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Japanese Human Resource Management

Labour-Management Relations and Supply Chain Challenges in Asia

By: Naoki Kuriyama

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Japanese Human Resource Management

Labour-Management Relations and Supply Chain Challenges in Asia

By: Naoki Kuriyama

This book is a comprehensive study underpinned by thirty years of research conducted by the author relating to Japanese human resource management and labour-management relations. Its aim is to achieve a better understanding of the Japanese model for human resource management and labour standards issues, and its transferability to supply chains in Asia. Seeking a better understanding of the strength of Japanese management and its applicability to foreign countries, Japanese Human Resource Management introduces a new agenda for Japanese corporations that wish to operate in sustainable and inclusive ways in local societies and in global supply chains. Organized into three major themes this comprehensive study is essential reading for students, researchers and government who wish to promote productivity improvement and constructive labour-management relations.

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Springer

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331943053X

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9783319430539

Theory and Technology of Wireless Power Transfer

Inductive, Radio, Optical, and Supersonic Power Transfer

By: Naoki Shinohara,Nuno Borges Carvalho,Takehiro Imura,Tomoyuki Miyamoto,Kazuhiro Fujimori,Alessandra Costanzo

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Theory and Technology of Wireless Power Transfer

Inductive, Radio, Optical, and Supersonic Power Transfer

By: Naoki Shinohara,Nuno Borges Carvalho,Takehiro Imura,Tomoyuki Miyamoto,Kazuhiro Fujimori,Alessandra Costanzo

Shinohara and co-authors present a comprehensive and in-depth discussion of all current wireless power transfer (WPT) methods and meet the growing need for a detailed understanding of the advantages, disadvantages, and applications of each method. WPT is a game-changing technology, not only for IoT networks and sensors, but also for mobile chargers, long-flying drones, solar-powered satellites, and more, and the list of potential applications will continue to grow. Each author’s chapter is based on a minimum of 13 years and a maximum of over 30 years of research experience on selected WPT technologies to explain the theory and advantages and disadvantages of this to various applications. The book provides an insight into WPT theories and technologies, including inductive coupling for short-distance WPT, radio waves for long-distance WPT, optical WPT using lasers, supersonic WPT in water, and more. The characteristics of each WPT method are compared theoretically and technically. The differences of each WPT method are explained with reference to the different theories, techniques, and suitable applications. The reader will gain an understanding of the recent and future commercial market and regulations regarding WPT. They will be able to apply this knowledge to select the appropriate WPT method for their desired application. This book is appropriate for students, WPT researchers, and engineers in industry who are developing WPT applications.

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CRC Press

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1003862411

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9781003862413

For Being Happy in Life and Calm at Death

What We Can Do

By: Naoki Iwasawa

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For Being Happy in Life and Calm at Death

What We Can Do

By: Naoki Iwasawa

Practical solutions for being happy in life? and possibly extending it? pair with more esoteric discussions on consciousness, life after death and the meaning of it all.

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Dog Ear Publishing

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1457505738

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9781457505737

My Home Hero 8

By: Naoki Yamakawa

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My Home Hero 8

By: Naoki Yamakawa

To woo Reika and gain her cooperation, Shin tricks her into taking a vacation with him…except Reika finds out he isn't who he says he is. Fueled by the death of her friend, her thirst to uncover Shin's crimes leads to a deadly situation. Meanwhile, Tetsuo and a so-called ally frantically attempt to track them down and rescue Reika…except all they find is a horrifying scene.

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Kodansha USA

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1684917735

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9781684917730

The Global Music Industry

Three Perspectives

By: Arthur Bernstein,Naoki Sekine,Dick Weissman

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The Global Music Industry

Three Perspectives

By: Arthur Bernstein,Naoki Sekine,Dick Weissman

For everyone in the music industry—record labels, managers, music publishers, and the performers themselves—it is important to understand the world music marketplace and how it functions. Yet remarkably little has been written about the music business outside of the U.S. The Global Music Industry: Three Perspectives gives a concise overview of the issues facing everyone in the international music industry. Designed for an introductory course on music business, the book begins with an introduction to the field around the world, then focuses on global issues by region, from bootlegging and copyright to censorship and government support. It will be a standard resource for students, professionals, and musicians.

