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The Making of Modern Japan by Marius B. Jansen 9780674009912
RRP: £30.95£25.42Magisterial in vision, sweeping in scope, this monumental work presents a seamless account of Japanese society during the modern era, from 1600 to the present. A distillation of more than fifty years' engagement with Japan and its history, it is the... -
Otaku: Japan's Database Animals by Hiroki Azuma 9780816653522
RRP: £13.99£12.59In Japan, obsessive adult fans and collectors of manga and anime are known as otaku. When the underground otaku subculture first emerged in the 1970s, participants were looked down on within mainstream Japanese society as strange, antisocial loners... -
Kimono Design: An Introduction to Textiles and Patterns by Keiko Nitanai
RRP: £17.99£11.89Kimono Design: An Introduction to Textiles and Patterns uses hundreds of photographs and a wealth of information on colors, fabrics and embellishments to paint a portrait of Japanese culture, art and thought. Lavish classical patterns, sweeping scenes,... -
Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques by Steve Nison
RRP: £115.00£64.40A form of technical analysis, Japanese candlestick charts are a versatile tool that can be fused with any other technical tool, and will help improve any technician's market analysis. They can be used for speculation and hedging, for futures, equities... -
Yasuke: The true story of the legendary African Samurai by Kelley Armstrong
RRP: £12.99£9.00WARRIOR. SAMURAI. LEGEND.The remarkable life of history's first foreign-born samurai, and his astonishing journey from Northeast Africa to the heights of Japanese society.The man who came to be known as Yasuke arrived in Japan in the 16th century, an... -
Blazing Star, Setting Sun: The Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign November 1942-March 1943 by Jeffrey Cox
RRP: £16.99£12.68From popular Pacific Theatre expert Jeffrey R. Cox comes this insightful new history of the critical Guadalcanal and Solomons campaign at the height of World War II. Cox's previous book, Morning Star, Rising Sun, had found the US Navy at its absolute... -
Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival by David Pilling
RRP: £14.99£10.95The second edition of the definitive book on how modern Japan works, now fully updated up to include the new 'Reiwa' Era and the year of the Olympics'A superb book that, better than any other I have read, manages to get the reader inside the skin of ... -
Collaboration: Japanese Agents and Local Elites in Wartime China by Timothy Brook 9780674023987
£30.07Studies of collaboration have changed how the history of World War II in Europe is written, but for China and Japan this aspect of wartime conduct has remained largely unacknowledged. In a bold new work, Timothy Brook breaks the silence surrounding the... -
Aikido Ground Fighting by Walther von Krenner
RRP: £17.99£12.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583946060Author Walther G. Von KrennerFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Blue Snake BooksPublisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)... -
True Path of the Ninja: The Definitive Translation of the Shoninki (The Authentic Ninja Training Manual) Antony Cummins, MA 9784805314395
RRP: £10.99£7.40True Path of the Ninja is the first authoritative translation in English of the Shoninki-the famous 17th-century ninjutsu manual.Authors Antony Cummins and Yoshie Minami worked closely with Dr. Nakashima Atsumi, author of the most comprehensive modern... -
Japanese Whisky: The Ultimate Guide to the World's Most Desirable Spirit with Tasting Notes from Japan's Leading Whisky Blogger Brian Ashcraft 9784805314098
RRP: £17.99£12.54**Winner Gourmand World Cookbook Award 2019**"In his new book, journalist Brian Ashcraft digs into the short but colorful history of the Japanese liquor and the process that differentiates Japan's labels from their Western cousins. Plus, whisky authority... -
The Pacific War: From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa Dale Dye 9781472810618
RRP: £12.99£9.09Meticulous detail and insightful analysis combine with a gripping chronological narrative to provide the essential guide to the Pacific Theater of World War II. On December 7, 1941, Japanese fighter planes appeared from the clouds above Pearl Harbor... -
The Pillow Book by Sei Shonagon 9780486834436
RRP: £3.99£2.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486834436Author Sei ShonagonFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 70gDimensions(mm)... -
