Author: AJALT
Publisher: Kodansha International
Keywords: text, people, japanese
Number of Pages: 232
Published: 1995-01-15
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 4770018827
ISBN-13: 9784770018823

In the ten years since its publication, Japanese for Busy People has won acceptance worldwide as an effective, easy-to-understand textbook, either for classroom use or for independent study. In this new edition, numerous revisions and additions have been made, taking into account the comments and responses of both students and teachers who have been using the course. In Book I, the revisions are directed at making the grammatical explanations easier to understand, while adding further explanations of points that students have difficulty with. Changes have also been made in favor of more na

Author: Naoko Chino
Publisher: Kodansha International
Keywords: exercises, comparisons, particles, japanese, difference
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2005-07-15
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 477002200X
ISBN-13: 9784770022004

Particles are one of the most difficult aspects of the Japanese language. This is precisely why there are a good number of books on the market dealing with the subject. Most of these books take up particles as independent entities, so that after having studied them, students are, if all goes well, familiar with the functions of the individual particles. One unfortunate side to this approach is that some of the particles share the same functions (but with slight differences), and so even though students may have grasped the general nature of each particle, they are not sure about the difference

Authors:Michael Emmerich, Reiko Matsunaga,
Publisher: Kodansha International
Keywords: contemporary, writers, free, included, stories, short, real, japanese, fiction, read
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2008-06-02
List price: $24.00
ISBN-10: 4770030584
ISBN-13: 9784770030580

Customer Reviews:Showing reviews 1-5 of 111 2 3 Next » Excellent!   August 16, 2009PiyoThe other reviews have pretty much said it. This book and its companion are incredible, and I’d consider them must-haves for the student of Japanese. A good choice.   February 21, 2009Nestor (Cambridge, Ma)This book is a good choice for anybody that is currently learning Japanese. It’s stories are entertaining and you really get a feel on how their sentence structure works. The CD that comes with it, can also help with any pronunciation problems. The only this i

Authors:Morihei Ueshiba,  John Steve,
Publisher: Kodansha International
Keywords: morihei, ueshiba, teachings, spiritual, aikido, essence
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 1999-03-15
List price: $22.00
ISBN-10: 477002357X
ISBN-13: 9784770023575

For the first time in English, The Essence of Aikido presents the profound philosophy of Aikido in Morihei’s own words, disclosing many of the arcane secrets of Aikido’s aims and methods. Considered by many to be the greatest martial artist and spiritual teacher of the twentieth century, Morihei provides a wealth of clues to the often puzzling nature of the inseparable link between the physical and spiritual aspects of Aikido, revealing the heart of the peaceful warrior’s art. Elegantly translated and compiled by John Stevens, translator of Morihei’s Budo, the first hal

Authors:Masuji Ibuse,  John Bester,
Publisher: Kodansha International
Keywords: modern, writers, japan, novel, rain, black
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 1988-10-15
List price: $12.00
ISBN-10: 087011364X
ISBN-13: 9780870113642

Black Rain is centered around the story of a young woman who was caught in the radioactive "black rain" that fell after the bombing of Hiroshima. lbuse bases his tale on real-life diaries and interviews with victims of the holocaust; the result is a book that is free from sentimentality yet manages to reveal the magnitude of the human suffering caused by the atom bomb. The life of Yasuko, on whom the black rain fell, is changed forever by periodic bouts of radiation sickness and the suspicion that her future children, too, may be affected. lbuse tempers the horror of his subject with the gentl

Author: Morihei Ueshiba
Publisher: Kodansha International
Keywords: ueshiba, karate, aikido, founder, teachings, budo
Number of Pages: 131
Published: 1996-07-15
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 4770020708
ISBN-13: 9784770020703

Budo Techniques of Aikido by the founder of Aikido Morihei Ueshiba is where it all starts. 132 pages filled with technical, historical and philosophical information this book is an absolute must have for anyone interested in the art of Aikido.

Author: Peter Hopkirk
Publisher: Kodansha International
Keywords: kodansha, globe, asia, central, struggle, empire, game
Number of Pages: 564
Published: 1992-05-15
List price: $18.00
ISBN-10: 1568360223
ISBN-13: 9781568360225

In a phrase coined by Captain Arthur Connolly of the East India Company before he was beheaded in Bokhara for spying in 1842, a "Great Game" was played between Tsarist Russia and Victorian England for supremacy in Central Asia. At stake was the security of India, key to the wealth of the British Empire. When play began early in the 19th century, the frontiers of the two imperial powers lay two thousand miles apart, across vast deserts and almost impassable mountain ranges; by the end, only 20 miles separated the two rivals. Peter Hopkirk, a former reporter for The Times of London with wide exp