Japanese Audio Books on HearJapan
Posted by harvey in Books, Media on 08. Jul, 2009 | 9 Comments
HearJapan.com is now offering audio books!
Their first book is 大人のための残酷童話 (Otona no Tameno Zankoku Douwa) by Yumiko Kurahashi. The book title translates into something like, “Fairy Tales for Adults.”
Some of the stories from this book were required reading in my fourth-year Japanese class back in my University days (10, count them, 10! years ago now) [...]
Love Hotels by Ed Jacob
Posted by harvey in Books, Crazy Consumers, Culture on 05. Jun, 2009 | 2 Comments
Ed Jacob sent me a copy of his book Love Hotels: An Inside Look at Japan’s Sexual Playgrounds quite some time ago, but I only got around to reading it now. My excuse is that I was only able to receive a PDF copy due to my not being in Japan and I was too [...]
The Year of No Money in Tokyo
Posted by harvey in Books, Tokyo, Working on 11. May, 2009 | 3 Comments
Wayne Lionel Aponte, the author of the recently published The Year of No Money in Tokyo, sent me a copy of his book to read and review. This was my first casual summer vacation read, and it was an interesting ride. This book did not strike me as a masterpiece, but Wayne’s experience and personal [...]
Suggested Reading – Beyond Culture
Posted by harvey in Books, Culture on 03. Jan, 2009 | No Comments
I read this book ages ago, probably within my first few years arriving in Japan. It recently came up again in a discussion when Joi Ito came to speak at my school.
Beyond Culture
This book is about the factors that influence cross-cultural communication, and is presented in a very engaging way. It was a real page [...]
Miyazawa Kenji – The Restaurant with Many Orders
Posted by harvey in Books, Language, Media on 22. Jul, 2008 | 2 Comments
The TheJapanShop.com now has one of Miyazawa Kenji’s most famous stories, 「注文の多い料理店」The Restaurant with Many Orders, available as a 5-dollar downloadable package that includes the story text, and an accompanying audio file with a native speaker reading the text.
In addition, the furigana for every Kanji is provided, and you also get a definition for every [...]
Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary at The Japan Shop
Posted by harvey in Books, Gadgets, Language on 26. Jan, 2008 | 2 Comments
Just a quick heads up! To all you Kanji geeks out there.
The Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary is available on TheJapanShop.com now. Kanji whee!
In addition, for those of you who have the incredible GW9600 Sharp electronic dictionary (like me) you can get the same Kanji Learner’s Dictionary on an SD card to load into your electronic [...]
