Japan Diary

1989-12-15 History

Author : Mark Gayn
Release : 1989-12-15
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 528/5 ( reviews)

Book Synopsis Japan Diary by : Mark Gayn

Download or read book Japan Diary written by Mark Gayn. This book was released on 1989-12-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an eyewitness report of what happened in Japan and Korea during the Occupation years from December 1945 to May 1948. It is also meant to be some other things. It is the story of that extraordinary figure General Douglas MacArthur, and the men around him. It is the story of the way American foreign polity operated in one segment of the globe and of the plot and counterplot that went on behind the Japanese throne in the years of war and of the subsequent conspiracy to thwart the Allied purposes. It is the story of the common people in two Oriental lands. It is, finally, the record of the author's education, and not a few readers will find it controversial. But it is an absorbing book nonetheless, and the years that have passed since its first publication have not diminished its value as the chronicle of a highly observant reporter. It is indeed an intriguing panorama that Gayn presents, and whether the reader agrees with him in all of his observations, he can hardly accuse him of being unexciting.

Japan Diaries

2019 Architecture

Author : Aurora Fernández Per
Release : 2019
Genre : Architecture
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 798/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Japan Diaries by : Aurora Fernández Per

Download or read book Japan Diaries written by Aurora Fernández Per. This book was released on 2019. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aurora Fernández Per and Javier Mozas, founders of the a+t research group, relate their stories of three trips to Japan: spring 1995, autumn 2004, and summer 2018. The common thread is architecture, which drives them to travel through a country which has become highly influential in terms of international design. Using texts, photographs, and drawings they interpret buildings and landscapes, as well as narrate the everyday scenes they have witnessed along the way.--Provided by publisher.

Diary of a Tokyo Teen

2016-09-06 Young Adult Nonfiction

Author : Christine Mari Inzer
Release : 2016-09-06
Genre : Young Adult Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 76X/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Diary of a Tokyo Teen written by Christine Mari Inzer. This book was released on 2016-09-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book for comic lovers and Japanophiles of all ages, Diary of a Tokyo Teen presents a unique look at modern-day Japan through a young woman's eyes. Born in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and an American father in 1997, Christine Mari Inzer spent her early years in Japan and relocated to the United States in 2003. The summer before she turned sixteen, she returned to Tokyo, making a solo journey to get reacquainted with her birthplace. Through illustrations, photos, and musings, Inzer documented her journey. In Diary of a Tokyo Teen, Inzer explores the cutting-edge fashions of Tokyo's trendy Harajuku district, eats the best sushi of her life at the renowned Tsukiji fish market, and hunts down geisha in the ancient city of Kyoto. As she shares the trials and pleasures of travel from one end of a trip to the other, Inzer introduces the host of interesting characters she meets and offers a unique—and often hilarious—look at a fascinating country and an engaging tale of one girl rediscovering her roots. **Listed as a 2016 Great Graphic Novel for Teens by the Young Adult Library Services Association**

Modern Japanese Diaries

1998 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Donald Keene
Release : 1998
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 431/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Modern Japanese Diaries written by Donald Keene. This book was released on 1998. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of journals written by Japanese men and women who journeyed to America, Europe, and China between 1860 and 1920. The diaries faithfully record personal views of the countries and their cultures and sentiments that range from delight to disillusionment.

The Sarashina Diary

2018-03-20 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Sugawara no Takasue no Musume
Release : 2018-03-20
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 823/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Sarashina Diary by : Sugawara no Takasue no Musume

Download or read book The Sarashina Diary written by Sugawara no Takasue no Musume. This book was released on 2018-03-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thousand years ago, a young Japanese girl embarked on a journey from deep in the countryside of eastern Japan to the capital. Forty years later, with the long account of that journey as a foundation, the mature woman skillfully created an autobiography that incorporates many moments of heightened awareness from her long life. Married at age thirty-three, she identified herself as a reader and writer more than as a wife and mother; enthralled by fiction, she bore witness to the dangers of romantic fantasy as well as the enduring consolation of self-expression. This reader’s edition streamlines Sonja Arntzen and Moriyuki Itō’s acclaimed translation of the Sarashina Diary for general readers and classroom use. This translation captures the lyrical richness of the original text while revealing its subtle structure and ironic meaning, highlighting the author’s deep concern for Buddhist belief and practice and the juxtaposition of poetic passages and narrative prose. The translators’ commentary offers insight into the author’s family and world, as well as the style, structure, and textual history of her work.

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