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Splitting Deformations of Degenerations of Complex Curves

Towards the Classification of Atoms of Degenerations, III

By: Shigeru Takamura

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Splitting Deformations of Degenerations of Complex Curves

Towards the Classification of Atoms of Degenerations, III

By: Shigeru Takamura

Here is a deformation theory for degenerations of complex curves; specifically, discussing deformations which induce splitting of the singular fiber of a degeneration. The author constructs a deformation of the degeneration in such a way that a subdivisor is "barked," or peeled off from the singular fiber. "Barking deformations" are related to deformations of surface singularities, in particular, cyclic quotient singularities, as well as the mapping class groups of Riemann surfaces via monodromies.

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Springer

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3540333649

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9783540333647

Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again

By: Shigeru Kayama

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Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again

By: Shigeru Kayama

The first English translations of the original novellas about the iconic kaijū Godzilla Godzilla emerged from the sea to devastate Tokyo in the now-classic 1954 film, produced by Tōhō Studios and directed by Ishirō Honda, creating a global sensation and launching one of the world’s most successful movie and media franchises. Awakened and transformed by nuclear weapons testing, Godzilla serves as a terrifying metaphor for humanity’s shortsighted destructiveness: this was the intent of Shigeru Kayama, the science fiction writer who drafted the 1954 original film and its first sequel and, in 1955, published these novellas. Although the Godzilla films have been analyzed in detail by cultural historians, film scholars, and generations of fans, Kayama’s two Godzilla novellas—both classics of Japanese young-adult science fiction—have never been available in English. This book finally provides English-speaking fans and critics the original texts with these first-ever English-language translations of Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again. The novellas reveal valuable insights into Kayama’s vision for the Godzilla story, feature plots that differ from the films, and clearly display the author’s strong antinuclear, proenvironmental convictions. Kayama’s fiction depicts Godzilla as engaging in guerrilla-style warfare against humanity, which has allowed the destruction of the natural world through its irresponsible, immoral perversion of science. As human activity continues to cause mass extinctions and rapid climatic change, Godzilla provides a fable for the Anthropocene, powerfully reminding us that nature will fight back against humanity’s onslaught in unpredictable and devastating ways. Retail e-book files for this title are screen-reader friendly.

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U of Minnesota Press

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145296985X

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9781452969855

An Introduction to Invariants and Moduli

By: Shigeru Mukai

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An Introduction to Invariants and Moduli

By: Shigeru Mukai

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Cambridge University Press

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0521809061

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From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now, and They Won’t Leave Me Alone Volume 3

By: Shigeru Sagazaki

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From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now, and They Won’t Leave Me Alone Volume 3

By: Shigeru Sagazaki

Every year, Liberis’s neighbor Sphenedyardvania sends a diplomatic delegation of royalty to foster friendship between their two nations. Each nation’s knights are responsible for the security of their own diplomats, so naturally, Allusia sees this as a wonderful opportunity to introduce Beryl on behalf of the Liberion Order. Beryl worries endlessly about meeting with royalty, but once the foreign knights arrive, he is greeted by a familiar face—Rose Mabelhart, the lieutenant commander of Sphenedyardvania’s knights, is yet another former student of his! However, conflict arises when Rose claims to be Beryl’s favorite...right in front of Allusia! The knights begin their escort duty, but dark shadows are on the move behind the scenes. Can Beryl help thwart these sinister machinations against Liberis? And can he handle the jealousy brewing among his adoring pupils?

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J-Novel Club

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171832474X

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Nonlinear Dynamical Systems

Feedforward Neural Network Perspectives

By: Irwin W. Sandberg,James T. Lo,Craig L. Fancourt,José C. Principe,Shigeru Katagiri,Simon Haykin

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Nonlinear Dynamical Systems

Feedforward Neural Network Perspectives

By: Irwin W. Sandberg,James T. Lo,Craig L. Fancourt,José C. Principe,Shigeru Katagiri,Simon Haykin

Sechs erfahrene Autoren beschreiben in diesem Band ein Spezialgebiet der neuronalen Netze mit Anwendungen in der Signalsteuerung, Signalverarbeitung und Zeitreihenanalyse. Ein zeitgemäßer Beitrag zur Behandlung nichtlinear-dynamischer Systeme!