The Ninja, The Secret History of Ninjutsu: Ancient Shadow Warriors of Japan Kacem Zoughari 9784805314043
RRP: £14.99£9.80Here, for the first time, is an in-depth, factual look at the entire art of ninjutsu, including the emergence of the ninja warriors and philosophy in feudal Japan; detailed historical events; its context in the development of other schools of martial... -
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II by John W. Dower 9780393046861
RRP: £50.00£43.03Drawing 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... -
Japanese Infantryman vs US Marine Rifleman: Tarawa, Roi-Namur, and Eniwetok, 1943–44 by Gregg Adams 9781472857910
RRP: £15.99£11.61Featuring evocative artwork plates and carefully selected photographs, this book assesses the US Marines and Japanese troops who contested the islands of Tarawa, Roi-Namur, and Eniwetok during 1943-44. On November 20, 1943, amphibious vehicles... -
How to be a Modern Samurai: 10 Steps to Finding Your Power & Achieving SuccessAchieving Success Antony Cummins, MA 9781786783547
RRP: £12.99£8.60For centuries, the Japanese samurai were the unquestioned leaders of their society, maintaining their position through their iron will, Zen-like emotional control and clan-building social skills. Today, in a modern world that so often privileges instant... -
Leyte Gulf 1944 (2): Surigao Strait and Cape Engano Mark Stille (Author) 9781472842855
RRP: £15.99£11.61This is the second volume in a two-part illustrated study of the October 23-26 Battle of Leyte Gulf, which resulted in a decisive defeat for the Japanese. The Battle of Leyte Gulf-the largest naval battle in history-comprised four major actions... -
Rising Sun And Tumbling Bear: Russia's War with Japan by Richard Connaughton
RRP: £10.99£7.40The definitive history of the Russo-Japanese warThe Russians were wrong-footed from the start, fighting in Manchuria at the end of a 5,000 mile single track railway; the Japanese were a week or so from their bases. The Russian command structure was... -
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: Two Volumes in One Lafcadio Hearn 9780804847551
RRP: £16.99£11.54Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan is a complete, two-volume set of one of the most outstanding books on 19th century Japanese history and culture.Though Lafcadio Hearn went on to write a dozen more books on Japan, this collection of first impressions remains... -
Java Sea 1942 by Mark Stille
RRP: £15.99£11.61The battle of the Java Sea, fought in February 1942, was the first major surface engagement of the Pacific War and one of the few naval battles of the entire war fought to a decisive victory. It was the culminating point of the Japanese drive to occupy... -
Resistant Islands: Okinawa Confronts Japan and the United States by Gavan McCormack 9781442215634
RRP: £30.00£28.02Now in a thoroughly updated edition, Resistant Islands offers the first comprehensive overview of Okinawan history from earliest times to the present, focusing especially on the recent period of colonization by Japan, its disastrous fate during World War... -
Three Tigers, One Mountain: A Journey through the Bitter History and Current Conflicts of China, Korea and Japan by Michael Booth
RRP: £10.99£7.77'The next Bill Bryson' New York TimesTwo tigers cannot share the same mountain - Chinese proverbDespite geographical proximity, cultural similarities, and shared status as highly powerful nations, China, Korea and Japan love to hate each other. Why?In... -
Tanabe Hajime and the Kyoto School: Self, World, and Knowledge by Dr Takeshi Morisato
RRP: £21.99£20.59This introduction to Tanabe Hajime (1885-1962), the critical successor of the "father of contemporary Japanese philosophy" Nishida Kitaro (1870-1945), focuses on Tanabe's central philosophical ideas and perspective on self, world, knowledge, and the... -
The Railway Man by Eric Lomax
RRP: £9.99£7.11During the Second World War Eric Lomax was forced to work on the notorious Burma-Siam Railway and was tortured by the Japanese for making a crude radio.Left emotionally scarred and unable to form normal relationships, Lomax suffered for years until, with... -
The Netherlands East Indies Campaign 1941-42: Japan's Quest for Oil by Dr Marc Lohnstein
RRP: £15.99£11.61At the end of 1941, Imperial Japan targeted The East Indies in an attempt to secure access to precious oil resources. The Netherlands East Indies Campaign featured complex Japanese and Allied operations, and included the first use of airborne troops in... -
