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1	The 47th Samurai more books like this by Stephen Hunter add to wishlist Bob Lee Swagger, the son of the gritty hero in Hunter's bestsellers "Point of Impact" and "Time to Hunt," avenges his father in the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's most intense and exotic thriller to date. Available in a tall Premium Edition. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Street of a Thousand Blossoms more books like this by Gail Tsukiyama add to wishlist Japan, 1939. Two orphaned brothers are growing up with loving grandparents who inspire them to dream of a future firmly rooted in tradition. The older boy, Hiroshi, shows signs of promise at sumo wrestling, while Kenji is fascinated by the art of Noh Theatre masks. But as the ripples of war spread, the brothers must put their dreams on hold-and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	December 6 more books like this by Martin Cruz Smith add to wishlist On the eve of the Pearl Harbor attacks, Harry Niles is an American living in Tokyo. Trying to get out of Japan is proving to be a bit of a task, however, and Harry must call upon all of his underworld connections--not to mention a few governmental friends--to help him escape before the full-scale war begins.... A New York Times Notable Book for ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Nightwork: Sexuality, Pleasure, and Corporate Masculinity in a Tokyo Hostess Club more books like this by Anne Allison add to wishlist In "Nightwork", Anne Allison opens a window onto Japanese corporate culture and gender identities. Allison performed the ritualized tasks of a hostess in one of Tokyo's many "hostess clubs": pouring drinks, lighting cigarettes, and making flattering or titillating conversation with the businessmen who came there on company expense accounts. Her ... see all copies from $10.95! new only from $19.64! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	After Dark more books like this by Haruki Murakami add to wishlist "After Dark" is a short, sleek novel that features various encounters set in the witching hours of Tokyo between midnight and dawn, and is every bit as gripping as Murakami's masterworks "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" and "Kafka on the Shore." see all copies from $2.96! new only from $4.46! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Thirty seconds over Tokyo more books like this by Ted Lawson add to wishlist Called "the most stirring story of individual heroism that the war has so far produced" ("The New York Times"), this classic is Captain Lawson's account of the raid over Tokyo in 1942 following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, commanded by Captain James H. Doolittle. photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.85! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Number9dream more books like this by David Mitchell add to wishlist Upon the death of his twin sister, a young Japanese man named Miyaki goes to Tokyo in search of his father but crosses paths with a gangster who uses Miyaki for his own purposes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.67! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Fruits more books like this by Shoichi Aoki add to wishlist This is a collection of 45 Tokyo street fashion portraits from Japan's premier fanzine. "Fruits" was established in 1994, by photographer Shoich Aoki, initially as a project to document the growing explosion in street fashion within the suburbs of Tokyo. The magazine has since grown to cult status and is now avidly followed by thousands of ... see all copies from $14.78! new only from $21.81! \| SVS
9	Japanese Schoolgirl Inferno: Tokyo Teen Fashion Subculture Handbook more books like this by Patrick Macias, Izumi Evers, Kazumi Nonaka (Illustrator) add to wishlist From the 1970s right on through to today, Japanese schoolgirl fashions and subcultures have sprung up, burned out, mutated, and evolved into an amazing pop cultural phenomenon that's now gone global. From Gwen Stefani's "Harajuku Girls" (Harajuku = a neighborhood in Tokyo where, essentially, no one's over 30) and her Harajuku Lovers fashion line ... see all copies from $8.23! new only from $8.23! \| SVS
10	Confessions of a Yakuza more books like this by Dr. Junichi Saga, John Bester (Translator) add to wishlist Read the tale of murder and unexpected compassion which influenced Bob Dylan's 2001 song "Floater", this is a true-life saga of one of the last traditional gang bosses in Japan. see all copies from $3.89! new only from $6.20! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Rough Guide to Tokyo more books like this by Jan Dodd, Simon Richmond add to wishlist The "Rough Guide to Tokyo" is the ultimate insiders guide to accessing Japan's dazzling capital, with comprehensive coverage of all the sights, from beautiful traditional gardens to start-of-the-art museums and the iconic new Tokyo Midtown development. It tracks down the latest and best places to sleep, eat, drink and shop and gives detailed ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $2.89! \| SVS
