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Japan
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The Forty-Seven Ronin Story by John Allyn Publisher Comments 47 Ronin Story is the classic Japanese story of Lord Asano of Ako and one of the bloodiest vendettas in Japan's feudal history. In a shocking clash between the warriors and the merchant class of seventeenth century Japan, there emerged the most unlikely... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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Downfall : the End of the Imperial Japanese Empire (99 Edition) by Richard B. Frank Publisher Comments In a riveting narrative that includes information from newly declassified documents, acclaimed historian Richard B. Frank gives a scrupulously detailed explanation of the critical months leading up to the dropping of the atomic bomb. Frank explains how... (read more) List Price $19.00 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Confucius Lives Next Door: What Living in the East Teaches Us about Living in the West by T R Reid Publisher Comments "Fascinating...clearly stated, interesting and provoking.... A plainspoken account of living in Asia." --San Francisco Chronicle Anyone who has heard his weekly commentary on NPR knows that T. R. Reid is trenchant, funny, and deeply... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Confessions of a Yakuza by Junichi Saga Publisher Comments A riveting tale of murder and unexpected compassion by the author of Memories of Silk and Straw, recounting the true life saga of one of the last traditional gang bosses in Japan.... (read more) List Price $11.00 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Japan's Lost Decade: Origins, Consequences, and Prospects for Recovery by Gary R Saxonhouse Publisher Comments This volume explores the origins of Japan’s current economic crisis and assesses the country’s prospects for recovery. An exploration of the origins and consequences of Japan’s current economic crisis. Examines the collapse of the... (read more) List Price $45.50 Your price: $18.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II by John W Dower Publisher Comments Drawing on a vast range of Japanese sources and illustrated with dozens of astonishing documentary photographs, Embracing Defeat is the fullest and most important history of the more than six years of American occupation, which affected every level of... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Geisha: The Secret History of a Vanishing World by Lesley Downer Publisher Comments Ever since Westerners arrived in Japan, they have been intrigued by Japanese womanhood and, above all, geisha. This fascination has spawned a wealth of extraordinary fictional creations, from Puccini's Madame Butterfly to Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a... (read more) Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A Kickboxing Geishas: How Modern Japanese Women Are Changing Their Nation by Veronica Chambers Publisher Comments Forget the stereotypes. Today's Japanese women are shattering them -- breaking the bonds of tradition and dramatically transforming their culture. Shopping-crazed schoolgirls in Hello Kitty costumes and the Harajuku girls Gwen Stefani helped make so... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Samurai William: The Englishman Who Opened Japan by Giles Milton Publisher Comments With all the adventure and bloodcurdling battle scenes of his earlier book, "Nathaniel's Nutmeg," an acclaimed historian dazzles readers with the true story of William Adams, the first Englishman to set foot in Japan (and the inspiration for James... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $2.75 Used - Trade Paper
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