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Tessa Miyata is no hero / by Abe, Julie.;
On a trip to visit her grandparents in Japan, Tessa Miyata inadvertently releases the spirit of an evil samurai god who wants to destroy Tokyo, and stumbles upon a hidden part of the city where gods and mythological creatures walk among humans.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Gods; Mythology, Japanese; Japanese Americans; Grandparents;
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The puzzle box : a novel / by Trussoni, Danielle,author.;
It is the Year of the Wood Dragon, and the ingenious Mike Brink has been invited to Tokyo, Japan, to open the legendary Dragon Box. The box was constructed during one of Japan's most tumultuous periods, when the samurai class was disbanded and the shogun lost power. In this moment of crisis, Emperor Meiji locked a priceless Imperial secret in the Dragon Box. Only two people knew how to open the box--Meiji and the box's sadistic constructor--and both died without telling a soul what was inside or how to open it. Every twelve years since then, in the Year of the Dragon, the Imperial family holds a clandestine contest to open the box. It is devilishly difficult, filled with tricks, booby traps, poisons, and mind-bending twists. Every puzzle master who has attempted to open it has died in the process. But Brink is not just any puzzle master. He may be the only person alive who can crack it. His determination is matched only by that of two sisters, descendants of an illustrious samurai clan, who will stop at nothing to claim the treasure. Brink's quest launches him on a breakneck adventure across Japan, from the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to the pristine forests of Hakone to an ancient cave in Kyushu. In the process, he discovers the power of Meiji's hidden treasure, and--more crucially--the true nature of his extraordinary talent.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Boxes; Man-woman relationships; Puzzles; Quests (Expeditions); Secrecy; Sisters;
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The mystery of the masked medalist / by Shibutani, Maia,1994-; Shibutani, Alex,1991-; Schusterman, Michelle.; Ma Van As, Yaoyao.;
Accompanying their journalist parents to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, twelve-year-old Andy Kudo and his eleven-year-old sister Mika find themselves immersed in an augmented reality game developed by a former Olympic medalist, that brings players together from all over the world to search Tokyo for virtual medals and clues to the secretive creator's identity.Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Japanese Americans; Brothers and sisters; Games; Augmented reality;
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The art of vanishing : a novel / by Kutsukake, Lynne,author.;
Akemi's desire for independence and aversion to marriage are unusual in her small village. A gift for drawing allows her to move to a rooming house in Tokyo where she studies medical illustration, finding satisfaction in the precision and purpose of her work. Sayako is the first roommate to pay Akemi attention, and they quickly become inseparable--Sayako drawn to Akemi's humble origins, so distinct from her own insufferable, wealthy family; Akemi attracted to Sayako's rebelliousness and her aspiration to be a painter. As Akemi begins to model for Sayako, their connection deepens. Together, they attend 'happenings,' encounters arranged by two enigmatic artists, Nezu and Kaori, in random locations, intended to free them from their worldly attachments. Following a devastating betrayal, Sayako disappears, and Akemi becomes determined to find her--and in the process, must newly face herself. Tender, enthralling, and evocative of the energy of Japan in the 1970s, The Art of Vanishing is the story of a young woman struggling to see and be seen; of authenticity and art; of the thin line between loyalty and obsession.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Betrayal; Female friendship; Nineteen seventies; Social classes; Women artists; Young women;
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In harm's way [videorecording] / by Hirsch, Emile,1985-actor.; Li, Fangcong,actor.; August, Bille,1948-film director.; Latter, Greg,screenwriter.; Liu, Yifei,1987-actor.; Shout! Factory (Firm),publisher.;
After the attack on Pearl Harbor damaged Americans' morale, FDR decided bomb Tokyo in retaliation, to raise the public's hopes. Bomber planes led by Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle successfully bombed Tokyo, but after completing their mission, ran out of fuel and were forced to bail out in occupied China. One young pilot, Jack Turner, was hidden from brutal Japanese forces by local villagers, including a widow named Ying. With time running out, they took their one chance to make their break for safety.14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Historical films.; Romance films.; War films.; World War, 1939-1945; Widows; Man-woman relationships; Bombing, Aerial;
For private home use only.