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Routledge

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1135922470

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9781135922474

Symmetrizing Syntax

Merge, Minimality, and Equilibria

By: Hiroki Narita,Naoki Fukui

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Symmetrizing Syntax

Merge, Minimality, and Equilibria

By: Hiroki Narita,Naoki Fukui

Symmetrizing Syntax seeks to establish a minimal and natural characterization of the structure of human language (syntax), simplifying many facets of it that have been redundantly or asymmetrically formulated. Virtually all past theories of natural language syntax, from the traditional X-bar theory to the contemporary system of Merge and labeling, stipulate that every phrase structure is "asymmetrically" organized, so that one of its elements is always marked as primary/dominant over the others, or each and every phrase is labeled by a designated lexical element. The two authors call this traditional stipulation into question and hypothesize, instead, that linguistic derivations are essentially driven by the need to reduce asymmetry and generate symmetric structures. Various linguistic notions such as Merge, cyclic derivation by phase, feature-checking, morphological agreement, labeling, movement, and criterial freezing, as well as parametric differences among languages like English and Japanese, and so on, are all shown to follow from a particular notion of structural symmetry. These results constitute novel support for the contemporary thesis that human language is essentially an instance of a physical/biological object, and its design is governed by the laws of nature, at the core of which lies the fundamental principle of symmetry. Providing insights into new technical concepts in syntax, the volume is written for academics in linguistics but will also be accessible to linguistics students seeking an introduction to syntax.

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Taylor & Francis

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1317371569

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9781317371564

Practical Battery Design and Control

By: Naoki Matsumura

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Practical Battery Design and Control

By: Naoki Matsumura

Battery technologies play a vital role in day-to-day life, and with the continued growth of the battery market, there is an increasing demand for a comprehensive text such as this, that encompasses aspects of electrochemistry, materials science, physical chemistry, and machine learning. Aimed at early-to-mid career battery engineers, this book addresses common problems that are likely to be encountered on the job. This book discusses several topics, including the prediction of battery longevity, how to extend battery life with machine learning algorithms, cost reduction and sustainability, and battery charging problems relating to wearables, electric vehicles, drones, smart phones, laptops, and portable devices. Designed to help readers obtain practical knowledge through intuitive explanations and broad coverage of battery topics, this one-of-a-kind book is a must have resource for practicing battery engineers throughout their career.

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Artech House

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163081976X

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9781630819767

I'm Standing on a Million Lives, Volume 3

By: Naoki Yamakawa

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I'm Standing on a Million Lives, Volume 3

By: Naoki Yamakawa

We'll bring the Deokk soldiers to the pit of despair and kill them!" The ever-calculating Yotsuya carries out a very non-Heroic revenge for his friends—but when the truth about the world he's sent into is revealed, it is a heavy cross to bear for the fourteen-year-old. His next quest, sending him to the island of Jiffon, will make him question the very meaning of his existence!

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Kodansha America LLC

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1642125148

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9781642125146

Persona

A Biography of Yukio Mishima

By: Naoki Inose

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Persona

A Biography of Yukio Mishima

By: Naoki Inose

Traces the life of the Japanese author who went from sickly youth to dedicated student of the martial arts, looking at his family life, the wartime years, and his career as a writer who advocated for traditional values.

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Stone Bridge Press

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1611720087

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9781611720082

Dialectics without Synthesis

Japanese Film Theory and Realism in a Global Frame

By: Naoki Yamamoto

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Dialectics without Synthesis

Japanese Film Theory and Realism in a Global Frame

By: Naoki Yamamoto

Dialectics without Synthesis explores Japan’s active but previously unrecognized participation in the global circulation of film theory during the first half of the twentieth century. Examining a variety of Japanese theorists working in the fields of film, literature, avant-garde art, Marxism, and philosophy, Naoki Yamamoto offers a new approach to cinematic realism as culturally conditioned articulations of the shifting relationship of film to the experience of modernity. In this study, long-held oppositions between realism and modernism, universalism and particularism, and most notably, the West and the non-West are challenged through a radical reconfiguration of the geopolitics of knowledge production and consumption.

