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1	Shogun: A Novel of Japan more books like this by James Clavell A saga of Japan in the 1570s featuring a love triangle composed of the English adventurer John Blackthorne, a Japanese warlord, and a woman caught between two cultures. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Book of five rings more books like this by Musashi Miyamoto The BOOK OF FIVE RINGS is a legendary Japanese text written in the 17th century by an undefeated samurai, Miyamoto Musashi. Like THE ART OF WAR, it contains a timeless philosophy that has been interpreted over many centuries and applied to many contexts (violent or not) that require strength, fortitude, and focus. This particular translation by ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.42! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Snow Falling on Cedars more books like this by David Guterson In the midst of a raging snowstorm, a trial on Puget Sound in the 1950s pits the island's Japanese-American inhabitants against the local fisherman: a courtroom drama plus a study of conflicts between cultures and generations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Kafka on the Shore more books like this by Haruki Murakami Kafka Tamura lives with his father in Tokyo, but at 15 he takes to the road, hoping to locate his mother and his sister, who left when he was four. Meanwhile, an elderly and possibly retarded man named Nakata, who survived a mysterious (and still unexplained) event many years ago, is able to talk to cats. These two story lines converge in Haruki ... see all copies from $5.22! new only from $8.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The wind-up bird chronicle. more books like this by Haruki Murakami When a young man's marriage breaks up, his subsequent search for identity mirrors that of his country, Japan. see all copies from $6.66! new only from $8.81! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Out more books like this by Natsuo Kirino, Stephen Snyder (Translator) This brutal crime thriller, translated from the Japanese, exposes the daily misery of Tokyo's working class. Four women work together on the night shift at a boxed-lunch factory. Their desperate, cash-strapped existences become dangerously complicated when one of them, Yayoi, strangles her gambling-addicted, abusive husband, and her co-workers ... see all copies from $2.38! new only from $7.59! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Silence more books like this by Shusaku Endo A novel of faith and doubt set in medieval Japan. Endo relates the history of the Japanese Christians who were persecuted after the rise to power of the samurai in the 17th century, and in particular the plight of Japanese priests who were forced to choose between their identity as Christians and as Japanese. see all copies from $2.99! new only from $5.07! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques: A Contemporary Guide to the Ancient Investment Techniques of the Far East more books like this by Steve Nison In this contemporary guide to the ancient investment techniques of the Far East, the author provides an in-depth explanation of candlestick plotting and analysis. see all copies from $31.00! new only from $50.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	A wild sheep chase more books like this by Haruki Murakami A haunted tale by a twenty-something Japanese man, about the quest for a mysterious sheep with a star on its back. see all copies from $4.84! new only from $8.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Norwegian wood more books like this by Haruki Murakami Toru is a student in Japan who is involved with two women: Naoko, a schizophrenic who is eventually institutionalized; and Midori, with whom he has an ambiguous sexual relationship. The group of students of which Toru is a part is a highly intellectual one, devoted to literature, and their conversation is part of the appeal of Murakami's romantic, ... see all copies from $6.50! new only from $7.72! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Commoner more books like this by John Burnham Schwartz It is 1959 when Haruko marries the Crown Prince of Japan. Thirty years later, now Empress herself, she plays a crucial role in persuading another young woman to accept the marriage proposal of her son, with consequences both tragic and dramatic. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $13.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment more books like this by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston Wakatsuki was seven years old in 1942 when her family was sent to live at Manzanar internment camp. This is the true story of one spirited Japanese-American family's attempt to survive the indignities of forced detention. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	King Rat more books like this by James Clavell Clavell's adventure novel takes place in a World War II prison camp, Changi, where 8,000 English, Australian, and American prisoners of war are incarcerated. Left largely to themselves, the prisoners establish a hierarchy of power in which a brutal American corporal, known as King Rat, rises to the top. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Sputnik Sweetheart more books like this by Haruki Murakami In the late 50's--the days of Sputnik--a young teacher falls in love with a woman who wants to be a writer in the tradition of Kerouac and the Beats. Then she goes off to a Greek island and disappears, and in his frantic attempts to find her, he encounters a mysterious older woman who was her traveling companion and possibly lover. A New York ... see all copies from $3.34! new only from $7.72! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	When the Emperor Was Divine more books like this by Julie Otsuka This novel about U.S. internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II focuses on a California family. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.54! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Grass for His Pillow more books like this by Lian Hearn In this sequel to ACROSS THE NIGHTINGALE FLOOR, Takeo repudiates the crown he is heir to and, instead, studies with the Tribe, a clan of assassins--though he hates the idea of killing. The princess Kaede, who loves him, has troubles of her own as she tries to mend the rents in her family that have arisen from the defeat of her father. A New York ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Obasan more books like this by Joy Kogawa This novel was the first to tell the story of the Canadian internment camps for Japanese-Canadian citizens during World War II. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Brilliance of the Moon more books like this by Lian Hearn This is the third book in the Tales of the Otori series, set in a land similar to feudal Japan. Takeo Otori is preparing to fight his adoptive father Shigeru's relatives in order to retake the lands he inherited from Shigeru. He has also vowed to recover the ancestral lands belonging to Kaede, the wife he secretly married at the end of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Tale of Genji more books like this by Murasaki Shikibu, Shikibu Murasaki THE TALE OF GENJI, the world's first novel, was written around A.D. 1000 and has often been called Japan's greatest literary achievement. The author of this story of a Japanese prince and his many lovers was Shikibu Murasaki, the brilliant young governess to the Empress. The novel was read aloud at court and became wildly popular; its appeal has ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.75! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Kitchen more books like this by Banana Yoshimoto With the publication of "Kitchen, " the dazzling English-language debut that is still her best-loved book, the literary world realized that Yoshimoto was a young writer of enduring talent whose work has quickly earned a place among the best of contemporary Japanese literature. "Kitchen" is an enchantingly original book that juxtaposes two tales ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Rape of Nanking more books like this by Iris Chang This "New York Times" national bestseller recounts the forgotten story of the brutal massacre of 300,000 Chinese civilians by the Japanese army. "Anyone interested in the relation between war, self-righteousness, and the human spirit will find "The Rape of Nanking" of fundamental importance".--Ross Terrill, author of "China in Our Time". of photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S. more books like this by Roland Kelts Anime, or Japanese animation, is Asia's equivalent of the Harry Potter phenomenon--an overseas export that has unexpectedly taken America by storm. While Hollywood struggles to fill seats, Japanese anime releases are increasingly outpacing American movies in sheer numbers and, more importantly, in the devotion they inspire in their fans. But just ... see all copies from $6.53! new only from $8.14! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Sadako & the Thousand Paper Cranes more books like this by Eleanor Coerr This heart-rending biography tells of Sadako Sasaki, who was two years old when the atom bomb was dropped on her hometown of Hiroshima. Ten years later, Sadako is dying of leukemia as a result of the bomb, and a friend tells her that if a sick person can fold 1,000 paper cranes, the gods will make them well again. A poignant portrait that shows ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Gift of Rain more books like this by Tan Twan Eng An epic novel nominated for the Man Booker Prize, this epic debut tells the story of a young man's perilous journey through the betrayals of war and into manhood. see all copies from $6.00! new only from $13.23! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	A Gesture Life more books like this by Chang-Rae Lee A retired Japanese pharmacist living in a small New York State town hears news of his long-estranged adopted daughter. He finds himself thinking of an old lover--now dead--and of his experiences in World War II, realizes how truly lonely he has made his life, and resolves to change things before it's too late. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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