Master your inner artist and discover how you can begin drawing awesome anime and manga characters with ease! With step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow advice, this fun and detailed drawing book reveals how you can begin drawing anime and manga characters in next to no time! Covering everything from faces, eyes, hairstyles, expressions, clothing and much more, you’ll also find out how you can begin creating entire characters to draw flawless,...

What are you looking for? So asks Tokyo's most enigmatic librarian. For Sayuri Komachi is able to sense exactly what each visitor to her library is searching for and provide just the book recommendation to help them find it. A restless retail assistant looks to gain new skills, a mother tries to overcome demotion at work after maternity leave, a conscientious accountant yearns to open an antique store, a recently retired salaryman searches for newfound...

The ninja is a well-known phenomenon in Japanese military culture, a fighter who is widely regarded as the world’s greatest exponent of secret warfare. He infiltrates castles, gathers vital intelligence and wields a deadly knife in the dark. His easily recognizable image is that of a secret agent or assassin who dresses all in black, possesses almost magical martial powers, and is capable of extraordinary feats of daring. He sells his skills on...

Ideology played a momentous role in modern Japanese history. Not only did the elite of imperial Japan (1890-1945) work hard to influence the people to "yield as the grasses before the wind," but historians of modern Japan later identified these efforts as one of the underlying pathologies of World War II. Available for the first time in paperback, this study examines how this ideology evolved. Carol Gluck argues that the process of formulating and...

Tiana Norgren is a Senior Program Associate in the Program on reproductive Health and Rights at the Open Society Institute. She has a Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University. Why has postwar Japanese abortion policy been relatively progressive, while contraception policy has been relatively conservative? The Japanese government legalized abortion in 1948 but did not approve the pill until 1999. In this carefully researched study, Tiana...

Pioneering study of the localization of Chinese culture in early modern Japan, using legends, classics, and historical terms as case studies. While current scholarship on Tokugawa Japan (1603-1868) tends to see China as either a model or "the Other," Wai-ming Ng's pioneering and ambitious study offers a new perspective by suggesting that Chinese culture also functioned as a collection of "cultural building blocks" that were selectively introduced...

A closer look at the remarkable account of the samurai... Does delving into history make you excited? Are you fascinated by the Japanese culture and interested to know more about their revered warriors? Are you curious about what really happened to the samurai - and how they lived their lives? You may have the desire to immerse yourself into the core of it. You may be wondering when they started, how they rose and fell, and what...

The description for this book, The Culture of the Meiji Period, will be forthcoming. "This book, a translation of Irokawa's 1969 classic Meiji no Bunka, is best described as an analysis of popular political consciousness in the Meiji period and its corruption by the Emperor System. . . . the translation is lucid and seamless, a remarkable achievement given the number of contributors who worked on it."---L. L. Cornell, Pacific Affairs "A fascinating...

Through these chapters, readers can gain a comprehensive understanding of the profound and enduring role of nature in Japanese culture and tradition.

"Harmony in Combat" provides a comprehensive exploration of the origins and traditions of Japanese martial arts. From their historical roots to the philosophies that guide practitioners, the book navigates the cultural, ethical, and technical dimensions of these disciplines. Through vivid storytelling and insightful analysis, readers gain a deep appreciation for the rich legacy and enduring principles that define Japanese martial arts as both a physical...