The Yamato Dynasty: The Secret History of Japan's ...
 From Amazon.com: Most Westerners will know next to nothing of the Yamato, Japan's current imperial family. Neither do most Japanese. Much of Japan's modern history has been erased from postwar textbooks, and a whole generation has grown up knowing [... more]
CDN$34.00
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A Boy Called H: A Childhood in Wartime Japan
Yes, this book was proven a sort of forgery in Japan: I warrant the quality of Hitoshi Noguchi,MD's Review. It is also good summary of the criticisms in Japan. Left me wanting more...: Like the first reviewer, I really enjoyed this book. It provided me [... more]
CDN$29.95
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High Flight
Too Long? I Don't Think So...: It's pretty rare that I can say "After 600 or so pages, it really heats up" about a novel without sarcastically panning it, but in this case I can. I picked up this book on name recognition alone. To be honest, [... more]
CDN$5.99
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Tent Of Orange Mist
From Amazon.com: Paul West deftly illuminates the plight of intellectuals and artists during the Japanese occupation of China in this story of a young woman who must transform herself completely in order to survive. Scald Ibis, the properly-reared [... more]
CDN$20.00
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Hard Rain
From Amazon.com: Barry Eisler's half-breed freelance assassin John Rain returns to Tokyo for a second outing in Hard Rain, the sequel to Eisler's stunning 2002 debut, Rain Fall. Once again Rain is working with, or at least parallel to, Tatsu, a wily [... more]
CDN$8.99
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Commander in Chief: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, His ...
Well Researched and Highly Regarded: This masterpiece book provides an excellent introduction to the top American military commanders, including the commander in chief, and the great work they did during World War Two. As a military enthusiast I found [... more]
CDN$30.16
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The Reluctant Admiral: Yamamoto and the Imperial Navy
Yamamoto, the Admiral, the womanizer.: Admiral Yamamoto did not want to go to war with the United States; a naval war he felt could be sustained for at most 18 months. But go to war he did and it cost him his life. This is an easy to read history of [... more]
CDN$25.95
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Japan's Longest Day
Unique and Fascinating: This book is probably the most detailed english account of one of the most fascinating events in modern Japanese history: the Japanese government's pained decision to surrender in August 1945 amidst falling atomic bombs. For a [... more]
CDN$29.95
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Modern Classics You Only Live Twice
Twice Is the ONLY Way to Live!: Forgive me if I am more of a Bond-Movie aficionado than one of Ian Flemming's original works. Perhaps it's because I am a Sir Sean fan more than anything. But I have come to conclude after watching "You Only Live [... more]
CDN$19.00
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A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the ...
Outstanding: This is an outstanding book on the modern history of Japan since the early 19th century. Mr. Gordon writes exceptionally well; unlike most academics, his sentences are mercifully short. You won`t get lost in any run-on sentences that take up [... more]
CDN$42.95
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The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895: Perceptions, Power, ...
The Sino-Japanese War as Seen by the Western Press: First I would say that this is a highly readable history of the Sino-Japanese War and Paine has obviously done her research. I have even bought my own copy because I find the middle section, in which [... more]
CDN$35.95
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Japan, a Bilingual Atlas : Nihon Nikakokugo Atorasu
Not useful: I am an American who has been living and working in Japan for two years and have gone on many road trips here, but I did not use this book at all. It has a nice detailed bilingual driving map of Tokyo, but you are better off taking the trains [... more]
CDN$29.95
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