Yoshio delights in the everyday sounds of Tokyo, but when a musician tells him that her favorite sound is ma, the Japanese word for silence, Yoshio sets out to hear this sound for himself among the hustle and bustle of the city. Includes information on the Japanese concept of ma.

"When thirty-four-year-old Ms. Shibata gets a new job in Tokyo to escape sexual harassment at her old one, she finds that, as the only woman at her new workplace -- a company that manufactures cardboard tubes -- she is expected to do all the menial tasks. One day she announces that she can't clear away her colleagues' dirty cups because she's pregnant and the smell nauseates her. The only thing is... Ms. Shibata is not pregnant. Pregnant Ms. Shibata...

"Trinity, Trinity, Trinity is a novel set in a world in which Japanese senior citizens display symptoms of a mysterious condition known as "Trinity," about a woman who suspects her mother has been drawn into a terrorist attack, and sets out to uncover family secrets, finding unexpected connections between the Olympics and Japan's history of atomic power"--

"Cain Lemaire is an ex-Secret Service agent from New Orleans. With help from his sister who's working in Japan, Cain takes a job in Tokyo as head of security detail for a very successful and important CEO. Cain ends up tangling with the yakuza (Japanese mafia) and unraveling a sex slavery ring"-- Cain Lemaire, an ex-Secret Service agent from New Orleans, had his dream job protecting the President until a scandal lost him his post. Needing a new direction...

After growing up near San Francisco, a young Japanese woman returns with her parents to their native Japan, but she feels foreign and out of place.

"From Rumiko Takahashi, the beloved creator of InuYasha and Ranma 1/2, comes the romantic (sort of) comedy Maison Ikkoku presented in a new edition in its original episodic order! Kyoko's meddling parents plot to get their daughter to give up her independence and move back home. Yusaku meets his (sort of) girlfriend's overzealous folks and then ends up on a never-ending visit to his own parents' house"--P. [4] of cover.

"The winter of 1578, four years prior to the Honnnoji Incident. Araki Murashige has betrayed his ally Oda Nobunaga and holed himself up in Arioka Castle--but a string of strange incidents within the castle walls has him at his wits' end. The desperate warlord's only hope in solving these mysteries is imprisoned in the castle's dungeon: a man named Kuroda Kanbei, one of Oda's most gifted strategists. When all the conflict and intrigue reach their end,...

"Sarasa is taking a trip back home to Asakusa, and her stoic roommate/brand new BFF Ai-chan is coming with her! When the girls arrive, waiting for them is Akiya, Sarasa's childhood friend and a rising star in the world of kabuki theater. But Ai suspects that Sarasa and Akiya might be more than friends. Does ditzy Sarasa really have a boyfriend?!"--Back cover.

Here he gives us the remarkable story of Tsukuru Tazaki, a young man haunted by a great loss; of dreams and nightmares that have unintended consequences for the world around us; and of a journey into the past that is necessary to mend the present. It is a story of love, friendship, and heartbreak for the ages. -

In Japan in 1853, at the time of U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's visit to Japan, Yoshi, a young Japanese boy who dreams of becoming a samurai one day, learns about America from Majiro and has adventures with Jack, a young cabin boy aboard one of the U.S. ships. Includes historical notes and glossary.