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Univ of California Press

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0520975901

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9780520975903

Wireless Power Transfer via Radiowaves

By: Naoki Shinohara

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Wireless Power Transfer via Radiowaves

By: Naoki Shinohara

Recent advances in Wireless Power Transmission (WPT) technologies have enabled various engineering applications with potential product implementation. WPT can be utilized to charge batteries in various pieces of equipment without the need for a wired connection. Energy can be harvested from ambient RF and microwave radiation and 1 million kW microwaves can be transmitted from space to the ground. This book covers all the theory and technologies of WPT, such as microwave generators with semi-conductors and microwave tubes, antennas, phased arrays, beam efficiency, and rectifiers (rectenna). The authors also discuss coupling WPT. Applications, such as energy harvesting, sensor networks, point-to-point WPT, WPT to moving targets (airplane, vehicle, etc.) and Solar Power Satellite are also presented.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118862961

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9781118862964

Scientific Ballooning

Technology and Applications of Exploration Balloons Floating in the Stratosphere and the Atmospheres of Other Planets

By: Nobuyuki Yajima,Naoki Izutsu,Takeshi Imamura,Toyoo Abe

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Scientific Ballooning

Technology and Applications of Exploration Balloons Floating in the Stratosphere and the Atmospheres of Other Planets

By: Nobuyuki Yajima,Naoki Izutsu,Takeshi Imamura,Toyoo Abe

The aim of this book is to introduce scientific ballooning to the many people who are interested in the use of balloons for scientific applications. The book offers a basic understanding of the engineering details and the scientific research giving rise to balloon activities going on today. Above all, the book will serve as a guidebook for young scientists and researchers seeking to become involved in space science and technology by participating in balloon projects. The book deals with three types of balloons: large stratospheric balloons used for scientific purposes, rubber balloons used for aerological observations, and planetary balloons to be used in the atmospheres of other planets. The book provides many figures and photographs, and offers a systematic description of balloon technologies and related matters from historical background to current research topics. The contents include a theoretical discussion of ballon shape design, analysis and synthesis of flight dynamics, actual launching procedure, flight operations, and typical applications of ballooning in various scientific fields. Detailed meteorological descriptions, especially of the Earth's stratosphere and the atmosphere of other planets, are provided for investigating actual flight behavior.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0387097279

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9780387097275

My Home Hero 13

By: Naoki Yamakawa

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My Home Hero 13

By: Naoki Yamakawa

As the gang rolls into the village to take Tetsuo's head and the village's wealth, Kenshin lies in wait, ready to detonate his makeshift bomb and get revenge for his father. Refusing to let his family be pawns in the village's cult, Tetsuo plots to rescue Kasen and Reika and escape before the gang kills them all. However, after he witnesses something truly vile, he's fully prepared to scrap his humanity and embrace his inner monster if it means saving his loved ones.

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Kodansha USA

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1684917786

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9781684917785

My Home Hero 9

By: Naoki Yamakawa

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My Home Hero 9

By: Naoki Yamakawa

When Yasumoto questions him at the police station to untangle the web of lies, a little slip-up may soon land Tetsuo behind bars. But as Yasumoto begins piecing the puzzle together, Kasen runs off to Gunma to negotiate with her family…who seem to have dark ties of their own. Their time running out, Kasen and Tetsuo take matters into their own hands to protect their family in the only way they know how.

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Kodansha USA

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1684917743

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9781684917747

Far-Field Wireless Power Transfer and Energy Harvesting

By: Naoki Shinohara,Jiafeng Zhou

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Far-Field Wireless Power Transfer and Energy Harvesting

By: Naoki Shinohara,Jiafeng Zhou

This book covers the next generation of power transfer in which power is transmitted via energy harvesting applications. It describes far-field Wireless Power Transfers (WPT) and why it is considered a special type of power transfer where power is transmitted through wireless power sources like radio waves, Wi-Fi, and TV broadcasting signals rather than utilizing near field wireless power sources. The book is the first of its kind to explain far-field WPT and energy harvesting technology from the same viewpoint. It provides you with an application-oriented review of how the latest WPT and energy harvesting tech can solve practical real-world problems. You will also get insight to R & D activities and regulations for commercial products in the future market. The book helps you understand the theory of far field WPT, and you will learn about the rising market for power transfer, factory automation (FA) and Internet-of-Things (IoT) sensors. With its comprehensive and unique coverage combining WPT and energy harvesting technology, this is an excellent resource for researchers, graduate students and engineers looking to further their knowledge on the theory of far field wireless power transfer.

