The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea by Yukio MishimaRequirements: .MP3 reader, 163 MbOverview: Thirteen-year-old Noboru is a member of a gang of highly philosophical teenage boys who reject the tenets of the adult world — to them, adult life is illusory, hypocritical, and sentimental. When Noboru’s widowed mother is romanced by Ryuji, […]
The Sound of Waves by Yukio MishimaRequirements: .MP3 reader, 120 MbOverview: A timeless story of first love set in a remote fishing village in Japan. • “A story that is both happy and a work of art…. Altogether a joyous and lovely thing.” —The New York Times A young fisherman is entranced at the sight […]
Vampire Hunter D, Vol. 13: Twin-Shadowed Knight, Parts One and Two by Hideyuki KikuchiRequirements: .M4A/.M4B reader, 695 MBOverview: When Vampire Hunter D entered the town of Sedoc, it was in search of answers to the meaning of a dying vampire’s last words: “Find Muma.” But when he meets Mia, the daughter of the local fortuneteller, […]
The Decagon House Murders (House Murders #1) by Yukito Ayatsuji Requirements: .ePUB reader, 1.2 MbOverview: The Japanese cult classic mystery The lonely, rockbound island of Tsunojima is notorious as the site of a series of bloody unsolved murders. Some even say it’s haunted. One thing’s for sure: it’s the perfect destination for the K-University Mystery […]
Japan’s Comfort Women: Sexual Slavery and Prostitution during World War II and the US occupation by Yuki TanakaRequirements: .ePUB reader, 3.1 MBOverview: Japan’s Comfort Women tells the harrowing story of the “comfort women” who were forced to enter prostitution to serve the Japanese Imperial army, often living in appalling conditions of sexual slavery. Using a […]