Junko: 28 books

A collection of personal stories and reflections based on the memoirs of Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb Mount Everest and the Seven Summits. Honouring High Places is a compelling collection of highlights from Junko Tabei’s stirring life that she considered important, inspiring and...

Junko is an ordinary eight-year-old girl who lives in Osaka, flies her kite around the rice fields with her friends, and dreams of becoming a musician. Her only fear is of Mr. Thunder, the celestial being who steals children's belly buttons during thunderstorms. Following a family move to America...

Since the 1990s, suicide in recession-plagued Japan has soared, and rates of depression have both increased and received greater public attention. In a nation that has traditionally been uncomfortable addressing mental illness, what factors have allowed for the rising medicalization of depression...

The globalization of the world economy today means that more and more people are experiencing working in another culture. Focusing on the real experiences of workers in Japanese transnational finance companies, this book not only throws light on this specific case, but at the same time raises timely...

Thinking the strange sightings of dark wispy creatures with glowing eyes were only hallucinations brought about from lack of sleep, Lin brushes them off without a second thought. That is until one of them almost smashes her head open with a flower pot. The following night a mysterious blue cloaked...

Hi there! My name is Serinuma Kae.I’m the kind of girl who loves checking out boys and fantasizing about them getting friendly (and more) with each other—I’m what you might call a fujoshi. One day, my beloved (yes, he’s an anime character) died, and the shock of it all was more than I could...

Hi there! It’s Kae again.When I go to school every day, it feels like I’m walking into a real life dating game. Four of the hottest guys in my school are with me everywhere I go! The school festival is coming up and I’ve been put in charge of making the boys outfits for a cosplay café. Do you...

Hi! it’s Kae here! Recently, I made a new friend. Her name is Shima and she’s the most handsome girl I’ve ever met in my life! …And guess what else? She also happens to be one of my favorite doujin authors ever! I mean, how much cooler can you get?!But it doesn’t stop there—she invited me...

Hi again! It’s me, Kae! After sweating it out with the boys, I’ve slimmed down again, but the fujoshi in me will never fade away!After everything that happened in the last volume, Igarashi has now fallen in love with the true me. He’s decided to continue his pursuit, but this time, he means...

Hi there! My name is Serinuma Kae.I’m the kind of girl who loves checking out boys and fantasizing about them getting friendly (and more) with each other—I’m what you might call a fujoshi.One day, my beloved (yes, he’s an anime character) died, and the shock of it all was more than I could...

It’s Kae, again! After the heart stopping showdown between the Mutsumi Brothers, things looked like they might finally settle down again, but a bold confession from Mutsumisenpai spurs all the boys into action! It’s like a real life otome game as everyone tries to plan the best romantic afternoon,...

This comedy is a wacky and dramatic rallying cry for fans of yaoi and addictive shojo! Now a hit anime! Kae here for one last huzzah! I went all the way to Shiga to tell Mutsumi-senpai he’s the only one for me! There, we ended up spending the night together in a hotel, and … !!! Well, let’s...

Colloquial Japanese provides a step-by-step course in Japanese as it is written and spoken today. This new edition has been completely rewritten by experienced teachers; it combines an accessible approach with a thorough treatment of the language, equipping learners with the essential skills needed...

When was photography invented, in 1826 with the first permanent photograph? If we depart from the technologically oriented accounts and consider photography as a philosophical discourse an alternative history appears, one which examines the human impulse to reconstruct the photographic or "the...