"As a young girl from a wealthy family, Ginko Ogino seems set for a conventional life in the male-dominated society of nineteenth-century Japan. But when she contracts gonorrhoea from her husband, she suffers the ignominy of divorce. Forced to bear the humiliation of being treated by male doctors, she resolves to become a doctor herself in order to treat fellow female sufferers and spare them some of the shame she had to endure. Her stru ..."
"Chigiri Yamazaki is a divorced single mother who has returned to Tsurugi City with her 11 year old daughter to care for her ailing father--a famouse sword maker whose business has completely faltered. It falls upon Chigiri to keep dept collectors at bay.Go Imai, a freelance documentary maker, is on a business trip from Tokyo and has decided to stop by this little town of Tsurugi, where he had come to do a story on Chigiri's father 25 ye ..."
"As a young girl from a wealthy family, Ginko Ogino seems set for a conventional life in the male-dominated society of 19th-century Japan. But when she contracts gonorrhea from her husband, she suffers the disgrace of divorce. Forced to bear the humiliation of being treated by male doctors, she resolves to become a doctor herself in order to treat fellow female sufferers and spare them some of the shame she had to endure. Her struggle is ..."
The Poison Ape(1st Edition) A Shinjuku Shark Novel (Shinjuku Shark Novels) by Arimasa Osawa, DeborahIwabuchi Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2008 by Vertical ISBN-13: 978-1-934287-24-8, ISBN: 1-934287-24-5
"Detective Samejima works alone...because no one will work with him. Shunned by his peers, scorned by his superiors, and feared by the yakuza, "The Shark," as he is called, works the dangerous Shinjuku section of Tokyo. This second installment of the popular Japanese series finds The Shark embroiled in a conflict among a professional Taiwanese killer, called "The Poison Ape"; the Taiwanese detective who pursues him; and the hard-hearted ..."
"With The Sleeping Dragon, Miyuki Miyabe, Japan's #1 best-selling mystery author, returns to the spare, hard-boiled style of her debut book in English, the cult classic All She Was Worth. Add in a touch of the paranormal, and this noir tale of suspense is on track to garner reviews as glowing as those she's received in the past -- Land to win her a legion of new readers.A fierce typhoon strikes Tokyo one night, flooding the city streets. ..."
"Three deaths come in quick succession: one girl jumps from the roof of a six-story building; another falls in front of a train; and a third is hit by a late-night taxi. But how are they related? And are they accidents, suicides -- or murder?Slowly, the answers are uncovered by sixteen-year-old Mamoru, the nephew of the taxi driver currently being held by the police on charges of manslaughter for the death of the third victim.Determined ..."
How I Saved a Bank(1st Edition) (With a Little Help from the Cosmos) by Tadahiko Ito, DeborahIwabuchi Hardcover, 191 Pages, Published 2009 by Kodansha Usa ISBN-13: 978-4-7700-3105-1, ISBN: 4-7700-3105-X
"How I Saved a Bank is a translation that combines Tadahiko Ito's two best-selling Japanese-language books, Spiritual Management and Celestine Lifestyle. In this volume, Ito explains his belief that "success" means achievements based on fundamental concern for the good of one's neighbor. According to Ito, contributing to cosmic coexistence and co-prosperity will put the universe on our side, and will guide us on our life path. He discuss ..."
"Young, pretty Junko Aoki has the extraordinary ability to start fires using just willpower. Furthermore, she believes it to be her duty to use her pyrokinetic powers to punish violent criminals who have evaded justice. A chance encounter one night sends Junko on a mission to rescue a young woman abducted by a vicious gang of youths. The trail of bodies she leaves across Tokyo attracts the attention of two very different groups: a secre ..."
Traditional Cuisine of the Ryukyu Islands A history of Health and Healing (Hardback) by Takagi Rin Hardcover, 144 Pages, Published 2021 by Japan Publishing Industry Foundation For Culture ISBN-13: 978-4-86658-131-6, ISBN: 4-86658-131-X
"This modern version of the Gozen honzo unveils the knowledge it contains, covering 60 ingredients and 70 recipes from the text to reproduce the various delicacies."
Grand Sumo Fully Illustrated by Seigoro Kitade, DeborahIwabuchi Hardcover, 158 Pages, Published 1998 by Japan Times,The ISBN-13: 978-4-89684-251-7, ISBN: 4-89684-251-0
Pilgrimages in the Secular Age From El Camino to Anime by Ryosuke Okamoto, Y. Okamoto Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 2019 by Japan Publishing Industry Foundation For Culture ISBN-13: 978-4-86658-064-7, ISBN: 4-86658-064-X