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Artech House

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1630819131

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9781630819132

Tax Strategy Vs. Countermeasures

By: Naoki Matsuda

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Tax Strategy Vs. Countermeasures

By: Naoki Matsuda

In todays world, where it has become fairly easy for a taxpayer to move back and forth from one country to another, it has become quite a common tax strategy, especially among wealthy individuals and multinational companies, to transfer their residence, income, and assets abroad mainly to reduce tax burden. Particularly in Europe, many wealthy individuals have moved their residence abroad mostly for tax purpose. Thus, tennis legend Bjorn Borg, who was known to have transferred decades ago his residence from Sweden to Monaco, is obviously not alone. A more recent, well-publicized case was Grard Depardieu, who showed his intention of leaving France after having acquired Russian citizenship in 2013. This famous French actor and entrepreneur is reported to have made a comment that the French governments recent plan of raising the top marginal individual income tax rate is just like penalizing talented people who have achieved success in their careers.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1514413396

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9781514413395

My Home Hero 3

By: Naoki Yamakawa

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My Home Hero 3

By: Naoki Yamakawa

With all that Tetsuo's seen, he knows far too much. The gang goes to extreme lengths to ensure Tetsuo's lips are sealed by blackmailing him and getting it all on film. However, the drama club veteran strikes back by making fake footage of Nobuto where it looks like he's still alive…but it's all for naught unless Tetsuo can somehow hack into Nobuto's social media account. With time running out and not many leads to go on, Tetsuo comes face to face with a stranger who wants nothing more than to kill him-and would, if only he knew who he was.

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Kodansha USA

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1684914817

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9781684914814

My Home Hero 4

By: Naoki Yamakawa

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My Home Hero 4

By: Naoki Yamakawa

As Kyoichi digs deeper and tries to find evidence of Nobuto's murder at Reika's apartment, Tetsuo and Kasen secretly scheme to thwart his investigation…but the supposed lady-killer has plans of his own-a secret date with Reika in hopes of revealing the cracks in her parents' plotting. But now that the Tosus have Kyoichi's address, their plans to frame him for the murder can move ahead…until someone shows up whom they don't expect.

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Kodansha USA

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1684917697

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The Reason I Jump

The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism

By: Naoki Higashida

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The Reason I Jump

The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism

By: Naoki Higashida

“One of the most remarkable books I’ve ever read. It’s truly moving, eye-opening, incredibly vivid.”—Jon Stewart, The Daily Show NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • The Wall Street Journal • Bloomberg Business • Bookish FINALIST FOR THE BOOKS FOR A BETTER LIFE FIRST BOOK AWARD • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER You’ve never read a book like The Reason I Jump. Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy with autism, it is a one-of-a-kind memoir that demonstrates how an autistic mind thinks, feels, perceives, and responds in ways few of us can imagine. Parents and family members who never thought they could get inside the head of their autistic loved one at last have a way to break through to the curious, subtle, and complex life within. Using an alphabet grid to painstakingly construct words, sentences, and thoughts that he is unable to speak out loud, Naoki answers even the most delicate questions that people want to know. Questions such as: “Why do people with autism talk so loudly and weirdly?” “Why do you line up your toy cars and blocks?” “Why don’t you make eye contact when you’re talking?” and “What’s the reason you jump?” (Naoki’s answer: “When I’m jumping, it’s as if my feelings are going upward to the sky.”) With disarming honesty and a generous heart, Naoki shares his unique point of view on not only autism but life itself. His insights—into the mystery of words, the wonders of laughter, and the elusiveness of memory—are so startling, so strange, and so powerful that you will never look at the world the same way again. In his introduction, bestselling novelist David Mitchell writes that Naoki’s words allowed him to feel, for the first time, as if his own autistic child was explaining what was happening in his mind. “It is no exaggeration to say that The Reason I Jump allowed me to round a corner in our relationship.” This translation was a labor of love by David and his wife, KA Yoshida, so they’d be able to share that feeling with friends, the wider autism community, and beyond. Naoki’s book, in its beauty, truthfulness, and simplicity, is a gift to be shared. Praise for The Reason I Jump “This is an intimate book, one that brings readers right into an autistic mind.”—Chicago Tribune (Editor’s Choice) “Amazing times a million.”—Whoopi Goldberg, People “The Reason I Jump is a Rosetta stone. . . . This book takes about ninety minutes to read, and it will stretch your vision of what it is to be human.”—Andrew Solomon, The Times (U.K.) “Extraordinary, moving, and jeweled with epiphanies.”—The Boston Globe “Small but profound . . . [Higashida’s] startling, moving insights offer a rare look inside the autistic mind.”—Parade