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471349119

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9780471349112

Memoirs of a Kamikaze

A World War II Pilot's Inspiring Story of Survival, Honor and Reconciliation

By: Kazuo Odachi,Shigeru Ohta

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Memoirs of a Kamikaze

A World War II Pilot's Inspiring Story of Survival, Honor and Reconciliation

By: Kazuo Odachi,Shigeru Ohta

**Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Winner** An incredible, untold story of survival and acceptance that sheds light on one of the darkest chapters in Japanese history. This book tells the story of Kazuo Odachi who--in 1943, when he was just 16 years-old--joined the Imperial Japanese Navy to become a pilot. A year later, he was unknowingly assigned to the Kamikaze Special Attack Corps--a group of airmen whose mission was to sacrifice their lives by crashing planes into enemy ships. Their callsign was "ten dead, zero alive." By picking up Memoirs of a Kamikaze, readers will experience the hardships of fighter pilot training--dipping and diving and watching as other trainees crash into nearby mountainsides. They'll witness the psychological trauma of coming to terms with death before each mission, and breathe a sigh of relief with Odachi when his last mission is cut short by Japan's eventual surrender. They'll feel the anger at a government and society that swept so much of the sacrifice under the rug in its desperation to rebuild. Odachi's innate "samurai spirit" carried him through childhood, WWII and his eventual life as a kendo instructor, police officer and detective. His attention to detail, unwavering self-discipline and impenetrably strong mind were often the difference between life and death. Odachi, who is now well into his nineties, kept his Kamikaze past a secret for most of his life. Seven decades later, he agreed to sit for nearly seventy hours of interviews with the authors of this book--who know Odachi personally. He felt it was his responsibility to finally reveal the truth about the Kamikaze pilots: that they were unsuspecting teenagers and young men asked to do the bidding of superior officers who were never held to account. This book offers a new perspective on these infamous suicide pilots. It is not a chronicle of war, nor is it a collection of research papers compiled by scholars. It is a transcript of Odachi's words.

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Tuttle Publishing

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1462921493

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Judge Shigeru Oda and the Path to Judicial Wisdom

Opinions (declarations, Separate Opinions, Dissenting Opinions) on the International Court of Justice, 1993-2003

By: Shigeru Oda

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Judge Shigeru Oda and the Path to Judicial Wisdom

Opinions (declarations, Separate Opinions, Dissenting Opinions) on the International Court of Justice, 1993-2003

By: Shigeru Oda

The present volume is the fourth in a series, "The Judges," which collects and synthesizes the opinions of leading international judges of the contemporary era who have contributed significantly to the progressive development of international law. The series was launched with the Judicial Opinions of Shigeru Oda, former Judge and Vice President of the International Court of Justice. This collection of Opinions covers the period from the year 1993 until his retirement in 2003. All of the individual Opinions filed by Judge Oda in this period - Separate Opinions, Declarations and Dissenting Opinions - are included, and they are published in full, without editorial cuts. The study includes a "resume "and analysis of Judge Oda's Judicial Opinions, through the cases, and attempts some identification and synthesis of the main elements in his approach to decision making and opinion writing, as well as the main strands in his judicial philosophy, as demonstrated in the actual case law.

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BRILL

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9004143394

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9789004143395

Judge Shigeru Oda and the Progressive Development of International Law

Opinions (declarations, Separate Opinions, Dissents) on the International Court of Justice, 1976-1992

By: Shigeru Oda

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Judge Shigeru Oda and the Progressive Development of International Law

Opinions (declarations, Separate Opinions, Dissents) on the International Court of Justice, 1976-1992

By: Shigeru Oda

The present volume inaugurates a new series, "The Judges," which collects and synthesizes the opinions of leading international judges of the contemporary era who have contributed significantly to the progressive development of international law. The series is launched with the Judicial Opinions of Shigeru Oda, currently Vice President of the International Court of Justice. The collection of Opinions covers the period from Judge Oda's first election to the International Court in the Autumn of 1975, on to the year 1992. All of the individual Opinions filed by Judge Oda in this period - Separate Opinions, Declarations and Dissenting Opinions - are included, and they are published in full, without editorial cuts. An introductory essay examines the diverse educational and professional influences contributing to Judge Oda's formation as a jurist, from his earliest university years in Japan and in the United States, through his subsequent professional career in universities and government service and at international academic-scientific and diplomatic reunions over the years. The study includes a "resume "and analysis of Judge Oda's Judicial Opinions, through the cases, and attempts some identification and synthesis of the main elements in his approach to decision making and opinion writing, as well as the main strands in his judicial philosophy, as demonstrated in the actual case law.

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Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

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0792322576

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The Orientation of Science and Technology

A Japanese View

By: Shigeru Nakayama

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The Orientation of Science and Technology

A Japanese View

By: Shigeru Nakayama

One of the most distinguished science historians of the twentieth century, Shigeru Nakayama has been at the forefront of redirecting or ‘reorientating’ conventional East Asian science and technology, arguing, like Joseph Needham, that the ‘orientation of science’ refers not only to the direction of science but also implies a turning to Eastern science. In recent times, he has been arguing for implementation of a ‘Service Science’,which is linked to the rights and needs of mankind. A survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bomb, he majored in astrophysics at the University of Tokyo and wrote on the history of astronomy for his PhD and later on the history of science for his Harvard PhD.

