"If you read mysteries for insights into other cultures and different periods, this excellent translation of the first novel by Akimitsu Takagi, who became one of Japan's leading crime writers, is an eye-opener. In 1947 Toyko, the limbs of a murdered woman are discovered in a locked bathroom. Her torso--covered with intricately beautiful tattoos by her late father, a highly controversial artist--is missing. A doctor finds the body, and ..."
"After being fired from his job when the private hedge fund he managed was hit with heavy losses, Shiego Segawa is approached with an offer of highly paid work as an industrial spy. How could he say no? Soon he is assigned to investigate a chemical firm run by the husband of his former girlfriend. The goal: seduce the wife and steal an important chemical formula. But when the husband is murdered, Segawa finds himself the prime suspect. ..."
"Etsuko has fallen in love with a shy, studious lecturer at a university. But she has to tell her parents she's pregnant to force their agreement to her marriage. Their objection is to the rest of her fiance's family: his father was a war criminal; his deceased younger brother, a murderer. His only respectable relative is a research chemist who says he's too sick to come to the wedding. And then the groom is called away on the firs ..."
"When the Tokyo stock market crashes, adultery and industrial espionage lead to murder. Segawa had a good job as a stock market trader, but the "private" hedge fund he operated suffered big losses and he was fired. He is down and out when he is approached with an offer of highly paid work. How can he resist? He agrees to become an industrial spy, even when he discovers the target is his old schoolmate-who married Segawa's girlfriend-and ..."
Rearing Wolves to Our Own Destruction(Updated) Slavery in Richmond Virginia, 1782–1865 (Carter G. Woodson Institute Series) by Midori Takagi Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 2002 by University Of Virginia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8139-2099-3, ISBN: 0-8139-2099-X
"RICHMOND WAS NOT only the capital of Virginia and of the Confederacy; it was also one of the most industrialized cities south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Boasting ironworks, tobacco processing plants, and flour mills, the city by 1860 drew half of its male workforce from the local slave population. "Rearing Wolves to Our Own Destruction" examines this unusual urban labor system from 1782 until the end of the Civil War. Many urban bondsmen ..."
Origami for Playtime(1st Edition) by Satoshi Takagi Paperback, 158 Pages, Published 2004 by Japan Publications Trading ISBN-13: 978-4-88996-131-7, ISBN: 4-88996-131-3
Mikudarihan Edo no rikon to joseitachi by Tadashi Takagi Hardcover, Published 1999 by Toì"Kyoì" : Heibonsha, 1999. ISBN-13: 978-4-582-76296-9, ISBN: 4-582-76296-4
Garasu no usagi by Toshiko Takagi Hardcover, Published 2000 by Tokyo : Kin No Hoshisha, 2000. ISBN-13: 978-4-323-07012-4, ISBN: 4-323-07012-8
The Best of Tofu(1st Edition) by Junko Takagi Paperback, 112 Pages, Published 2004 by Japan Publications Trading ISBN-13: 978-4-88996-172-0, ISBN: 4-88996-172-0