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Random House

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0812994876

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9780812994872

My Home Hero 12

By: Naoki Yamakawa

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My Home Hero 12

By: Naoki Yamakawa

Tensions run high when Kubo comes for Tetsuo's head in the village where he, Reika, and Kasen are held captive…and Yoji is left wondering why Tetsuo is their target instead. But after discovering the true nature of the village, the gang gears up for war. Meanwhile, the Tosus plan their escape with help from an unexpected source…but whose motives may not align with their own.

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Kodansha USA

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1684917778

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9781684917778

My Home Hero 19

By: Naoki Yamakawa

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My Home Hero 19

By: Naoki Yamakawa

As soon as Reika starts digging for answers, she uncovers a disturbing truth-that her father has been lying to her for years. With the help of her former “stalker,” she begins piecing together the puzzle of the past and realizes just how far her father was…and is willing to go. Meanwhile, Tetsuo's plan to act as bait takes an unexpected turn when a threatening letter from Kubo drives him to flee his police protection and suddenly go it alone.

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Kodansha USA

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ISBN 13

9798889334651

Quantum Monte Carlo Methods

By: James Gubernatis,Naoki Kawashima,Philipp Werner

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Quantum Monte Carlo Methods

By: James Gubernatis,Naoki Kawashima,Philipp Werner

The first textbook to provide a pedagogical examination of the major algorithms used in quantum Monte Carlo simulations.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107006422

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9781107006423

My Home Hero 1

By: Naoki Yamakawa

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My Home Hero 1

By: Naoki Yamakawa

Tetsuo Tosu is a typical father whose biggest worries are his job and his rebellious daughter, Reika. That is, until he finds a bruise on her face. His worst fears come true when he finds out she has a secret boyfriend...and he's part of a crime ring that's using her to steal her grandparent's wealth. If that wasn't bad enough, the thug catches Tetsuo snooping around and threatens to kill Reika as soon as she gets home. Fueled by fatherly instincts, Tetsuo murders the man...only for his wife to walk in and witness what he's done. Now with a corpse to hide and a crime ring hot on his tail, Tetsuo must resort to his love of detective novels and his wits to stay one step ahead of a grim fate...

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Kodansha USA

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1684913829

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My Home Hero 6

By: Naoki Yamakawa

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My Home Hero 6

By: Naoki Yamakawa

Just as Tetsuo and Yoshitatsu's brawl gets bloody, the police come knocking…but Tetsuo can't afford to be arrested. And suddenly popular with the boys, Reika is unaware of the danger she's in…until one handsome boy shares an ominous warning. Is all this attention just a coincidence, or does someone else have their eyes on the Tosus?

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Kodansha USA

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1684917719

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9781684917716

Samurai Man

By: Naoki Serizawa

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Samurai Man

By: Naoki Serizawa

Ryouma is a young man imbued with the samurai spirit. He's always ready to defend the weak and fight for honor, but it doesn't help him with that really cute girl, Katsumi.

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Media Blasters

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1586556606

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9781586556600

Merge in the Mind-Brain

Essays on Theoretical Linguistics and the Neuroscience of Language

By: Naoki Fukui

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Merge in the Mind-Brain

Essays on Theoretical Linguistics and the Neuroscience of Language

By: Naoki Fukui

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Original Publication Details -- Introduction -- Part I Merge in the Mind -- 1 Merge and Bare Phrase Structure -- 2 Merge and (A)symmetry -- 3 Generalized Search and Cyclic Derivation by Phase: A Preliminary Study -- 4 Merge, Labeling, and Projection -- 5 A Note on Weak vs. Strong Generation in Human Language -- 6 0-Search and 0-Merge -- Part II Merge in the Brain -- 7 The Cortical Dynamics in Building Syntactic Structures of Sentences: An MEG Study in a Minimal-Pair Paradigm -- 8 Syntactic Computation in the Human Brain: The Degree of Merger as a Key Factor -- 9 Computational Principles of Syntax in the Regions Specialized for Language: Integrating Theoretical Linguistics and Functional Neuroimaging -- Bibliography -- Author Index -- Subject Index