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Global Oriental

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9004213074

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9789004213074

From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now, and They Won’t Leave Me Alone Volume 1

By: Shigeru Sagazaki

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From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now, and They Won’t Leave Me Alone Volume 1

By: Shigeru Sagazaki

Beryl Gardinant, a self-proclaimed “humble old man,” is a sword instructor at his dojo in a rural, backwater village. In his younger years, he dreamed of glory as a master swordsman, but those days are long behind him. Out of the blue, he receives a visit from a famous former pupil who brings him world-shattering news—he’s been appointed as a special instructor for the knights of the Liberion Order! With his life now turned upside down, Beryl travels to the capital and reunites with some of his former students: elite knights, an ace wizard, and even an adventurer who’s attained the highest guild rank possible. But why do they all want his tutelage?! As far as he’s concerned, they clearly don’t need him anymore. Can Beryl live up to his new position? And will he ever get a moment’s peace away from his adoring students?!

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J-Novel Club

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1718324707

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9781718324701

Yoshida Shigeru

Last Meiji Man

By: Yoshida Shigeru

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Yoshida Shigeru

Last Meiji Man

By: Yoshida Shigeru

The most complete autobiography of Yoshida Shigeru available in English, this expanded translation of his memoirs traces the remarkable life and times of one of Japan's most powerful and influential figures. Yoshida (1878–1967), who served in China and Europe as a career diplomat, closely linked with the key political leaders who shaped the world in Japan's most tumultuous years in the first half of the twentieth century. He returned to politics to rebuild Japan as a five-time prime minister after the devastation of World War II. Yoshida retired from the Japanese Foreign Ministry in 1939 with the intention of leading a quiet life. Yet he knew the winds of war were stirring and presciently began behind-the-scenes maneuvering to avoid the calamitous Pacific War. Soon after Japan's defeat, Yoshida amassed the political power to form his own cabinet. Sandwiched between Japan's interests and major reforms advanced by MacArthur's occupation forces, Yoshida boldly pushed through many essential reforms, laying the foundation for his country's reentry into the global community. Richly laced with historical detail, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in twentieth-century Japan. Exploring Yoshida's and Japan's linked histories, the book traces Yoshida's lengthy tenure in China, his travel abroad as a member of Japan's mission to conclude World War I, the interwar years spent as a high-ranking diplomat in Europe, his role in the days leading up to the Pearl Harbor attack, his view on the loss of war, his insights into MacArthur's character, Japan's postwar economic woes, the new constitution, the threat of communism, the imperial system, and the San Francisco Peace Conference in 1958 that guaranteed Japan's sovereignty.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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1461647444

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9781461647447

Contributions To The Theory Of Zeta-functions: The Modular Relation Supremacy

By: Shigeru Kanemitsu,Haruo Tsukada

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Contributions To The Theory Of Zeta-functions: The Modular Relation Supremacy

By: Shigeru Kanemitsu,Haruo Tsukada

This volume provides a systematic survey of almost all the equivalent assertions to the functional equations — zeta symmetry — which zeta-functions satisfy, thus streamlining previously published results on zeta-functions. The equivalent relations are given in the form of modular relations in Fox H-function series, which at present include all that have been considered as candidates for ingredients of a series. The results are presented in a clear and simple manner for readers to readily apply without much knowledge of zeta-functions.This volume aims to keep a record of the 150-year-old heritage starting from Riemann on zeta-functions, which are ubiquitous in all mathematical sciences, wherever there is a notion of the norm. It provides almost all possible equivalent relations to the zeta-functions without requiring a reader's deep knowledge on their definitions. This can be an ideal reference book for those studying zeta-functions.

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World Scientific

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9814449636

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Why Agree? Why Move?

Unifying Agreement-Based and Discourse-Configurational Languages

By: Shigeru Miyagawa

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Why Agree? Why Move?

Unifying Agreement-Based and Discourse-Configurational Languages

By: Shigeru Miyagawa

An argument that not only do movement and agreement occur in every language, they also work in tandem to imbue natural language with enormous expressive power. An unusual property of human language is the existence of movement operations. Modern syntactic theory from its inception has dealt with the puzzle of why movement should occur. In this monograph, Shigeru Miyagawa combines this question with another, that of the occurrence of agreement systems. Using data from a wide range of languages, he argues that movement and agreement work in tandem to achieve a specific goal: to imbue natural language with enormous expressive power. Without movement and agreement, he contends, human language would be merely a shadow of itself, with severe limitation on what can be expressed. Miyagawa investigates a variety of languages, including English, Japanese, Bantu languages, Romance languages, Finnish, and Chinese. He finds that every language manifests some kind of agreement, some in the form of the familiar person/number/gender system and others in the form of what Katalin É. Kiss calls “discourse configurational” features such as topic and focus. A key proposal of his argument is that the computational system in syntax deals with the wide range of agreement types uniformly—as if there were just one system—and an integral part of this computation turns out to be movement. Why Agree? Why Move? is unique in proposing a unified system for movement and agreement across language groups that are vastly diverse—Bantu languages, East Asian languages, Indo-European languages, and others.