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Evergreen / by Hirahara, Naomi,1962-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Los Angeles, 1946: It's been two years since Aki Ito and her family were released from Manzanar detention center and resettled in Chicago with other Japanese Americans. Now the Itos have finally been allowed to return home to California--but nothing is as they left it. The entire Japanese American community is starting from scratch, with thousands of people living in dismal refugee camps while they struggle to find new houses and jobs in over-crowded Los Angeles. Aki is working as a nurse's aide at the Japanese Hospital in Boyle Heights when an elderly Issei man is admitted with suspicious injuries. When she seeks out his son, she is shocked to recognize her husband's best friend, Babe Watanabe. Could Babe be guilty of elder abuse? Only a few days later, Little Tokyo is rocked by a murder at the low-income hotel where the Watanabes have been staying. When the cops start sniffing around Aki's home, she begins to worry that the violence tearing through her community might threaten her family. What secrets have the Watanabes been hiding, and can Aki protect her husband from getting tangled up in their mess?"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Communities; Japanese Americans; Murder; Secrecy;
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Bedtime in the forest / by Iwamura, Kazuo,1939-; Iwamura, Kazuo,1939-Yoruno tomodachi.English.;
The little squirrels, Mick, Mack and Molly, can't understand why they have to sleep at night when their friends the owl children are outside playing.
Subjects: Bedtime; Nocturnal animals; Owls; Play; Squirrels;
© c2010., North-South Books,
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A tale for the time being : [Book Club Set] / by Ozeki, Ruth,1956-;
Includes bibliographical references.""A time being is someone who lives in time, and that means you, and me, and every one of us who is, or was, or ever will be." In Tokyo, sixteen-year-old Nao has decided there's only one escape from her aching loneliness and her classmates' bullying. But before she ends it all, Nao first plans to document the life of her great grandmother, a Buddhist nun who's lived more than a century. A diary is Nao's only solace--and will touch lives in ways she can scarcely imagine. Across the Pacific, we meet Ruth, a novelist living on a remote island who discovers a collection of artifacts washed ashore in a Hello Kitty lunchbox--possibly debris from the devastating 2011 tsunami. As the mystery of its contents unfolds, Ruth is pulled into the past, into Nao's drama and her unknown fate, and forward into her own future. Full of Ozeki's signature humor and deeply engaged with the relationship between writer and reader, past and present, fact and fiction, quantum physics, history, and myth, A Tale for the Time Being is a brilliantly inventive, beguiling story of our shared humanity and the search for home"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Teenage girls; Space and time; Quantum theory; Physics; Buddhist nuns; Women authors;
© 2013., Penguin Canada,
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Novelist as a vocation / by Murakami, Haruki,1949-author.; Gabriel, Philip,1953-translator.; Goossen, Ted,translator.; translation of:Murakami, Haruki,1949-Shokugyō to shite no shōsetsuka.English.;
Includes bibliographical references."A charmingly idiosyncratic look at writing, creativity, and the author's own novels. Haruki Murakami's myriad fans will be delighted by this unique look into the mind of a master storyteller. In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author and famously reclusive writer shares with readers what he thinks about being a novelist; his thoughts on the role of the novel in our society; his own origins as a writer; and his musings on the sparks of creativity that inspire other writers, artists, and musicians. Readers who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his strangely surreal worlds will be fascinated by this highly personal look at the craft of writing"--
Subjects: Essays.; Murakami, Haruki, 1949-; Fiction;
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The Kamogawa food detectives / by Kashiwai, Hisashi,1952-author.; Kirkwood, Jesse,translator.; translation of:Kashiwai, Hisashi,1952-Kamogawa shokudō.English.;
"What's the one dish you'd do anything to taste just one more time? Down a quiet backstreet in Kyoto exists a very special restaurant. Run by Koishi Kamogawa and her father Nagare, the Kamogawa Diner serves up deliciously extravagant meals. But that's not the main reason customers stop by ... The father-daughter duo are 'food detectives'. Through ingenious investigations, they are able to recreate dishes from a person's treasured memories-dishes that may well hold the keys to their forgotten past and future happiness. The restaurant of lost recipes provides a link to vanished moments, creating a present full of possibility. A bestseller in Japan, The Kamogawa Food Detectives is a celebration of good company and the power of a delicious meal."--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Cozy mysteries.; Novels.; Fathers and daughters; Food; Formulas, recipes, etc.; Happiness; Memory; Restaurants; Restaurateurs;
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