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Mein Name ist Kozume Shu und ich bin 23 Jahre alt. Der Name Shu habe ich damals Erhalten von meiner Mutter. Das bedeutet Herbst, sie gab ihn mir, weil sie diese Jahres Zeit sehr liebte. In der Legende erzählt man das Musashi sein Katana Flammenrot gewesen sein sollen, dann war auch sein Chakra Feuer gewesen. Aber Mann hatte seine Leiche wie auch sein Katana nie gefunden wurde. Bis heute.
My soul is water. In which the mirror world is reflected. And in the waves my dimly shaped human self reaches closer to the surface, and our fingers touch, and withdraw. We are a changeling and a human. We will never meet.
Embark on a mesmerizing journey through the life of Lucy, a woman whose quest for love and meaning spans decades and continents. From a war-torn past to groundbreaking achievements, Lucy's path is marked by passion, heartache, and resilience. As she faces her greatest challenge in her later years, her story intertwines with Satoshi, a man whose love for Lucys across lifetimes reveals the timeless power of connection. This novel is a poignant exploration of loves enduring magic and the echoes it leaves through time.
2012, they met on a youth exchange programme to Japan. Just a year later, they moved in together. Same university, but different worlds. He chose to follow his interest, she was persuaded to study something more "useful". A decade after they split up, he is walking the same path again. A little track on a temple area in Kyoto where they first held each other's hands. Discover their letters to each other, ten years later. From Kyoto to Berlin and back to Kyoto. The two characters and their letters are represented by different languages. While he addresses her in English, her replies are written in German. "It's too embarrassing in English" is a story about love, compatability, opposites and attraction.
Josey has always been passionate about the Ocean. She does not even need to see it in real life to know, she was born to study it. She is not the only one for whom the Ocean is a faraway dream. But as her new colleagues know, if you cannot go to the Ocean, you make the Ocean come to you. When she starts working at a Research institute built around an enormous aquarium, seeing an Ocean every day becomes a reality. But she also must find her place in the wondrous microcosm of artists and scientists that has sprung up around the five-storey aquarium. Not every process is always logical and not every social dynamic is easy to understand as a newcomer. And it is not long before a mistake brings to light the cracks in the façade. How to build an Ocean tells the story of three women in research who pave their own way with determination, and who will try to prove a point vehemently when cornered.
An American student in 1970s Kyoto rambles among the city's beauties and traditions, learning as he goes. Don Ascher is a young American living in Kyoto in the 1970s. He is a student of Japanese. He also teaches English, works at a shabu-shabu restaurant, and hangs out in the company of gangsters, hostesses, housewives, tea teachers, and fellow foreigners. Set amidst the timeless beauty of the ancient capital and its garish modern entertainments, this collection of fanciful episodes from Don’s life is a window into Japanese culture and a chronicle of romance and human connections.
A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel tells with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Speaking to us with the wisdom of age and in a voice at once haunting and startlingly immediate, Nitta Sayuri tells the story of her life as a geisha. It begins in a poor fishing village in 1929, when, as a nine-year-old girl with unusual blue-gray eyes, she is taken from her home and sold into slavery to a renowned geisha house. We witness her transformation as she learns the rigorous arts of the geisha: dance and music; wearing kimono, elaborate makeup, and hair; pouring sake to reveal just a touch of inner wrist; competing with a jealous rival for men's solicitude and the money that goes with it. In Memoirs of a Geisha, we enter a world where appearances are paramount; where a girl's virginity is auctioned to the highest bidder; where women are trained to beguile the most powerful men; and where love is scorned as illusion. It is a unique and triumphant work of fiction—at once romantic, erotic, suspenseful—and completely unforgettable.
"Otowa has woven a series of delightful vignettes of life in Japan, from a true historical story of feuding villages to a man who steals shoes at temples…and some highlighting the cultural differences between Japanese and American sensibilities, especially for women." -- Ginny Tapley-Takemori, translator of Convenience Store Woman From the unique standpoint of an American woman who married into a Japanese family and has lived in Japan for more than thirty years, Rebecca Otowa weaves enchanting tales of her adopted home that portray the perspective of both the Japanese and the foreigner on the universal issues that face us all--love, work, marriage, death, and family conflict. The collection includes: A Year of Coffee and Cake--A young American wife in the Tokyo suburbs suspects her next-door neighbor of murdering an elderly relative. Rhododendron Valley--An elderly man decides to commit suicide to deal with his terminal illness and to spare his family pain. The Mad Kyoto Shoe Swapper--A reclusive young Japanese man enjoys the strange hobby of stealing shoes from temples, but it gradually consumes him. Genbei's Curse--A downtrodden woman loses her temper with her demanding, sick father-in-law. Years later, old and sick herself, she can now empathize with him. Trial by Fire--A true story passed down through the author's family of a gruesome trial to settle a land dispute in 1619. Love and Duty--The Japanese custom of "duty chocolates" (chocolates gifted by women to men on Valentine's Day) has repercussions for an American and a Japanese woman. Uncle Trash--Told in the form of newspaper articles, this is the story of an old man, his hoarding addiction, the annoyance it brings his family, and his eventual revenge. Watch Again--A man starts stalking his ex-wife and learns something about himself in the process. Three Village Stories--A tea ceremony teacher, a vengeful son, and an old man ostracized by his community are the protagonists in three vignettes of village life. The Rescuer--After meeting his death in a train accident, a young man finds himself in the position of rescuing others from the same fate. Showa Girl--Based on a true story from the author's family, a girl of fifteen has an arranged marriage with an older man just back from a POW camp in Russia in 1948. Rachel and Leah--An older American woman reflects on her long and not always happy marriage to a Japanese man. The Turtle Stone--Going from the 1950s to the present, this is the story of one man's efforts to keep the family cake shop alive in a Kyoto that is constantly modernizing. Illustrated throughout with the author's own black-and-white drawings, this captivating volume offers a unique and lovingly rendered insight into everyday life in modern Japan.
FOREWORD BY GUY KAWASAKI Presentation designer and internationally acclaimed communications expert Garr Reynolds, creator of the most popular Web site on presentation design and delivery on the Net — presentationzen.com — shares his experience in a provocative mix of illumination, inspiration, education, and guidance that will change the way you think about making presentations with PowerPoint or Keynote. Presentation Zen challenges the conventional wisdom of making "slide presentations" in today’s world and encourages you to think differently and more creatively about the preparation, design, and delivery of your presentations. Garr shares lessons and perspectives that draw upon practical advice from the fields of communication and business. Combining solid principles of design with the tenets of Zen simplicity, this book will help you along the path to simpler, more effective presentations.
Koko und Temari waren unzertrennliche Freundinnen in ihrer Kindheit, bis sie nach der Grundschule getrennte Wege gingen. Jahre später treffen sie sich zufällig wieder und knüpfen nahtlos an ihre tiefe Verbindung an. Gemeinsam erleben sie die Höhen und Tiefen des Lebens, schmieden Pläne für die Zukunft und finden in ihrer Freundschaft Trost und Stärke. Als Temari unerwartet verkündet, dass sie aus beruflichen Gründen wegziehen muss, versprechen sie sich, im nächsten Mai wieder vereint zu sein. Doch als Temari zurückkehrt, bringt sie eine erschütternde Nachricht mit: