What everyone needs to know about the "inscrutable" Japanese today - from bed to business, their customs and attitudes, publc and private.

The Japanese

History

Seward, Jack

Asia

Morrow

Hari-Kiri is a definitive text on Japanese ritual suicide, also known assuppuku. To the average westerner, the word hara-kiri conjures up an image of excruciating, self-inflicted pain; of a deep, fatal incision. To the Japanese, this kind of suicide embodies the best qualities of courage, honor, and discipline. Through extensive research, author Jack Seward brings to the English-speaking public a dissertation on the subject that is thoroughly enlightening. Fluent in speaking, reading, and writing Japanese, he was able to glean information from ancient documentsmany of them scrolls in the Japanese archivesthat few foreigners have seen. The earliest writings on hara-kiri (known more formally as seppuku) are thus revealed, as are the intricate rituals surrounding the ceremony. "The major purpose of this book," says the author, "is to clarify the historical and sociological significance of a unique method of self-destruction." In fulfilling this purpose, author Seward has come up with a definitive work that is sure to arouse interest both as a scholarly effort and as simple, fascinating reading.

Hara-Kiri: Japanese Ritual Suicide

Self-Help

Death & Grief

Charles E.Tuttle Co.

Fun and instructive, this book is perfect for those looking to taste the flavor of informal Japanese, and those who want to shock or surprise a Japanese friend or enemy with a pithy phrase.

Outrageous Japanese: Slang, Curses & Epithets

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Tuttle Pub

Strange But True Stories from Japan

Literature & Fiction

Short Stories & Anthologies

Tuttle+publishing

In the 1850s Japan had been cut off from the outside world for 240 years, but strong winds of change had begun to blow. Just at that time a lone American landed on Japan's forbidden shores to search for his sister and the woman he loved, both lost when their ship was storm-damaged nearby. The American - Neil Macneil - was aided in his search by a mysterious Japanese girl - a woodland nymph with remarkable powers. Thus began the saga of the Macneil clan, destined to be a force to reckon with in Japanese affairs for 130 years.

The MacNeils of Nagasaki (The Annals of the Macneil Clan in Japan, Vol 1)

United States

Yugen Press

In the absorbing, epic tradition of The Winds of War, author Jack Seward presents a new novel of war, passion, and divided family loyalties. The MacNeil family is torn apart by the horrors of war, which is consuming Asia as strife, intrigue, and romance inevitably follow. Like its predecessor, The MacNeils of Nagasaki, this lively novel is a storytelling gem from a prolific author, a perfect beach read for all lovers of family sagas, historical fiction, and gripping adventure novels.

The Macneils of Tokyo: The Annals of the Macneil Clan in Japan

Comics & Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels

Third paperback printing edition, 1979, a very nice well-preserved trade softcover.

Japanese in Action: An Unorthodox Approach to the Spoken Language and the People Who Speak It

Weatherhill

The Japanese are extraordinarily polite and soft-spoken people who are always indirect and evasive in their dealings with each other. Right? Well, not really. They can be just as explicit, vicious, vile and downright vulgar as anyone else when they want to be. This little gem of a book teaches you hundreds and hundreds of Japanese taunts, threats, curses and expletives that you'll never find in any dictionary-showing you how the Japanese really talk to one another when they are angry or emotional. It leaves no taboo untouched and sets the record completely straight. Intended for students of all levels and anyone interested in how Japanese is really spoken, this book is absolutely indispensable for foreigners who live in Japan and want to know what is being said when someone insults you in Japanese!

Outrageous Japanese: Slang, Curses and Epithets (Japanese Phrasebook)

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

Japan: The Hungry Guest : Japanese Business Ethics Vs. Those of the U.S.

Business & Money

Van Zandt, Howard

Business Culture

JACK SEWARD - HARA KIRI - JACK

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Edizioni Mediterranee

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