f...

Reducere. This book is about prison chaplains and their care for aging, dying, and dead prisoners in the penal systems of the United States and the United Ki...

Publisher: Association for Asian StudiesAuthor(s): Alisa FreedmanNumber of pages: 168Collection: Asia ShortsPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 152 x...

This book explores censorship, particularly film and video censorship, in Japan in modern times. It shows how most censorship has been the film and...

This volume will expand the inquiry of tourism mobilities comprehensively and clearly in the fields of the humanities and social sciences.Publisher...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Description100 Japanese Gardens is an ambitious attempt to profile the finest gardens in Japan, while also highlighting lesser known, but equally a...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

How do teachers, who have chosen to settle down in one country, manage the difficulties of living and teaching English in that country? This book a...

Reducere. DescriptionJapan was a physical and psychological wasteland at the end of World War II. With over 3 million dead, 39 percent of city populations ho...

DescriptionJapan was a physical and psychological wasteland at the end of World War II. With over 3 million dead, 39 percent of city populations ho...

In this last two decades, Japan has experienced slow economic growth, changed employment practices, population decline, an aging society, and an in...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Dr Greg StoryIllustrator: Tim WilkinsonAre you selling to Japanese buyers? Do you want to be more successful? To sell to Ja...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. DescriptionThis book is a substantial revision and update of "Hachi: The Truth of the Life and Legend of the Most Famous Dog in Japan" (2013), and ...

Reducere. Since the Fukushima nuclear accident in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 11 March 2011, Japan has seen a significant revival in its s...

Reducere. Bianca is thrilled when her parents announce that her abuelo is coming to live with them. Bianca and Abuelo share a love of soccer, and she can't w...

Patrick Galbraith examines Japanese "otaku, " their relationships with fictional girl characters, the Japanese public's interpretations of them as ...

Is immersion just another name for enclosure? In this groundbreaking analysis of virtual reality in Japan, Paul Roquet uncovers how the technology ...

DescriptionHistory of Art in Japan is a fully illustrated overview of Japanese art, written by one of Japan's most distinguished art historians. Th...

Reducere. Sherlock Holmes fans know about the "missing years" - the time when Holmes traveled in Asia after his epic battle with Professor Moriarity. Now, th...

Reducere. Watsuji's Rinrigaku (literally, the principles that allow us to live in friendly community) has been regarded as the definitive study of Japanese e...

Reducere. In 1959 journalist John Roderick joined the Tokyo bureau of the Associated Press. There, he befriended a Japanese family, the Takishitas. After mus...

If you love the taste of Japanese food and would love to make your own homemade Japanese dishes from the comfort of your own home, you don't have t...