Japanese Women

Une jeune femme de vingt-cinq ans perd la voix à la suite d'un chagrin d'amour, revient malgré elle chez sa mère, figure fantasque vivant avec un cochon apprivoisé, et découvre ses dons insoupçonnés dans l'art de rendre les gens heureux en cuisinant pour eux des plats médités et préparés comme une prière. Rinco cueille des grenades juchée sur un arbre, visite un champ de navets enfouis sous la neige, et invente pour ses convives des plats uniques qui se préparent et se dégustent dans la lenteur en réveillant leurs émotions enfouies.

Elizabeth's mother was working as a nightclub hostess on US-occupied Okinawa when she met the American soldier who would become her husband. The language barrier and power imbalance that defined their early relationship followed them to the predominantly white upstate New York suburb where they moved to raise their only daughter. There, Elizabeth grew up with the trappings of a typical American childhood and adolescence. Yet even though she felt almost no connection to her mother's distant home, she also felt out of place among her peers.

ハーバード大学医学部准教授による現代社会への処方箋　恐れず変化の種をまくために。

A new look at dark fairytales. Akin to the Brothers Grimm, none of these storybook characters are innocent. Cinder Ellah forgets who earned her the crown and pays a hefty price. Kaede’s new love interest weighs heavily on his soul. Olivia won’t give up her firstborn without a fight. The old woman living in a shoe bites off more than she can chew. Lere planned revenge, but contracted love sickness instead. These five stories will have you on the edge of your seat craving a sequel. Stories by Deborah Brown, Jo Niederhoff, Victor Nandi, Jarrett Mazza, and Thea Watson.

Spring 1939 - Dashing young William Burton and the beautiful Constance Han set sail from London on the same ocean liner to Hong Kong. Connie is intrigued by Will’s talent for writing poetry, and as romance blossoms she offers to give him Cantonese lessons to help him with his new job — a cadet in the colonial service. But once in Hong Kong, Connie is constrained by filial duty towards her Eurasian parents, and their wish for her to marry someone from her own background.

A ghostly visit from her former landlady draws Emma away from sleepy little Hillbilly Hollow to investigate a murder in the big city. But what seems like a straightforward case soon becomes entangled with an event from Emma's past and a personal quest for justice. With the attractive but bungling Sheriff Tucker at her side, will Emma be tempted by the chance to avenge an old wrong?

アイダホの山奥で育ったタラ。狂信的なモルモン教原理主義者の父の方針で、学校へも通わせてもらえず、病院に行くのも禁じられていた。兄からは虐待も受けていた。

Naomi Osaka grew up in Japan and the US, with one foot in each place. But wherever she was, she loved to play tennis—and she worked hard at it too, always practicing and improving. Many people doubted that she would make it as a professional player, but she persisted and showed the world that she is a champion. Her talent on the court and her activism for racial justice and mental health causes off it have made Naomi an inspiration to fans everywhere.

In the late 19th century, after Japan was restored to imperial rule, the samurais were no longer the seat of power. The families who were impacted by this shift lost wealth and power. Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto was the daughter of one such samurai, and had begun her life on a track to become a Buddhist priestess. But as the family lost their position in society, her path changed, and she was eventually sent to the United States to be in an arranged marriage to an American man. A Daughter of the Samurai is her personal memoir.

A long time ago, when Japan had the feudal system, my family was a landlord of the area. It has come to a complete downfall over the years, but my family still clings to its past glory. For them, to succeed the family is critical. I’m firstborn and have no brother which meant that I was a successor and destined to spend the whole life in my hometown. But, music changed everything. To pursue a career in music, my hometown was too rural, and I had to move out. Back then, I was a college student, and moving to a city meant dropping out of school.

あなたも一歩、踏み出す勇気を。

震災を契機に自衛官を夢見た少女は、入隊後、絶望を味わった。訓練中の性暴力を報告するも自衛隊は黙殺。そして彼女は実名・顔出しでメディアに訴えることを決意したが…

Noriko is a gorgeous, shy Japanese flight attendant: waifishly thin, with long, black hair, and a perfectly cute face. She badly needs a man to love her. She'd looked for boyfriends in her English conversation club and her yoga class, but she hasn't been able to find a man to give her the love she craves. Meanwhile, despite her long work hours as a flight attendant, she's having trouble paying off her father's Yakuza debts. Before boarding a flight from Tokyo to San Francisco, Noriko receives a mysterious business card from a trenchcoated stranger. The business card has a phone number in ...

A Izumi, trentacinquenne separata che ogni sera alla stessa ora rientra dal suo lavoro part-time, quando vede una ragazza pronta a lanciarsi sui binari. Chiyoko, così si chiama la ragazza, ha sul viso l’aria apatica di chi non ha ormai alcun rimpianto, eppure esercita un’inspiegabile attrazione su Izumi. A bordo di un vecchio pulmino Volkswagen, Izumi decide perciò di raggiungere insieme a lei un posto che ha la fama di possedere il cielo e le stelle più belli di tutto il Giappone.

身体性に結び付けられた「女らしさ」ゆえにケアを担わされてきた女性たちは、自身の経験を語る言葉を奪われ、言葉を発したとしても傾聴に値しないお喋りとして扱われてきた。

母になっても、四十になっても、まだ「何者か」になりたいんだ私に期待していたいんだ二児の母、会社をやめ、小説家を目指す。無謀かつ明るい生活。「好書好日」（朝日新聞ブックサイト）の連載、「小説家になりたい人が、なった人に聞いてみた。」が話題のライターが、エッセイストになるまでのお話。

オトコの願望　オンナの本音――「真面目型」と「浮気型」で繁殖戦略はここまで違う！ギャンブルにのめり込む男がモテるのはなぜ？

Twenty-nine-year-old Momoko has been tragically dumped. She thought she and her boyfriend were soulmates. He even took her to a love hotel, where she believed he was going to propose. Instead, he left her after four years. So Momoko does what many broken-hearted people do—she gets incredibly drunk. So drunk that she passes out in an empty cafe. When she awakens, she’s eager to tell her story to anyone who will listen, and pours her heart out to a curious manager and the sole other customer in the cafe, a monk who trains at a temple nearby.

人生の折り返し地点でもう一度「性」を学び直す！暮らしと人間関係をよりよくしたい50代のための「性教育」とは？第一線で活躍する専門家たちによる性の特別授業、始まります！

◎じつは株式投資より手堅い「不動産投資」株式投資よりアパート1棟経営こそFIRE(早期リタイア)への近道!

في كتاب "المرأة التي تجلب المطر" للكاتبة إلينيد جراميش، الحائزة على جائزة الكتابة الويلزية، تأخذنا إلينيد في رحلتها لاكتشاف أرض غريبة، جزيرة هوكايدو في شمال الأرخبيل الياباني. تعايش الكاتبة اليابانيين خطوة بعد خطوة، وتتعلم لغتهم، كما تتنقل بنا بين طبيعة جزيرة هوكايدو وتاريخها وثقافتها. يبدأ الكتاب بتعرف إلينيد على عائلتها المضيفة، حيث تتكيف تدريجياً مع طرقهم في العيش، ويزداد تمكنها من اللغة اليابانية.