12 view cover	Floating Girl more books like this by Sujata Massey add to wishlist Japanese-American writer Rei Shimura finally feels at home in Tokyo. Working on an article about the history of comic book art, her story turns when the creator of a comic book, which reveals the social milieu of pre-World War II Japan, is found dead. Rei finds herself floating through Japan's youth underground to get the story--and save her own ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.32! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Defection of A. J. Lewinter more books like this by Robert Littell add to wishlist For years scientist A.J. Lewinter has been an insignificant cog in America's complex defence machinery, but when he enters the Soviet embassy offering to defect, he is swept up in a terrifying political game of deceit and treachery. The author also wrote "The Once and Future Spy". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.43! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Akira Volume 1 more books like this by Katsuhiro Otomo add to wishlist Dark Horse is committed to bringing the finest comics from around the world to America. Now, in association with Kodansha Ltd. and Studio Proteus, Dark Horse has again gathered one of the crown jewels of graphic fiction. Katsuhiro Otomo's stunning science-fiction masterpiece, Akira! Regarded by many as the finest comic series ever produced, Akira ... see all copies from $7.85! new only from $14.91! \| SVS
15 view cover	Tokyo more books like this by Jon Burbank (Contributions by), Emi Kazuko (Contributions by), Stephen Mansfield (Contributions by) add to wishlist see all copies from $9.79! new only from $10.49! \| SVS
16 view cover	The Typhoon Lover more books like this by Sujata Massey add to wishlist After a party for her traumatic thirtieth birthday, Rei answers a mysterious invitation to a job interview. Her task: to search for and authenticate an ancient pitcher in the shape of an ibex. The pitcher disappeared from a museum and is believed to be in the hands of a wealthy Japanese collector. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog more books like this by Pamela S Turner, Yan Nascimbene (Illustrator) add to wishlist Hachiko was a real dog who lived in Tokyo, a dog who faithfully waited for his owner at the Shibuya train station long after his owner could not come to meet him. This is Hachiko's story through the eyes of Kentaro, a young boy whose life is changed forever by his friendship with this very special dog. Full color. see all copies from $2.45! new only from $3.50! \| signed copies \| SVS
18 view cover	Megatokyo: Volume 1 more books like this by Fred Gallagher, Rodney Caston, Dominic Nguyen (Illustrator) add to wishlist This re-issue of this highly successful Megatokyo Volume 1 brings fans a new and revised version of the book with improved print quality and a larger trim size. This book will contain all the comics from Chapter 0 as well as the running editorial comments featured in the original release. Exclusive to the Dark Horse reissue will be additional ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Tokyo Rising: The City Since the Great Earthquake more books like this by Edward Seidensticker add to wishlist This sequel to "Low City, High City: Tokyo From Edo to the Earthquake", carries the story of Tokyo forward to the present, showing it rising not only from the disaster of the earthquake, but a second, time from the catastrophe of 1945, to become the biggest and richest city in Asia. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $32.24! \| first editions
20 view cover	Snakes and Earrings more books like this by Hitomi Kanehara add to wishlist This daring and dark short novel, written when the author was only 20, was a bestselling blockbuster in Japan and co-winner of that country's highly prestigious Akutagawa Prize. It peeks into a grotesquely fascinating Japanese subculture of emotionally numbed dropout youth who have abandoned career and academic goals in favor of an endless quest ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Tokyo Year Zero more books like this by David Peace add to wishlist In this rousing, elegantly written literary thriller, a Japanese serial killer prowls the streets of American-occupied Tokyo in the aftermath of World War II. As Detective Minami tracks down the killer, he is haunted by his own memories of atrocities that he can no longer explain or forgive. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Coin Locker Babies more books like this by Ryu Murakami, Stephen Snyder (Translator) add to wishlist As two orphans grow up--one to become a pole vaulter, the other a rock star--their bizarre lives begin to spiral drastically out of control. Their strange circumstances, while alienating them from most people, bring them closer together as they hunt for the mothers they believe have abandoned them. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $5.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Lonely Planet Tokyo City Guide more books like this by Matthew D Firestone, Timothy N Hornyak add to wishlist Japanese script is provided for all key listings to aid navigation. Written by resident authors. Forecasted that 850,000 Americans and 162,000 Canadians will visit Japan in 2008 (PATA). see all copies from $12.55! new only from $12.55! \| SVS
24 view cover	Tokyo more books like this by Mo Hayder add to wishlist Student Grey Hutchins comes to Tokyo seeking answers to what happened during the notorious Nanking Massacre in which, in one city, the Imperial Japanese Army killed up to 300,000 civilians. Only one man can help her, a survivor of the Massacre, and now a visiting professor at the prestigious university of Todai in Tokyo; a man who is rumoured to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.18! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Welcome to the NHK: Volume 1 more books like this by Tatsuhiko Takimoto, Kendi Oiwa add to wishlist Satou is a 22-year-old college dropout who has become a recluse, that is, until he meets Misaki, a mysterious young girl who invites him to join her special "project." Slowly Satou comes out of his reclusive shell, and his hilarious journey begins, filled with mistaken identity, panty shots, Lolita complexes, and an over-protective mother. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.20! \| SVS

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