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A pilot crashes in the Sahara Desert and encounters a strange young boy who calls himself the Little Prince. The Little Prince has traveled there from his home on a lonely, distant asteroid with a single rose. The story that follows is a beautiful and at times heartbreaking meditation on human nature.

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Iowa

The Little Prince (Japanese)

#paperback #manga #fiction #shounen #shounenjump #anime #japan #japanese 

New York

Kafka wants to clean up kaiju, but not literally! Will a sudden metamorphosis stand in the way of his dream? With the highest kaiju-emergence rates in the world, Japan is no stranger to attack by deadly monsters. Enter the Japan Defense Force, a military organization tasked with the neutralization of kaiju. Kafka Hibino, a kaiju corpse cleanup man, has always dreamed of joining the force and wants another shot at achieving his childhood dream of eliminating the kaiju. But how can he expect to fight kaiju when he suddenly becomes one himself?! Kafka hopes to one day keep his pact with his childhood friend Mina to join the Japan Defense Force. But while she’s out neutralizing kaiju as Third Division captain, Kafka is stuck cleaning up the aftermath of her battles. Now, thanks to a sudden eligibility rule change, Kafka has one more shot at realizing his dream. There’s just one problem—he’s suddenly turned into a kaiju! And even worse, he’s made the Defense Force’s neutralization list under the code name Kaiju No. 8.

Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 1

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#nonfiction #memoir #hardcover #biography #nobu #japanese #translated 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

California

a memoir

Nobu

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Previous owners name written inside front cover. English and Japanese edition. #hardcover #religioustext #Buddhism  #japanese 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Washington

Computer Science

The Teaching Of Buddha

Utah

Japanese

La Rose Dr Versailles (Japanese)

Japanese language issue of CLAMP’s X/1999 manga #japanese

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Arizona

X  [Asuka C] Vol. 15 (Ekkusu  [Asuka C]) (in Japanese)

Misao the Big Mama and Fukumaru the Cat

八年前、みさおおばあちゃんは一匹の猫と出会いました。おばあちゃんは、「福の神様が来て、全てが丸く治まるように」と願いを込めて「ふくまる」と名付けました。「お日様の下を生きる事ができれば、すべてが好日」。おばあちゃんと、ふくまるは今日も畑へ出かけます。

Miyoko Ihara

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#basho #haiku #poetry #japanese #classic #philosophy #asianliterature

North Carolina

The Complete Haiku

Basho stands today as Japans most renowned writer, and one of the most revered. Wherever Japanese literature, poetry or Zen are studied, his oeuvre carries weight. Every new student of haiku quickly learns that Basho was the greatest of the Old Japanese Masters. Yet despite his stature, Bashos complete haiku have not been collected into a single volume. Until now. To render the writers full body of work into English, Jane Reichhold, an American haiku poet and translator, dedicated over ten years of work. In Basho: The Complete Haiku, she accomplishes the feat with distinction.

Basho

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#japanese #languageguide #japan #learnjapanese 

Indiana

From Everyday Conversation to the Language of Love - A Guide to Japanese as It's Really Spoken!

Making Out in Japanese is a fun, accessible and thorough Japanese phrase book and guide to the Japanese language as it's really spoken.

Sugoku suki! Mata aeru?--(I'm crazy about you! Shall we meet again?) Answer this correctly in Japanese, and you may be going on a hot date. Incorrectly, and you could be hurting someone's feelings or getting a slap! Japanese classes and textbooks tend to spend a lot of time rehearsing for the same fictitious scenarios, but chances are while in Japan you will spend a lot more time trying to make new friends or start new romances--something you may not be prepared for.

If you are a student, businessman or tourist traveling to Japan and would like to have an authentic and meaningful experience, the key is being able to speak like a local. This friendly and easy-to-use Japanese phrasebook makes this possible. Making Out in Japanese has been updated and expanded to be even more helpful as a guide to modern colloquial Japanese for use in everyday informal interactions--giving access to the sort of catchy Japanese expressions that aren't covered in traditional language materials. As well as the Romanized forms (romanji), each expression is now given in authentic Japanese script (kanji and kana with furigana pronunciation clues), so that in the case of difficulties the book can be shown to the person the user is trying to communicate with.

This Japanese phrasebook includes:
 * A guide to pronouncing Japanese words correctly.
 * Explanations of basic Japanese grammar, such as intonation, word stress, and particles.
 * A guide to male and female usage.
 * Romanized forms of words and phrases (romanji).
 * Complete Japanese translations including Japanese characters (kanji) and the Japanese alphabet (kana).
 * Useful and interesting notes on Japanese language and culture.
 * Lots of colorful, fun and useful expressions not covered in other phrasebooks.


Titles in this unique series of bestselling phrase books include: Making Out in Chinese, Making Out in Indonesian, Making Out in Thai, Making Out in Korean, Making Out in Hindi, Making Out in Japanese, Making Out in Vietnamese, Making Out in Burmese, Making Out in Tagalog, Making Out in Hindi, Making Out in Arabic, Making Out in English, More Making Out in Korean, and More Making Out in Japanese.

