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Non-fiction
- Hokkaido Highway Blues: Hitchhiking Japan ('Hitching Rides with Buddha' in the US)
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- Japan's Sex Trade: A Journey Through Japan's Erotic Sub-Cultures
by Peter Constantine. Buy: .co.uk/ .com
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- Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential: How Teenage Girls Made a Nation Cool
by Brian Ashcraft. Buy: .co.uk/ .com
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- Dirty Japanese: Everyday Slang from "What's Up?" to "F*ck Off!"
by Matt Fargo and Seigo Nakao. Buy: .co.uk/ .com
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- The Roads to Sata: A 2000-mile Walk Through Japan
by Alan Booth. Buy: .co.uk/ .com
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- Schizophrenic in Japan: An American Ex-Pat's Guide to Japanese and American Society/Politics & Humor
by Mike Rogers. Buy: .co.uk/ .com
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- Autobiography of a Geisha
by Sayo Masuda. Buy: .co.uk / .com / .co.jp
Fiction
- Natsuo Kirino
Wonderfully bitter writer who produces daunting character studies of disturbed personalities. "Out" is my favourite. - Out
Buy: .co.uk / .com / .co.jp - Grotesque
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- Banana Yoshimoto
The "Voice of The Youth" in her heyday and still applauded today. Kitchen is her most famous work. - Kitchen
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- Haruki Murakami
Ridiculously famous modern author who needs little introduction other than to avoid the massively over-hyped and pretentious Kafka on the Shore. - A Wild Sheep Chase
Buy: .co.uk / .com / .co.jp - Norweigan Wood
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- Kazuo Ishiguro
Beautiful writer, arguably more British than Japanese. - Remains of the Day
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- Kenzaburo Oe
Nobel prize-winner who writes intricate and semi-autobiographical masterpieces. - Hiroshima Notes (non-fiction)
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- Natsume Souseki
Eternally famous author from way-back-when. Can still be seen on old 1,000yen bank notes. - Kokoro
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Learning Japanese
Genki 1: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese
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Genki 1: Workbook
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Genki 2: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese
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Genki 2: Workbook
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Genki 1 and 2 answer key
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An Integrated Course in Intermediate Japanese
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A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar
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A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar
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A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar
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Japanese for Busy People
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Remembering the Kanji 1
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Remembering the Kanji2
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Kanji flashcards
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