Kaori and the Lizard King

Kaori and the Lizard King
Author: Robert Campbell
Publisher: Scholastic Education
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2006
Genre: Readers
ISBN: 9781904720546

Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material that is suitable for Beginner-level students. Kaori and the Lizard King is a manga-style comic strip story which will have immediate appeal with young teenagers.

Monster House

Monster House
Author: Dan Harmon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2007
Genre:
ISBN: 9783526528012

Anti-Japan

Anti-Japan
Author: Leo T. S. Ching
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2019-04-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1478003359

Although the Japanese empire rapidly dissolved following the end of World War II, the memories, mourning, and trauma of the nation's imperial exploits continue to haunt Korea, China, and Taiwan. In Anti-Japan Leo T. S. Ching traces the complex dynamics that shape persisting negative attitudes toward Japan throughout East Asia. Drawing on a mix of literature, film, testimonies, and popular culture, Ching shows how anti-Japanism stems from the failed efforts at decolonization and reconciliation, the Cold War and the ongoing U.S. military presence, and shifting geopolitical and economic conditions in the region. At the same time, pro-Japan sentiments in Taiwan reveal a Taiwanese desire to recoup that which was lost after the Japanese empire fell. Anti-Japanism, Ching contends, is less about Japan itself than it is about the real and imagined relationships between it and China, Korea, and Taiwan. Advocating for forms of healing that do not depend on state-based diplomacy, Ching suggests that reconciliation requires that Japan acknowledge and take responsibility for its imperial history.

Japanese Counterculture

Japanese Counterculture
Author: Steven C. Ridgely
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2010
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0816667527

Explores the significant impact of this countercultural figure of postwar Japan.

The Fish Oocyte

The Fish Oocyte
Author: Patrick J. Babin
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 513
Release: 2007-08-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1402062354

This book presents a comprehensive overview on egg production in fish, from the standpoint of the oocyte. It covers oocyte development, maturation, hydration and fertilization. The book places special emphasis on using state-of-the-art tools for discerning the ultra-structure of the follicle and genomic/proteomic tools to fully understand biological basis of fish reproduction.

Idols and Celebrity in Japanese Media Culture

Idols and Celebrity in Japanese Media Culture
Author: P. W. Galbraith
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2012-08-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1137283785

This is the most complete and compelling account of idols and celebrity in Japanese media culture to date. Engaging with the study of media, gender and celebrity, and sensitive to history and the contemporary scene, these interdisciplinary essays cover male and female idols, production and consumption, industrial structures and fan movements.

In The Miso Soup

In The Miso Soup
Author: Ryu Murakami
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2009-08-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1408806371

A rollercoaster ride from the cult master of the psycho-thriller 'A blistering portrait of contemporary Japan, its nihilism and decadence wrapped up within one of the most savage thrillers since The Silence of the Lambs' Kirkus 'Deft and fascinating . . . A grisly tour of the darkness and confusion of the human mind' New York Times It's just before New Year, and Frank, an overweight American tourist, has hired Kenji to take him on a guided tour of Tokyo's red light district. As Frank's behaviour becomes increasingly unsettling, Kenji begins to entertain a horrible suspicion: his client may in fact have murderous intentions. Although Kenji is far from innocent himself, he unwillingly descends into the troubling waters of Frank's mind, from which only his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Jun, can possibly save him.

Owl Hall

Owl Hall
Author: Robert Campbell
Publisher: MacMillan
Total Pages: 87
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Detective and mystery stories
ISBN: 9780230422810

Owl Hall is an original story written specially for the Macmillan Readers series. It is the story of Kara, who goes to stay at Owl Hall. But there is something strange about Kara's relationship with her family. As story develops, we discover that everyone at Owl Hall has a secret - even the house itself!

Global Re-introduction Perspectives

Global Re-introduction Perspectives
Author: Pritpal S. Soorae
Publisher: IUCN
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2010
Genre: Animals
ISBN: 283171320X

"This is the second issue in the Global Re-introduction Perspectives series and has been produced in the same standardized format as the previous one. The case-studies are arranged in the following order: Introduction, Goals, Success Indicators, Project Summary, Major Difficulties Faced, Major Lessons Learned, Success of Project with reasons for success or failure. For this second issue we received a total of 72 case-studies compared to 62 in the last issue. These case studies cover the following taxa as follows: invertebrates (9), fish (6), amphibians (5), reptiles (7), birds (13), mammals (20) and plants (12) ... We hope the information presented in this book will provide a broad global perspective on challenges facing re-introduction projects trying to restore biodiversity."--Pritpal S. Soorae.