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Bookshelf (Updated 12 Jun, 2009)

Otaku spreading worldwide

Finally, the long-awaited summer season, which is best for sightseeing "Otaku", has arrived. This term, which is now familiar overseas, is one of the hottest topics generating continued interest tow…   read more
 
New Releases    (Updated 23 Jun, 2009)
How I saved a Bank
with a little help from the Cosmos  
Tadahiko Ito
PRICE:$24.95
The fascinating and timely story of the author's years at the helm of a regional Japanese bank.

Japanese Kitchen Knives
Essential techniques and Recipes  
Hiromitsu Nozaki with Kate Klippensteen
PRICE:$29.95
Now, renowned chef Hiromitsu Nozaki shares his expertise and insights in a book that will help anyone who owns a Japanese knife to maximize its performance.

The Otaku Encyclopedia
An Insider's Guide to the Subculture of Cool Japan  
Patrick W. Galbraith
PRICE:$19.95
This definitive guide introduces the world of Japan's anime nerds, game geeks, and pop-idol fanboys, with over 600 terms that any fan of Japanese pop culture simply must know.

Yakuza Moon
Memoirs of a Gangster's Daughter  
Shoko Tendo
Translated by Louise Heal
PRICE:$11.95
A shocking yet intensely moving first-person account of one woman's experience of growing up in Japan's yakuza society.

Eat Sleep Sit  
Kaoru Nonomura
Juliet Winters Carpenter
PRICE:$24.95
Shocking, moving, insightful, funny, and warm, Eat Sleep Sit is a warts-and-all story of the life of a novice Buddhist monk, grappling not just with the day-to-day mysteries of Buddhist practice—how to eat, how to sleep, how to sit—but with fear, exhaustion, hunger, and loneliness.

Quilt Artistry
Inspired Designs from the East  
Yoshiko Jinzenji
PRICE:$27.95
Quilt Artistry presents unforgettable quilt creations in 100 color photos and in 300 black-and-white photos and diagrams. Detailed patterns and instructions are included for all projects shown.

The Japanese Skincare Revolution
How to Have the Most Beautiful Skin of Your Life—At Any Age  
Chizu Saeki
PRICE:$19.95
Proven beauty techniques for people of all ages and skin types!

Kodansha's Hiragana Workbook
A Step-by-Step Approach to Basic Japanese Writing  
Anne Matsumoto Stewart
Illustrations by Noriko Murotani
PRICE:$14.95
An all-new, streamlined workbook designed for beginner-level students who want to learn hiragana, the most basic Japanese script, as efficiently as possible.

Kodansha's Katakana Workbook
A Step-by-Step Approach to Basic Japanese Writing  
Anne Matsumoto Stewart
Illustrations by Noriko Murotani
PRICE:$14.95
An all-new, streamlined workbook designed for beginner-level students who want to learn katakana, the Japanese script used for writing loanwords, as efficiently as possible.

NOBU Miami
The Party Cookbook  
Nobu Matsuhisa, Thomas Buckley
Photographs by Masashi Kuma
PRICE:$39.95
Fantastic party food by Nobu, one of the best chefs in the world, and Thomas, his rockin' Miami chef!" —Jamie Oliver


Hotlist:Books to Watch
PREPARE FOR THE PERFECT PICNIC WITH THESE ESSENTIAL TIPS ON JAPANESE KITCHEN KNIVES!. Just in time for summer feasts, famed chef Hiromitsu Nozaki demonstrates the art of food preparation utilizing one of the world's greatest kitchen t…   read more
(26 Jun, 2009)
 
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Locked in a Box

Of all Japan's exports, the least understood - in the western hemisphere anyway - has got to be karaoke…   read more
(30 Jun, 2009)

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