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    • Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture
    • By: Roger J. Davies, Osamu Ikeno
    • Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
    • Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 09-24-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 66 ratings
    • Listeners of this book will gain a clear understanding of what makes the Japanese, and their society, tick....

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    • Lessons for Finding Happiness and Living Your Life's Purpose
    • By: Tim Tamashiro
    • Narrated by: Tim Tamashiro
    • Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
    • Release date: 12-26-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 130 ratings
    • Ancient, time-tested wisdom: Okinawa, Japan, is a tiny, tiny island south of the Japanese mainland where people live their life's purpose every day. How is it possible for so many to live each day in such meaningful ways? The Okinawan concept of Ikigai....

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    • The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche
    • By: Haruki Murakami
    • Narrated by: Feodor Chin, Ian Anthony Dale, Janet Song
    • Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 09-03-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 301 ratings
    • In this haunting work of journalistic investigation, Haruki Murakami tells the story of the horrific terrorist attack on Japanese soil that shook the entire world....

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    • By: Herbert P. Bix
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
    • Length: 29 hrs and 55 mins
    • Release date: 12-04-18
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 132 ratings
    • In this groundbreaking biography of the Japanese emperor Hirohito, Herbert P. Bix offers the first complete, unvarnished look at the enigmatic leader whose 63-year reign ushered Japan into the modern world....

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    • Facing History
    • By: Ezra F. Vogel
    • Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
    • Length: 22 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 01-14-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 89 ratings
    • China and Japan have cultural and political connections that stretch back 1,500 years. But today, their relationship is strained. Ezra Vogel's China and Japan examines key turning points in Sino-Japanese history....

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    • A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke
    • By: Thomas Cleary
    • Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
    • Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 10-13-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 73 ratings
    • With a bright, conversational narrative by Thomas Cleary, this book is indispensable to corporate executives, students of Asian culture, martial artists, or anyone sincerely interested in Japan and its people....

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    • Levi Yoder Series, Book 2
    • By: M.A. Rothman
    • Narrated by: Tim Campbell
    • Series: Levi Yoder, Book 2
    • Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
    • Release date: 06-18-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 195 ratings
    • As a member of a New York Mafia family, Levi Yoder's role is unique: He's a fixer, a solver of problems, a man whose code puts loyalty above all else, yet he's a man with a conscience....

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    • A Japanese American Family Caught Between Two Worlds
    • By: Pamela Rotner Sakamoto
    • Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
    • Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 01-05-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 182 ratings
    • After their father's death, Harry, Frank, and Pierce Fukuhara - all born and raised in the Pacific Northwest - moved to Hiroshima, their mother's ancestral home....

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    • Japanese Fairy Tales and Aino Folk-Tales (Annotated) with a Historical Introduction
    • By: Iwaya Sazanami, Basil Hall Chamberlain
    • Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston
    • Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 06-23-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
    • Discover fascinating ancient Japanese fairy tales as well as the folk tales of the Ainu/Aino. The first book in this collection, titled Japanese Fairy Tales, was written by Iwaya Sazanami. The second is not usually available in audio: Aino Folk-Tales by Basil Chamberlain....

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    • The Epic World War II Story of the Japanese American GIs Who Rescued the Lost Battalion
    • By: Scott McGaugh
    • Narrated by: Traber Burns
    • Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 10-11-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 287 ratings
    • The gritty and inspiring story of the Japanese American "Go for Broke" regiment that rescued - against all odds - a trapped American battalion....

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    • Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore
    • By: Michael Dylan Foster
    • Narrated by: Tim Campbell
    • Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
    • Release date: 12-25-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 266 ratings
    • Drawing on years of research in Japan, Michael Dylan Foster unpacks the history and cultural context of yokai, tracing their roots, interpreting their meanings, and introducing people who have hunted them through the ages....

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    • A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community
    • By: Richard J. Samuels
    • Narrated by: David de Vries
    • Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
    • Release date: 10-15-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
    • In Special Duty, Richard J. Samuels dissects the fascinating history of the intelligence community in Japan....

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    • Classic Stories from the Greek, Celtic, Norse, Japanese, Hindu, Chinese, Mesopotamian and Egyptian Mythology
    • By: Scott Lewis
    • Narrated by: Madison Niederhauser, Oliver Hunt
    • Length: 31 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 12-04-18
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 696 ratings
    • Do you know how many wives Zeus had? Or how the famous Trojan War was caused by one beautiful lady? Or how Thor got his hammer? Give your imagination a real treat. This Mega Mythology Collection of eight audiobooks is for you....

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    • Firsthand Accounts of Japan's Wartime Human Experimentation Program
    • By: Hal Gold, Yuma Totani - foreword
    • Narrated by: Joe Barrett
    • Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 08-18-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 269 ratings
    • Some of the cruelest deeds of Japan's war in Asia did not occur on the battlefield, but in quiet, antiseptic medical wards in obscure parts of China. Far from front lines and prying eyes, Japanese doctors and their assistants subjected human guinea pigs to gruesome medical experiments....

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    • The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
    • By: Héctor García, Francesc Miralles
    • Narrated by: Walter Dixon
    • Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 08-21-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,710 ratings
    • Bring meaning and joy to all your days with this internationally best-selling guide to the Japanese concept of ikigai....

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    • By: John Okada, Ruth Ozeki
    • Narrated by: David Shih
    • Series: Classics of Asian American Literature
    • Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 05-29-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 186 ratings
    • First published in 1956, No-No Boy was virtually ignored by a public eager to put World War II and the Japanese internment behind them. No-No Boy tells the story of Ichiro Yamada, a fictional version of the real-life "no-no boys"....

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    • Deep Travels Through Japan's Food Culture (Roads & Kingdoms Presents, Book 1)
    • By: Matt Goulding
    • Narrated by: Will Damron
    • Series: Roads & Kingdoms Presents, Book 1
    • Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
    • Release date: 10-20-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 55 ratings
    • An innovative new take on the travel guide, Rice, Noodle, Fish decodes Japan's extraordinary food culture through a mix of in-depth narrative and insider advice....

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    • How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day
    • By: Ken Mogi
    • Narrated by: Matt Addis
    • Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 02-13-18
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 245 ratings
    • Ikigai is a Japanese phenomenon commonly understood as "your reason to get up in the morning". Ikigai can be small moments: the morning air, a cup of coffee, a compliment. It can also be deep convictions....

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    • Discover Shinto Deities, Yōkai, and Historic Heroes on a Journey through Ancient Japan
    • By: Anthony Poe
    • Narrated by: Xander Krivacka
    • Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
    • Release date: 07-22-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 25 ratings
    • Dive into the mystical world of ancient Japan and uncover its incredible deities, mythical creatures, and heroic tales, even if you're new to folklore!

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