Language: Japanese

Toru Watanabe is looking back on the love and passions of his life and trying to make sense of it all. As his first love, Naoko, sinks deeper and deeper into mental despair, he is inexorably pushed to find new meanings and new love to survive.

This is a virtuoso novel of extraordinary power that returns to the themes that haunt so much of Oe's work - family, responsibility, writing and the experience of being a parent to a disabled child. Oe won the 1994 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Okada is apparently a happy man - his domestic life seems familiar and comfortable, but admittedly he has just quit his job, the cat has disappeared and a strange woman is bothering him with explicit phone calls.

'Barefoot Gen' is the powerful, tragic story of the bombing of Hiroshima, seen through the eyes of the artist as a young boy growing up in Japan.

Volume two tells the story of the day after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, as seen through the eyes of seven-year-old Gen Nakaoka, his mother, and his newborn sister.

With over 3,000 Japanese entries this dictionary offers up-to-date coverage of everyday vocabulary, and is compact and easy to use. It also contains helpful entries for verb endings, and a clear, easy-to-follow guide to grammar.

Ages ago, in the Three Kingdoms era, heroes tried to unite China and failed. After their defeat, the heroes' spirits came to rest in jewels known as Magatama. Those who possess them fight to become Ikki Tosen: one warrior with the power of one thousand.

One of a series of titles, this follows the adventures of 20-year-old slacker Hideki and the female android he finds dumped in a pile of trash.

One of a series of titles following the adventures of 20-year-old slacker Hideki and the female android he finds dumped in a pile of trash.

One of a series of titles following the adventures of 20-year-old slacker Hideki and the female android he finds dumped in a pile of trash. Hideki's luck with girls seems to be turning around. First, his sexy test-prep teacher asks to sleep over, then the landlady starts doing him favors, and eve...

This title consists of three linked narratives. The first tells the story of a Japanese student in 1950s France. It is a snapshot of a young man feeling adrift in a Western country. The second is about an apostate Catholic in 17th-century Rome and the third about a scholar in 1960s France.

Takuya, an ex-officer in the Imperial Army, has returned to his village only to learn that the Occupation authorities are intensifying their efforts to apprehend suspected war criminals - and those found guilty will be sentenced to death. Fearing his own crime will be discovered, Takuya takes to ...

The most feared General of all time has returned! His name is Oda Kazusa-no-suke Nobunaga! Even more shocking than the master's identity is the demonic power that drives him. Can Kyo the thousand-killer find a way to defeat an enemy who has conquered death itself?

In this novel, Kenzaburo Oe makes a departure from the autobiographical fiction he is most famous for, in a magnificent story about the charisma of leaders, the danger of zealotry, and the mystery of faith.

Ages ago, in the Three Kingdoms era, heroes tried to unite China and failed. After their defeat, the heroes' spirits came to rest in jewels known as Magatama. Those who possess them fight to become Ikki Tosen: one warrior with the power of one thousand. This volume starts off with Hakufu distress...

A collection of seven short stories, all of them having to do with the sea and/or water, from the celebrated author of the epoch-making 'Ring' and 'Spiral'.

Tohru and company have been having a lot more fun since Kisa came to visit. Now it's time for Tohru to meet another member of the Zodiac- the skillfully sarcastic grade-school student Hiro. Tohru and company have been having a lot more fun ever since Kisa came to visit. Now it's time for Tohru to...

This tale of sex and darkness is narrated by Lui, an alienated young woman who becomes disastrously involved with two dangerous men.

Providing coverage of the language in a handy format, this dictionary is designed for those studying Japanese, whether at school or at home. It covers Japanese and English, with phrases and examples. A Japanese pronunciation and practical guide on face-to-face communication is also included.

After his mother's death, Kuro Takagi transfers to Yosutji Private High School where his father is the proprietor. But Yosutji is no ordinary school - soon, Kuro is witnessing encounters with zombies, as well as discovering his own blood-ties and latent abilities.