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Free Download The Japanese Porn Industry Unmasked: An Insider’s Guide by Kaho Shibuya
by Kaho Shibuya, Tony Gonzalez
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1939326583 | 186 Pages | True ePUB | 2.6 MB

Free Download The China Problem in Postwar Japan: Japanese National Identity and Sino-Japanese Relations By Robert Hoppens, Christopher Gerteis
2015 | 312 Pages | ISBN: 1472575466 | PDF | 2 MB
The 1970s were a period of dramatic change in relations between Japan and the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The two countries established diplomatic relations for the first time, forged close economic ties and reached political agreements that still guide and constrain relations today. This book delivers a history of this foundational period in Sino-Japanese relations. It presents an up-to-date diplomatic history of the relationship but also goes beyond this to argue that Japan’s relations with China must be understood in the context of a larger "China problem" that was inseparable from a domestic contest to define Japanese national identity. The China Problem in Postwar Japan challenges some common assertions or assumptions about the role of Japanese national identity in postwar Sino-Japanese relations, showing how the history of Japanese relations with China in the 1970s is shaped by the strength of Japanese national identity, not its weakness.

Free Download Nina Cornyetz, "Reading Desire in a New Generation of Japanese Women Writers"
English | ISBN: 1032437332 | 2023 | 142 pages | EPUB, PDF | 2 MB + 3 MB
This book explores desire through the work of a new generation of Japanese women writers, in response to the increased attention these writers have received following the release of their work in the English language.

Free Download Shiho Satsuka, "Nature in Translation: Japanese Tourism Encounters the Canadian Rockies"
English | 2015 | pages: 281 | ISBN: 0822358808, 0822358670 | PDF | 2,6 mb
Nature in Translation is an ethnographic exploration in the cultural politics of the translation of knowledge about nature. Shiho Satsuka follows the Japanese tour guides who lead hikes, nature walks, and sightseeing bus tours for Japanese tourists in Canada’s Banff National Park and illustrates how they aspired to become local "nature interpreters" by learning the ecological knowledge authorized by the National Park. The guides assumed the universal appeal of Canada’s magnificent nature, but their struggle in translating nature reveals that our understanding of nature-including scientific knowledge-is always shaped by the specific socio-cultural concerns of the particular historical context. These include the changing meanings of work in a neoliberal economy, as well as culturally-specific dreams of finding freedom and self-actualization in Canada’s vast nature. Drawing on nearly two years of fieldwork in Banff and a decade of conversations with the guides, Satsuka argues that knowing nature is an unending process of cultural translation, full of tensions, contradictions, and frictions. Ultimately, the translation of nature concerns what counts as human, what kind of society is envisioned, and who is included and excluded in the society as a legitimate subject.

Free Download Henry Johnson, "Handbook of Japanese Music in the Modern Era "
English | ISBN: 9004524010 | 2023 | 457 pages | PDF | 19 MB
Exploring an array of topics, from hybridized Buddhist music to AI singers, this book introduces Japanese music in the modern era. The chapters highlight unique influences, including the transformation of traditional genres and the adoption of Western musical practices ranging from classical music to hip hop

Free Download Forum Mithani, "Handbook of Japanese Media and Popular Culture in Transition "
English | ISBN: 9463728899 | 2022 | 296 pages | PDF | 2 MB
The Handbook of Japanese Media and Popular Culture in Transition brings together new research and perspectives on popular media phenomena, as well as shining a spotlight on texts that are less well known or studied. Organized into five thematic sections, the chapters span a diverse range of cultural genres, including contemporary film and television, postwar cinema, advertising, popular fiction, men’s magazines, manga and anime, karaoke and digital media. They address issues critical to contemporary Japanese society: the politicization of history, authenticity and representation, constructions of identity, trauma and social disaffection, intersectionality and trans/nationalism. Drawing on methods and approaches from a range of disciplines, the chapters make explicit the interconnections between these areas of research and map out possible trajectories for future inquiry. As such, the handbook will be of value to both novice scholars and seasoned researchers, working within and/or beyond the Japanese media studies remit.

Free Download Seiichi Makino, Michio Tsutsui, "Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar"
English | 2008 | pages: 845 | ISBN: 4789012956 | PDF | 63,3 mb
The acclaimed, best-selling Japanese grammar dictionary series now complete! A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar, the third volume in the widely-acclaimed, bestselling Japanese grammar dictionary series, is designed to introduce students of Japanese to advanced-level Japanese grammar expressions and help them deepen their understanding of the critical and subtle differences in meaning and usage between the target expressions and other synonymous expressions. Following the same format as the previously published volumes, A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar and A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar, the book offers approximately 230 Japanese grammar items that are believed to be highly important for students striving to master advanced-level Japanese and also for instructors who teach Japanese at that level. This book is especially useful when reading advanced-level materials such as newspapers, professional journals, technical/business/legal documents, academic papers,

Free Download Kuni: A Japanese Vision and Practice for Urban-Rural Reconnection (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CJ3H89QJ | 2024 | 5 hours and 3 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 281 MB
Author: Tsuyoshi Sekihara, Richard McCarthy
Narrator: Kym Miller

Free Download Ken Kotani – Japanese Intelligence in World War II
Osprey Publishing | 2009 | ISBN: 1846034256 | English | 252 pages | PDF | 67.61 MB
In the eyes of history, Japanese intelligence in World War II has fared very poorly. However, these historians have most often concentrated on the later years of the war, when Japan was fighting a multi-front war against numerous opponents. In this groundbreaking new study, Japanese scholar Ken Kotani re-examines the Japanese Intelligence department, beginning with the early phase of the war. He points out that without the intelligence gathered by the Japanese Army and Navy they would have been unable to achieve their long string of victories against the forces of Russia, China, and Great Britain. Notable in these early campaigns were the successful strikes against both Singapore and Pearl Harbor.

Free Download 15 Minute Japanese: Learn in Just 12 Weeks (DK 15-minute Language Learning), New Edition by DK
English | January 30th, 2024 | ISBN: 0744085039 | 160 pages | True EPUB | 30.06 MB
Teach yourself Japanese in just 12 weeks with this fun, user-friendly, and uniquely visual language course.