Making Out in Japanese

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Oregon

Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968, the novelist Yasunari Kawabata felt the essence of his art was to be found not in his longer works but in a series of short stories--which he called "Palm-of-the-Hand Stories"--written over the span of his career. In them we find loneliness, love, and the passage of time, demonstrating the range and complexity of a true master of short fiction.

Palm-Of-the-Hand Stories

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#comics #graphicnovels #paperback #manga #tokyopop #japanese#fiction #fiction 

Georgia

Volume 1

After a traumatic childhood experience, Sata Senda becomes terrified by germs, which makes him difficult to get close to, until Anna Aiuchi, the prettiest girl in class, sets her sights on him.

Clean-Freak Fully-Equipped (Keppeki Shonen Kanzen Soubi)

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#fiction #graphicnovels #paperback #manga #tokyopop #japanese

Volume 4

After being banished from their island home by mythical Japanese hero Momotaro, the ogres' modern descendant Kokonose Mutsu is determined to reclaim his family's birthright.

Momo Tama

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#fiction #graphicnovels #paperback #manga #Tokyopop #japanese

A songstress from the 23rd century goes wild in the present day in this high-energy comedy.

Mikansei No. 1

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#fiction #graphicnovels #paperback #manga #tokyopop #japanese #comics 

Tomo has fond memories of living near the beach as a child and the boy she met there, and when she meets a strange young man who reminds her of the ocean she wonders if there is any connection.

Skyblue Shore (Sorairo Kaigan)

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As the Han Dynasty collapses, sexism hampers the attempts of female warriors Zhang Fei and Guan Yu to lead a rebellion, but with the help of the idealistic Liu Bei, they may be able to save China from three hostile sisters.

Dragon Sister!

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#paperback #novel #Japanese #justice #heartbreaking #beautiful #exlib

Michigan

"Revoyr does a remarkable job of conveying [protagonist] Michelle's lost innocence and fear through this accomplished story of family and the dangers of complacency in the face of questionable justice."
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Revoyr's fourth novel is a coming-of-age saga in which racism cuts across loyalties between family and friends . . . Gripping and insightful."
--Kirkus Reviews

Michelle LeBeau, the child of a white American father and a Japanese mother, lives with her grandparents in Deerhorn, Wisconsin--a small town that had been entirely white before her arrival. Rejected and bullied, Michelle spends her time reading, avoiding fights, and roaming the countryside with her dog Brett. She idolizes her grandfather, Charlie LeBeau, an expert hunter and former minor league baseball player who is one of the town's most respected men. Charlie strongly disapproves of hisson's marriage to Michelle's mother but dotes on his only grandchild.

This fragile peace is threatened when the expansion of the local clinic leads to the arrival of the Garretts, a young black couple from Chicago. The Garretts' presence deeply upsets most of the residents of Deerhorn--when Mr. Garrett makes a controversial accusation against one of the town leaders, who is also Charlie LeBeau's best friend.

In the tradition ofTo Kill a Mockingbird, A River Runs Through It, andSnow Falling on Cedars, Revoyr's new novel examines the effects of change on a small, isolated town, the strengths and limits of community, and the sometimes conflicting loyalties of family and justice. Set in the expansive countryside of Central Wisconsin, against the backdrop of Vietnam and the post-civil rights era,Wingshooters explores both connection and loss as well as the complex but enduring bonds of family.


Wingshooters

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Illinois

Seeking solace in the Malaysian plantations of her childhood after grueling World War II experiences, criminal prosecutor Yun Ling Teoh discovers a Japanese garden and its enigmatic tender, an exiled Japanese royal gardener who reluctantly accepts her as an apprentice. By the author of The Gift of Rain. Original.

The Garden of Evening Mists

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Super Robot Red Baron: (4 DVD Set)
(スーパーロボット レッドバロン

Super Robot Red Baron: The Complete Series
1973 Classic Japanese Sci Fi at its best!

Condition -(Like New)-. 4 DVD set is like new 

16 hours and 25 minutes
(36 episodes) 4 Discs
Japanese /English subtitle
Mill Creek Entertainment 
2010
 #japanese #Robots #Classic #Scifi 

New Jersey

(スーパーロボット レッドバロン

Super Robot Red Baron

#mystery #ReiShimuraSeries #japanese #intrigue

Alabama

A novel of suspense

Agatha Award-winning author Sujata Massey makes her hardcover debut with "The flower Master, the third entry in her wonderfully successful mystery series featuring a savvy young Japanese-American woman in modern-day Tokyo.

Rei Shimura, a twentysomething part-California girl, part-Japanese antiques dealer, can't quite find her place in Tokyo society. Lately Rei's love life has fallen off the radar screen, and despite all her efforts, her new business isn't doing much better.

At her aunt's insistence, Rei enrolls in a course in ikebana, the famous Japanese art of flower arranging. Little does she realize what a cutthroat class it will be; she's hardly completed a lesson before her instructor is murdered.

Rei is ready to track down the killer, but suddenly the case hits close to home. She and her aunt are battered by waves of police questioning, press attention, and mysterious warnings. Skeletons are rattling in her family's closet, and Rei must open the door to a dangerous secret.

