ME by Tomoyuki Hoshino (Charles De Wolf, Translator)Requirements: .ePUB reader, 1.90 MBOverview: This novel centers on the “It’s me” telephone scam—often targeting the elderly—that has escalated in Japan in recent years. Typically, the caller identifies himself only by saying, “Hey, it’s me,” and goes on to claim in great distress that he’s been in an […]
Mini Japanese Dictionary: Japanese-English, English-Japanese (Fully Romanized) (Tuttle Mini Dictionary) by Yuki ShimadaRequirements: .ePUB reader, 30 MBOverview: Mini Japanese Dictionary is the most up-to-date Japanese pocket dictionary available. This dictionary is completely up-to-date with the latest vocabulary for IT, smartphones and social media. It is the perfect dictionary to take with you when you travel […]
Engaged Knowledge Management: Engagement with New Realities by Kevin C. Desouza, Yukika AwazuRequirements: .PDF reader, 3 mbOverview: The authors contend that current knowledge management efforts in organizations need to be refocused so that they can be better poised for success. Topics discussed include: missing capabilities of knowledge management, knowledge management in strategic alliances, customer knowledge […]
Yukio Mishima by Damian Flanagan Requirements: .PDF reader, 2.1 MbOverview: The most internationally acclaimed Japanese author of the twentieth century, Yukio Mishima (1925–70) was a prime candidate for the Nobel Prize. But the prolific author shocked the world in 1970 when he attempted a coup d’état that ended in his suicide by ritual disembowelment. In […]
One Thousand Paper Cranes: The Story of Sadako and the Children’s Peace Statue by Takayuki IshiiRequirements: .ePUB reader, 2.5 MbOverview: The inspirational story of the Japanese national campaign to build the Children’s Peace Statue honoring Sadako and hundreds of other children who died as a result of the bombing of Hiroshima. Ten years after the […]