A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Kanji dictionary containing all the characters likely to appear in levels 1 - 4 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. Includes sections on readings, meanings, usage, etc. Suitable for self-study, building vocabulary, JLPT preparation, and developing reading skills. View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. View More...
Speak Japanese with confidence in just 6 weeks! Living Language Japanese Complete Course, a step-by-step guide to the basic s of Japanese conversation and grammar. This revised course uses the highly effective speed-learning method developed by U.S. government experts to te ach foreign languages to overseas-bound servicemen and diplomats. 40 lessons on three compact disks Begin with simple words and phrases and progress to more complex expression s. Just listen and repeat after the native speakers. Only Japanese is spoken on the recordings, so you learn naturally, the way you learned English. ... View More...
Nowhere in the world have architects built homes as small as in Japan, and nowhere have they done so with such ingenuity and success. How to Make a Ja panese House presents 21 lessons in how to design a single-family home from three decades of architectural practice. From the Western perspective, in which more space is better space, small interiors may once have seemed unde sirable, but Japanese architects have long excelled at overcoming the limit ations of building in densely populated areas and creating brilliant effect s of spaciousness with minimal square footage. As urban areas across th... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. In search of independence and solitude, the sharp-tongued Ririchiyo Shiraki in moves to the Maison de Ayakashi, an apartment building full of wealthy t enants, which has its own Secret Service. Ririchiyo is eager to be alone, b ut upon her arrival, she is greeted by Soushi, an SS agent arranged for her by her parents. Ririchiyo tries to turn away, but Soushi's dogged devotion to his new mistress will not be deterred. The threats against the resident s... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. In search of independence and solitude, the sharp-tongued Ririchiyo Shiraki in moves to the Maison de Ayakashi, an apartment building with its own Secr et Service. Ririchiyo is eager to be alone, but upon her arrival, she is gr eeted by Soushi, an SS agent who seems...familiar somehow. Familiar and yet ...not quite the same. Troubled by recurring dreams of a different Soushi-- a man who loved her...and suffered for her--Ririchiyo chooses to accept her... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. To get better acquainted--and, in some cases, reacquainted--with each other , the residents of Ayakashi Hall spend the last weeks of summer break at a seaside vacation spot. Between beach basking and tests of courage, Ririchiy o slowly warms to her new cohorts, but the one resident who never seems to betray his emotions is Miketsukami--and the group is determined to fix that ! Will her efforts to unmask Soushi expose the truth of who he is--that is, w... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Ririchiyo has decided to make a fresh start, removing the blinders from her eyes and releasing Soushi from his contract. From now on, she has resolved to treat this incarnation of Soushi as his own person and to mourn the los s of the man she loved in a previous life. The change has given Ririchiyo a clear perspective, but Soushi's heart remains clouded. Playing the part of his former self for Ririchiyo's sake was an act--what will happen when Sou shi... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. In recent decades Japan has changed from a strongly growing, economically s uccessful nation regarded as prime example of social equality and inclusion , to a nation with a stagnating economy, a shrinking population and a very high proportion of elderly people. Within this, new forms of inequality are emerging and deepening, and a new model of Japan as 'gap society' (kakusa shakai) has become common-sense. These new forms of inequality are complex, ar... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. This book synthesises current theory and research on L2 motivation in the EFL Japanese context carried out by internationally recognized researchers and upcoming researcher-educators working in various educational contexts in Japan. Topics covered include the issues of cultural identity, demotivation, language communities, positive psychology, possible L2 selves and internationalisation within a key EFL context. The studies in the book utilise a wide ... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The multiple and diverse forces of globalization have, indeed, affected Jap an significantly over the past decades. But so, it must be said, has Japan influenced a variety of critical global developments - globalization is not a one-way street, particularly for a nation as economically influential an d technologically advanced as Japan. The chapters in this collection examin e the impact of globalization on Japan and the impact of Japan on the force s... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. This valuable reference tool offers a complete library of Japanese legal codes, with translations taken from an array of esteemed documents. The Japanese Ministry of Justice, the Japanese Supreme Court, and the Ministry of Information are among these primary sources. View More...
Japanese Foreign Policy in Asia and the Pacific provides a broad framework for examining Japan's foreign policy. Leading scholars look at convergence and divergence of interests among Japanese and American policy actors, gove rnmental and non-governmental, as well as domestic and transnational actors . The contributors examine the role of US pressure and its interaction with Japan's domestic and Japan-based transnational actors' interests through g eographically and thematically focused case studies on foreign aid, economi c policy, and military security. View More...
Beginning with the drafting of Vietnam's civil law in 1996, the Japan Inter national Cooperation Agency (JICA) has supported the ?gmaking of laws?h in developing countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar. This is a field of cooperation unique to Japan, originating from its experience studying f oreign legal systems during the Meiji Restoration.Today, Official Developme nt Assistance (ODA) is considered one of the pillars of Japan's rule of law promotion. JICA has collected documents relating to its 20 years of work, along with interviews with those involved in rule of law promotion from ... View More...
The infection continues to spread, and Kurumi is humanity's only hope to re pel it! The Randall Corporation is the girls'next destination, and it's the ir best chance to find the equipment they need to make a serum that will co mbat the virus. But once they get there, things go from bad to worse in the blink of an eye, and their priorities will have to change... Editorial Reviews About the Author Norimitsu Kaihou is the author behind the adorably grim manga series School -Live! Sadoru Chiba is the artist behind the manga series School-Live! View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. View More...
