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To most people in the West, particularly the youth, the mere mention of Japan immediately evokes various images. A delectable rainbow of sushi, hand-rolled temaki, and platters of crispy, golden-brown tempura. An idyllic, crystal-clear lake flanked by trees covered with delicate, cotton-candy-pink sakura blossoms.

In his critically acclaimed Armageddon, Hastings detailed the last twelve months of the struggle for Germany. Here, in what can be considered a companion volume, he covers the horrific story of the war against Japan. By the summer of 1944 it was clear that Japan’s defeat was inevitable, but...

A riveting account of the role of Americans in the evolution of the Tokyo underworld in the years since 1945. In the ashes of postwar Japan lay a gold mine for certain opportunistic, expatriate Americans. Addicted to the volatile energy of Tokyo's freewheeling underworld, they formed...

If you want to discover the captivating history of ancient Asia, then pay attention...Two captivating manuscripts in one audiobook: Ancient China: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient History of China and the Chinese Civilization Starting from the Shang Dynasty to the Fall of the Han Dynasty and Ancient Japan: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient History of Japan, Their Ancient Civilization, and Japanese Culture, Including Stories of the Samurai, Shōguns, and Zen Masters.

The people of the Philippine Islands during the early half of the 20th century experienced various waves of Western imperialism, two wars of attempted secession from Western powers, and two world wars. And yet the Philippine Islands and its people have received only small subheadings in many American textbooks and histories.

The United States needs to understand each of the many Asian states in detail: while there are similarities, they all have situations that are difficult to compare. The U.S., Japan, and Asia in International Politics focuses on U.S. interests in Asia in its broadest contours - from Japan, China, and the Koreas in the east; a discussion of India in the south; and also to Afghanistan and Pakistan in the west. This book also treats Russia as an Asia-Pacific power.

*Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography* *Winner of the 2020 National Book Critics Circle Award* *Winner of the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography* A “captivating” (The Washington Post) work of history that explores the life of an unconventional woman during the first half...

The #1 national bestselling “riveting” (The New York Times), “propulsive” (Time) behind-the-scenes account “that reads like a tense thriller” (The Washington Post) of the 116 days leading up to the American attack on Hiroshima, by Chris Wallace, veteran journalist and CNN anchor and...

This “engrossing” (The Wall Street Journal) national bestseller and true “heartbreaking tale of tragedy and redemption” (Hampton Sides, bestselling author of Ghost Soldiers) reveals how a discovered diary—found during a brutal World War II battle—changed our war-torn society’s...

Ancient Japan: Untold Stories of Love, Power, and Everyday Life History is about more than just emperors, samurai, and war. It’s also about how real people lived, loved, and endured. Long before dating apps, there was the mysterious moonlight visit when men slipped into women’s rooms under the cover of darkness in a ritual woven from romance, danger, and deep cultural meaning. One misstep could ignite scandal, or a confrontation with a pitchfork.

ترجمة لأحد التقارير التاريخية التي تسجل وقائع زيارة بعثة يابانية رسمية إلى المملكة العربية السعودية عام 1939م، لمقابلة الملك المؤسس عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود ومناقشة العلاقات السعودية اليابانية في المجالات الاقتصادية والسياسية، ويُعدّ الكتاب مصدرًا مهمًا لدراسة العلاقات السعودية اليابانية وتاريخ المملكة في تلك الفترة.

When Rimika Tanaka's mother Akemi died in 2021, Rimika decided to embark on an exploration of her maternal family's Samurai heritage, and what it could teach her about how to live more fully today. In recent decades, the Samurai have been made famous by ongoing movies, comics, computer games...

A FINALIST FOR THE 2024 CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE A Best Book of the Year in The Economist, Prospect, The Telegraph, TLS, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, and Foreign Affairs 'Magisterial' – Max Hastings, The Sunday Times...

An elegant and absorbing tour of Tokyo and its residents. From 1632 until 1854, Japan’s rulers restricted contact with foreign countries, a near isolation that fostered a remarkable and unique culture that endures to this day. In hypnotic prose and sensual detail, Anna Sherman describes...

2026年NHK大河ドラマ『豊臣兄弟』超入門！三英傑の一人に数えられ、誰もが知る豊臣秀吉。その輝かしい功績の陰には、軍事と政務の両面から秀吉を一途に支え続けた、実弟であり、天下一の補佐役・豊臣秀長の存在があった。本書は、天下統一を成し遂げた秀吉・秀長兄弟の軌跡を、最新研究をもとに解説していく。

The samurai are dead. That’s not a morbid or melancholic statement - just a fact. Every samurai who ever lived has long since passed, and only the memory of their way of life remains. By the mid 1800s, the old ways were fading. For centuries, Japanese society had followed a Confucian hierarchy that placed the samurai at the top.

É sobre esse povo fascinante que se debruça a historiadora e antropóloga Célia Sakurai neste audiolivro surpreendente e revelador.

This box set contains all the stories and insights from twenty years of living and working in the country. Practical Stuff will have you hit the ground running and get off to a great start in no time. Teaching English includes priceless information on how to navigate the private sector and public education system, along with some of my best lesson plans for all ages. Cultural Stuff lays bare the real reasons behind why the Japanese do what they do from a foreign perspective and spares you years of wondering why.

Embark on a thrilling odyssey through Japan's riveting history, catapulting from the ancient realm of samurai and shoguns into the cutting-edge prowess that defines this extraordinary nation. Plunge headfirst into the elegance of timeless art forms, relive the thunderous echoes of feudal clashes, and witness the indomitable spirit that forged Japan's fate.

小学生のうちに知っておくと中学生以降の歴史がもっと楽しくなる！大人の学び直しにも最適！！