Rei's in for the excitement she's been missing as her search for the truth takes her through twisting new corridors of intrigue, romance, and murder. It's up to Rei, the black sheep, to keep her family name clear-and her own life safe-from an enemy with an unknown agenda.

"The Flower Master is a scintillating mystery as fresh, cutting-edge, and uniquely appealing as its in-over-her-head-but-hanging-on sleuth.

The Flower Master

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#vintage #japanese #languages #paperback #nonfiction #japan

Vest Pocket Japanese

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Japanese Poems of Love and Longing

Written by court princesses, exiled officials, Zen priests, and recluses, the 150 poems translated here represent the rich diversity of Japan's poetic tradition. Varying in tone from the sensuous and erotic to the profoundly spiritual, each poem captures a sense of the poignant beauty and longing known only in the fleeting experience of the moment. The translator has selected these five-line tanka--one of the great traditional verse forms of Japanese literature--from sources ranging from the classical imperial anthologies of the eighth and tenth centuries to works of the early twentieth century.

Only Companion

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#paperback #historical #dualpov #fiction #historicalfiction #japanese #war #youngadult 

Virginia

An "important" (New York Times Book Review), "extraordinary" (Booklist, starred review) novel of conviction, friendship, and betrayal, from Monica Hesse, the bestselling and award-winning author of Girl in the Blue Coat



"A must-read for fans of historical fiction." --Ruta Sepetys, #1 New York Times bestselling author



It's 1944, and World War II is raging across Europe and the Pacific. The war seemed far away from Margot in Iowa and Haruko in Colorado--until they were uprooted to dusty Texas, all because of the places their parents once called home: Germany and Japan.



Haruko and Margot meet at the high school in Crystal City, a "family internment camp" for those accused of colluding with the enemy. The teens discover that they are polar opposites in so many ways, except for one that seems to override all the others: the camp is changing them, day by day and piece by piece. Haruko finds herself consumed by fear for her soldier brother and distrust of her father, who she knows is keeping something from her. And Margot is doing everything she can to keep her family whole as her mother's health deteriorates and her rational, patriotic father becomes a man who distrusts America and fraternizes with Nazis.



With everything around them falling apart, Margot and Haruko find solace in their growing, secret friendship. But in a prison the government has deemed full of spies, can they trust anyone--even each other?



*Don't miss Monica Hesse's New York Times bestselling historical mysteries, Girl in the Blue Coat and They Went Left*

The War Outside

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#hardcover #folklore #Japanese #childrens #kids

Twelfth-century Japan was hardly a time of feminism, but this story tells a tale, found on a scroll, of a strong girl with ideas of her own. . . . The drama of the story is stunningly captured by Cooper's soft oil-wash paintings. . . . Truly, a timeless story.--School Library Journal, starred review. Full-color illustrations.

The Girl Who Loved Caterpillars

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#hardcover #japan #japanese #culture #religion #nf #nonfiction #travel

This book was used for a college course. There is a damaged inside page where a nameplate with info has been removed (pictured.) Otherwise in very good condition. Pages intact and clean.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

This gorgeous guide to Japanese life chronicles more than 60 native Japanese objects. Each object featured is accompanied by detailed text describing its historical significance and place in everyday Japanese life. You'll learn about the origins and uses of everything from folding paper fans to lacquerware combs to ceramic tea bowls. The perfect introduction to Japan,Things Japaneseoffers an innovative look into this diverse and fascinating culture.

Antoine de Saint-Exupèry

The Little Prince (Japanese)

Naoya Matsumoto

Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 1

Nobuyuki Matsuhisa

Nobu

Buddhist Promoting Foundation

The Teaching Of Buddha

Riyoko Ikeda

La Rose Dr Versailles (Japanese)

CLAMP

X [Asuka C] Vol. 15 (Ekkusu [Asuka C]) (in Japanese)

Miyoko Ihara

Miyoko Ihara

Matsuo Basho; Jane Reichhold (Translator); Shiro Tsujimura (Illustrator)

Basho

Todd Geers; Erika Geers

Making Out in Japanese

Yasunari Kawabata; Lane Dunlop (Translator); J. Martin Holman (Translator)

Palm-Of-the-Hand Stories

Touya Tobina

Clean-Freak Fully-Equipped (Keppeki Shonen Kanzen Soubi)

Nanae Chrono

Momo Tama

Majiko!

Mikansei No. 1

Yamada Nanpei

Skyblue Shore (Sorairo Kaigan)

Nini

Dragon Sister!

Nina Revoyr

Wingshooters

Tan Twan Eng

The Garden of Evening Mists

Mill Creek Entertainment

Super Robot Red Baron

Sujata Massey

The Flower Master

Institute for Language Study Staff

Vest Pocket Japanese

Sam Hamill (Translator)

Only Companion

Monica Hesse

The War Outside

Jean Merrill; Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)

The Girl Who Loved Caterpillars

Nicholas Bornoff; Michael A. Freeman

Things Japanese