Inventing the Way of the Samurai: Nationalism, Internationalism, and Bushido in Modern Japan by Oleg Benesch
RRP: £43.49£39.53Inventing the Way of the Samurai examines the development of the 'way of the samurai' - bushido - which is popularly viewed as a defining element of the Japanese national character and even the 'soul of Japan'. Rather than a continuation of ancient... -
Kyoto: A Cultural and Literary History by John Dougill 9781904955139
RRP: £15.00£13.65Kyoto, the ancient former capital of Japan, breathes history and mystery. Its temples, gardens and palaces are testimony to many centuries of aristocratic and religious grandeur. Under the veneer of modernity, the city remains filled with countless... -
The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War by Mark Stille
RRP: £35.00£25.89An highly illustrated examination of the key ships, tactics and operations of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the War in the Pacific in World War II. The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was the third most powerful navy in the world at the start of World... -
Facing The Mountain: The Forgotten Heroes of World War II by Daniel James Brown
RRP: £10.99£7.77From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat comes the gripping untold story of one of the most heroic units that fought in World War II On December 7th 1941, the Japanese Navy bombed Pearl Harbor. For many Americans, the... -
Japan Traveler's Companion: Japan's Most Famous Sights from Hokkaido to Okinawa by Rob Goss
RRP: £14.99£10.20*Winner of The North American Travel Journalists Association's Excellence in Travel Journalism Award*Japan mesmerizes and bewilders the visitor in equal measure, making a top-notch travel guide essential for anyone planning a trip to the land of the... -
Walking the Kiso Road: A Modern-Day Exploration of Old Japan William Scott Wilson 9781611801255
RRP: £19.99£13.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611801255Author William Scott WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)... -
Edo-Punk!: The Dynamic World of Ukiyo-e by Kuniyoshi, Yoshitoshi & Others Shoko Haruki 9784756254283
RRP: £29.99£19.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756254283Author Shoko HarukiFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Pie International Co., Ltd.Publisher Pie International Co., Ltd. -
The Book of Samurai: Fundamental Samurai Teachings: The Collected Scrolls of Natori-Ryu Antony Cummins, MA 9781780288888
RRP: £25.00£15.87THE FIRST COMPLETE TRANSLATION OF A SAMURAI SCHOOL CURRICULUM, THE BOOK OF SAMURAI SERIES IS A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF SAMURAI WARFARE. Book One: Fundamental Teachings reveals to the samurai student the basic traditions of... -
Basho: The Complete Haiku of Matsuo Basho by Basho
RRP: £14.99£10.29This is the essential English edition of the complete poems of the eminent Japanese master of the haiku, Matsuo Basho. Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) is arguably the greatest figure in the history of Japanese literature and the master of the haiku. Basho:... -
Inventing Japan: 1853-1964 by Ian Buruma
RRP: £17.00£9.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812972863Author Ian BurumaFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 170gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
Wild East: The British in Japan 1854-1868 by Josh Provan 9781781557563
RRP: £25.00£17.62For over two centuries Japan had been hidden behind a veil of seclusion. This changed in when Commodore Perry arrived in 1853. Unsurprisingly for a world power, Britain was fast to get in on the action. But unknown to the intruders their sudden... -
Soviet Tanks in Manchuria 1945: The Red Army's ruthless last blitzkrieg of World War II by William E. Hiestand
RRP: £12.99£9.09A new illustrated study of the devastating, but little-known, Soviet armored blitzkrieg against the Japanese in the last weeks of World War II, and how it influenced Soviet tank doctrine as the Cold War dawned. Although long overshadowed in the West... -
Japanese Family Crests and Designs Nobuyoshi Hamada 9784756257260
RRP: £40.00£26.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756257260Author Nobuyoshi HamadaFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Pie International Co., Ltd.Publisher Pie International Co., Ltd. -
The Rising Sun by John Toland
RRP: £21.00£14.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812968583Author John TolandFormat PaperbackPage Count 976Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 896gDimensions(mm) 231mm *...