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Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
On a trip to visit her grandparents in Japan, Tessa Miyata inadvertently releases the spirit of an evil samurai god who wants to destroy Tokyo, and stumbles upon a hidden part of the city where gods and mythological creatures walk among humans.
Author
Publisher
Mantra
Pub. Date
2005
Language
日本語
Description
Little Red Hen finds some grains of wheat but when she asks the cat, the dog and the goose to help her plant them, they are all too busy. So Little Red Hen grows the wheat, cuts it, takes it first to the miller and then the baker, all on her own. When she brings home the delicious bread the other animals are only too willing to help her eat it, but will she let them?
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Ramen Fusion Cookbook features 40 traditional and modern fusion recipes for savory ramen soups in portion sizes perfect for a family. All the latest trends are included, with recipes highlighting influences from Korea, Vietnam, China, Thailand, Mexico, and the Unites States. Packed with full-color photography, Ramen Fusion Cookbook takes you through the entire process--from starting a broth base to making noodles to properly assembling the dishes....
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
If you enjoy manga, you'll love learning Japanese with this book. The language lessons are interspersed with entertaining manga comic strips that make it easy to learn and remember all the key vocabulary and grammar. The plot picks up where Learn Japanese with Manga Volume 1 left off - following Nuria, a journalist who is sent to Tokyo to research a news story, where she keeps encountering a mysterious 'shadow' or kage.
Author
Language
English
Description
A thirty-something portrait painter in Tokyo is abandoned by his wife and finds himself holed up in the mountain home of a famous artist, Tomohiko Amada. When he discovers a previously unseen painting in the attic, he unintentionally opens a circle of mysterious circumstances. To close it, he must complete a journey that involves a mysterious ringing bell, a two-foot-high physical manifestation of an Idea, a dapper businessman who lives across the...
68) Thief of glory
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This WWII drama is both exciting in its revelations and heart-rending in its truth about human nature and forgiveness"--
70) A true novel
Author
Publisher
Other Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
A True Novel begins in New York in the 1960s, where we meet Taro, a relentlessly ambitious Japanese immigrant trying to make his fortune. Flashbacks and multilayered stories reveal his life: an impoverished upbringing as an orphan, his eventual rise to wealth and success{u2014}despite racial and class prejudice{u2014}and an obsession with a girl from an affluent family that has haunted him all his life. A True Novel then widens into an examination...
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Traditional recipes for mochi, wagashi, manju, dorayaki, anpan, melon pan and many others meet the classic Japanese cookies, cakes, tarts, ice creams and custards that are now popular worldwide. Japanese flavors infuse and transform your favorite desserts and create newfound indulgences you can easily prepare at home!"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
On the 45th floor of the Matsumoto Tower in LA, the headquarters of the Japanese Electronics Corporation, celebrities from the film and music world mix with the captains of industry and politics. On the 46th floor, the dead body of a young woman is discovered.
Author
Publisher
Conquistador Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"In May of 1592, Japanese dictator Toyotomi Hideyoshi sent a 158,800-man army of invasion from Kyushu to Pusan on Korea's southern tip. His objective: to conquer Korea, then China, and then the whole of Asia. The resulting seven years of fighting, known in Korea as Imjin Waeran, the 'Imjin invasion, ' after the year of the water dragon in which it began, dwarfed contemporary conflicts in Europe and was one of the most devastating wars to grip East...
Publisher
CJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Korean
Description
The story of Korean history's most astonishing military victory by its greatly revered strategist, Admiral Yi Sunshin, who lures over 300 Japanese ships into a deadly trap where they meet their fate against only thirteen battle ships.
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"Seventeen-year-old Kira Fujikawa has never had it easy. She's bullied by the popular girls in school. Her parents ignore her. And she's also plagued with a secret: She can see yokai, the ghosts and demons that haunt the streets of Kyoto. But things accelerate from bad to worse when she learns that Shuten-doji, the demon king, will rise at the next blood moon to hunt down an ancient relic and bring the world to a catastrophic end. Not exactly skilled...
78) The power of chōwa: finding your inner strength through the Japanese concept of balance and harmony
Author
Publisher
Harper Design
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Tiller Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Embark on a foodie's journey through the world of anime--and learn to recreate delicious dishes from your favorite series--with this practical guide to anime food. Japanese animation has beautiful designs, fleshed out characters, and engaging storylines--and it's also overflowing with so many scrumptiously rendered meals! Do you ever watch your favorite anime series and start craving the crunch of crispy seafood or the warmth of delicious noodles...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
With national pride and occasional fear, a brother and sister face the increasingly oppressive occupation of Korea by Japan during World War II, which threatens to suppress Korean culture entirely.
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