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Taylor & Francis

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1315442795

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9781315442792

The Eternal Zero

By: Naoki Hyakuta

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The Eternal Zero

By: Naoki Hyakuta

Your grandfather was a coward. That is the angry recollection with which a former Zero fighter pilot greets two Japanese siblings who, typically, despite being educated, know next to nothing about a defining war in the Pacific that took place within living memory. The testimony rattles and confuses aspiring lawyer Kentaro and newly minted journalist Keiko since virtually the only fact they’ve grown up hearing about Kyuzo Miyabe is that he died a kamikaze. When the young pair digs deeper into the man’s past, other surviving comrades only seem to confirm the verdict, but its very import begins to shift in surprising ways. In addition to providing a window into the experiences of the losing side’s flyboys and a frank look at contemporary Japan’s amnesia regarding the war, this novel also undertakes a blistering critique of the folly and inhumanity of the Imperial Navy and Army and a nuanced exploration of the differences between kamikaze pilots and today’s suicide bombers. At its core, however, it is a mystery of sorts about a long-dead man’s actions and intentions and a reconfiguration of the meaning of wartime loyalty and sacrifice. A debut novel that was published when the author was fifty, The Eternal Zero has become Japan’s all-time top-selling mass-market paperback and the basis of a blockbuster film of the same name.

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Vertical Inc

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1647290465

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9781647290467

My Home Hero 5

By: Naoki Yamakawa

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My Home Hero 5

By: Naoki Yamakawa

Tetsuo's scheming pays off as the organization starts to question Kyoichi. He tries to plead his case, but all bets are off when Nobuto's bones are found where he least expects. Unsure who to believe, Nobuto's father takes it upon himself to find out who truly killed his son…and to avenge him by slaughtering their entire family. What he soon discovers leads to a showdown at the place it all began.

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Kodansha USA

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1684917700

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9781684917709

I'm Standing on a Million Lives 14

By: Akinari Nao,Naoki Yamakawa

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I'm Standing on a Million Lives 14

By: Akinari Nao,Naoki Yamakawa

The seemingly-invincible mimic has been slain, and the villain in league with the dragon priest is locked away. All that remains is to attend Jangani's coronation, and the quest will be complete. Will it really be that easy, though? Yotsuya and the others better hurry. Time is nearly up, and the longer they delay, the more the real world is swallowed by the fantastical other one…

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Kodansha USA

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1684913292

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9781684913299

Life Works Itself Out

(And Then You Nap)

By: Keiya Mizuno,Naoki Naganuma

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Life Works Itself Out

(And Then You Nap)

By: Keiya Mizuno,Naoki Naganuma

A runaway bestseller in Japan, now available in English for the first time, Life Works Itself Out is an unforgettable collection of adorable cat photos and sage life advice that will appeal to fans of Texts from Mittens, I Could Pee on This, and Grumpy Cat. Humans could learn a thing or two from cats—and Life Works Itself Out is here to relay all of kittendom’s accumulated wisdom to mankind, one loveable photo and wise aphorism at a time. A mega-bestseller in Japan (where it has sold more than 700,000 copies), this book is filled with inspirational quotes and entertaining four-color photographs of cats that range from the heartwarming to the humorous. Whether you’re feeling down and looking for a lift, or you need some lighthearted life advice, who better to turn to than man’s TRUE best friend—the trusty feline. The purr-fect pick-me-up or gift book, Life Works Itself Out will have cat lovers pawing through its pages over and over again.

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176

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Simon and Schuster

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1501127861

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9781501127861

Low-Dimensional Molecular Metals

By: Naoki Toyota,Michael Lang,Jens Müller

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Low-Dimensional Molecular Metals

By: Naoki Toyota,Michael Lang,Jens Müller

This monograph assimilates new research in the field of low-dimensional metals. It provides a detailed overview of the current status of research on quasi-one- and two-dimensional molecular metals, describing normal-state properties, magnetic field effects, superconductivity, and the phenomena of interacting p and d electrons. It includes a number of findings likely to become standard material in future textbooks on solid-state physics.

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300

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540495762

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9783540495765

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