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2) Hiroshima
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An account of the dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945, from the viewpoint of the people who lived through it.
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"From debut author Asha Lemmie, a sweeping, heartrending coming-of-age novel about a young woman's quest for acceptance-and the unexpected ally that will change everything-in post-World War II Japan. Kyoto, Japan, 1948. "If a woman knows nothing else, she should know how to be silent. . . . Do not question. Do not fight. Do not resist." Such is eight-year-old Noriko "Nori" Kamiza's first lesson. She will not question why her mother abandoned her with...
5) Japan
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Explores the history, geography, wildlife, government, economy, religion, culture, and people of Japan, including the most current facts and statistics that relate to Japan.
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The last time Momo saw her father they had a fight, and now all she has left to remember him by is an incomplete letter that he had started to write her, a blank piece of paper penned with the words "Dear Momo," but nothing more. Moving with her mother from bustling Tokyo to the remote Japanese island of Shio, she soon discovers three goblins living in her attic, a trio of mischievous spirit creatures who have been assigned to watch over her.
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"Cain Lemaire is an ex-Secret Service agent from New Orleans. With help from his sister who's working in Japan, Cain takes a job in Tokyo as head of security detail for a very successful and important CEO. Cain ends up tangling with the yakuza (Japanese mafia) and unraveling a sex slavery ring"--
11) Pokémon: XY.3
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"X, Y and company meet Trevor's online friend Professor Sycamore, but X is suspicious of him. Trevor sets out to get his Holo Caster repaired by Lysandre... who turns out to be another suspicious character. And finally, Alexa is excited about her journalism scoop but is unexpectedly betrayed! Can ou friends trust anyone?"--Page 4 of cover.
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Soon after a young girl arrives in Japan, she, her grandmother, her aunties, and some cousins celebrate cultural traditions together while visiting a bath house.
14) Bullet train
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Ladybug is an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe, all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives, on the world's fastest train.
15) Japan
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An introduction to the geography, people and culture of Japan, a nation comprised of many islands.
17) Silence
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Two Catholic missionaries face the ultimate test of faith when they travel to Japan looking for their missing mentor, at a time when Catholicism was outlawed.
18) Tsunami!
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A wealthy man in a Japanese village, who everyone calls Ojiisan, which means grandfather, sets fire to his rice fields to warn the innocent people of an approaching tsunami.
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In 1999 Texas, Lia Cope, when her grandmother Mineko moves in, connects with her over stories of the Turtle House in Japan and the secrets they both carry, and when Mineko is forced to live in an assisted living community, she and Lia devise a plan to bring a beloved lost place to life.
20) Japan
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Whether you want to see cherry blossoms in Kyoto, speed through the countryside aboard a shinkansen, or shop til you drop in futuristic Shibuya, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all Japan has to offer. Japan is a land of contrast - think tranquil zen gardens and peaceful pagodas, neon-lit cities and robot restaurants. Cities might be the first things that spring to mind when you think of Japan, but the countryside is just...
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