Authors:Hideshi Hattori, Makoto Misono, Yoshio Ono,
Publisher: Elsevier Science Ltd
Keywords: catalysis, base, acid, studies, science, december, surface, symposium, proceedings, international, sapporo
Number of Pages: 586
Published: 1994-11
List price: $359.50
ISBN-10: 0444986553
ISBN-13: 9780444986559

Solid acid catalysts are already being used in various processes in petroleum refining and are presently being studied intensively in both academic and applied fields for usage in a variety of reactions. Solid base catalysts are also gaining increasing recognition as potential catalysts. Both acidic and basic catalysts are promising not only with respect to acid and base-catalysed reactions but also in materials sciences, such as the production of adsorbents, sensors, ceramics, etc. The present volume contains the text of 21 invited oral presentations and 58 poster presentations. The material

Author: Makoto Oda
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Keywords: asia, books, weatherhead, jewel, breaking
Number of Pages: 136
Published: 2003-03-15
List price: $24.50
ISBN-10: 0231126131
ISBN-13: 9780231126137

The Breaking Jewel is set on an island in the South Pacific during the final days of World War II, when the tide has turned against Japan and it is clear that the war has become one of attrition. The novel opens with the preparations of a small force of Japanese soldiers to defend a tiny and ultimately insignificant island from a full-scale assault by American forces. The narrative closely follows the character of squad leader Nakamura, the sole Japanese survivor of the battle. Oda, previously known for his anti-establishment and anti-war sentiments, gradually and subtly develops a powerful i

Author: Makoto Kasuya
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: interwar, period, institutions, financial, crisis, international, coping
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2003-04-10
List price: $150.00
ISBN-10: 0199259313
ISBN-13: 9780199259311

This is a comparative examination of financial institutions in the inter-war period of the UK, US, Germany, France and Japan. In this latest addition to the prestigious FUJI Business History Series, the contributors to the volume analyze the ways in which different institutions coped with the financial crises at this time, and how they competed with each other. They also ask how this affected the financial climates of the countries in question. The discussion is divided into three parts: commercial banking, universal banking and insurance and securities.

Author: Makoto Ueda
Publisher: Kodansha International
Keywords: basho, matsuo
Number of Pages: 194
Published: 1982
List price: $14.00
ISBN-10: 0870115537
ISBN-13: 9780870115530

Behind the life and work - the prose and poetry - of a literary genius. The only comprehensive study that examines all areas of Basho’s work, including haibun, renku and critical commentaries.

Author: Makoto Nakajima
Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing
Keywords: otaku, guide, essential, travel, japan, pop
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2007-08-08
List price: $9.95
ISBN-10: 1569709424
ISBN-13: 9781569709429

Based off the hit tours arranged by Pop Japan Travel, explore the streets of Tokyo and experience Japanese pop culture in this new manga. T.M. Revolution makes a guest appearance along with a couple of yakuza in this whirlwind tour of Japan. This travel guide includes tips and maps to experience the best in pop culture that Japan has to offer.

Author: Makoto Ozaki
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Keywords: brill, tanabe, japanese, studies, library, hajime, according, humankind, society, triadic, logic, species, individuum
Number of Pages: 276
Published: 2001-04
List price: $138.00
ISBN-10: 9004121188
ISBN-13: 9789004121188

In this collection on the Kyoto School of Philosophy, the author offers the reader Tanabe’s religious philosophy, but also his philosophy of nature and ontology. It is not only on individuum, society, and humankind, but also on the logical structure of Tanabe’s thinking, and aspects such as nature, beauty, matter, contemplation, practice, politics, religion, science, history, eternity, etcetera. A work which introduces the reader to Ozaki’s own creative synthetic view of the main problems of Christian-Buddhist theological and philosophical encounter.

Author: Makoto Tateno
Publisher: Digital Manga
Keywords: yaoi, manga, vol, reverie, sheep, blue
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2008-12-30
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 1569706069
ISBN-13: 9781569706060

Sweet young Kai and the doctor Maria shared a bond that they thought no one could destroy...until Maria’s brutal murder tore her from Kai’s arms forever. Now, Kai wanders the pitch-black streets of the inner city searching for the man who stole Maria’s life. But will he end up a pawn in a gang war that will force him to fight for his very existence? With both a mysterious electronic frequency and a strange, powerful man named Lahti shadowing his every move, Kai must slay his new-found enemies...or fall prey to their desires! Blue Sheep Reverie shows the ends one man will go t