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MIT Press

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0262265974

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9780262265973

Tono Monogatari

By: Shigeru Mizuki

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Tono Monogatari

By: Shigeru Mizuki

The beloved mangaka adapts one of his country—and teh world's—great works of supernatural literature Shigeru Mizuki—Japan’s grand master of yokai comics—adapts one of the most important works of supernatural literature into comic book form. The cultural equivalent of Brothers Grimm’s fairy tales, Tono Monogatari is a defining text of Japanese folklore and one of the country’s most important works of literature. This graphic novel was created during the later stage of Mizuki’s career, after he had retired from the daily grind of commercial comics to create personal, lasting works of art. Originally written in 1910 by folklorists and field researchers Kunio Yanagita and Kizen Sasaki, Tono Monogatari celebrates and archives legends from the Tono region. These stories were recorded as Japan’s rapid modernization led to the disappearance of traditional culture. This adaptation mingles the original text with autobiography: Mizuki attempts to retrace Yanagita and Sasaki’s path, but finds his old body is not quite up to the challenge of following in their footsteps. As Mizuki wanders through Tono he retells some of the most famous legends, manifesting a host of monsters, dragons, and foxes. In the finale, Mizuki meets Yanagita himself and the two sit down to discuss their works. Translated with additional essays by Mizuki scholar and English-language translator Zack Davisson, Tono Monogatari displays Mizuki at his finest, exploring the world he most cherished. Tono Monogatari was translated by Zack Davisson, an award-winning translator, writer, and folklorist. He is the author of Yurei: the Japanese Ghost, Yokai Stories, Narrow Road, and Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan and translator of Shigeru Mizuki's multiple Eisner Award-winning Showa: a History of Japan and famous folklore comic Kitaro. He also translated globally renowned entertainment properties such as Go Nagai's Devilman and Cutie Honey, Leiji Matsumoto's Space Battleship Yamato and Captain Harlock, and Satoshi Kon's Opus. In addition, he lectured on manga, folklore, and translation at colleges such as Duke University, UCLA, and the University of Washington and contributed to exhibitions at the Henry Art Gallery, The Museum of International Folkart, Wereldmuseum Rotterdan, and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

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Drawn & Quarterly

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1770464875

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9781770464872

Ninja Sarutobi Sasuke

By: Sugiura Shigeru

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Ninja Sarutobi Sasuke

By: Sugiura Shigeru

A classic character of Japanese literature is reimagined as a mischievous, shapeshifting adventurer in this zany, Pop Art–flavored gag manga by a titan of the genre. Ninja! Samurai! Cowboys! Aliens! Amoebas! Join Japan’s favorite ninja, Sarutobi Sasuke, on this psychedelic romp across a land beyond time by the legendary manga author and Pop Art pioneer Sugiura Shigeru. In this 1969 take on the beloved ninja, the carefree young Sasuke pranks his way through a radically reimagined old Japan, opening wormholes to America’s Wild West and outer space as he goes. This wild adventure overflows with eye-popping sights: UFOs, absurd monsters, Hollywood stars, gun-toting outlaws, submarines, towering mushroom clouds, and much more. Available for the first time in English and with an essay by Ryan Holmberg, Ninja Sarutobi Sasuke is a must-read for its trippy visuals and outrageous storytelling.

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New York Review of Books

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1681377853

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9781681377858

Intergenerational Programs

Support for Children, Youth, and Elders in Japan

By: Matthew Kaplan,Atsuko Kusano,Ichiro Tsuji,Shigeru Hisamichi

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Intergenerational Programs

Support for Children, Youth, and Elders in Japan

By: Matthew Kaplan,Atsuko Kusano,Ichiro Tsuji,Shigeru Hisamichi

The "intergenerational programming concept," now garnering increased interest in America, has been applied to Japanese society as a strategy for maintaining intergenerational and cultural continuity in the face of social and demographic changes. While Japan is known for its enduring and resilient family structure which provides support for people of all ages, the country's growing aged population, combined with a trend away from three-generation families and changing social values, exposes a need for new mechanisms beyond the family to promote intergenerational communication, support, and cultural continuity. The authors identify a rich geographically diverse set of intergenerational programs and activities that serve a wide range of human and community development objectives. Beyond promoting intergenerational understanding among participants, these initiatives function to help people to pursue their educational objectives, arts and recreation interests, desired states of health and welfare, environmental preservation and community development goals, and religious and spiritual well-being. Intergenerational endeavors constitute an integral approach for supplementing familial support systems and maintaining social cohesion in Japan as it enters the twenty-first century.

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State University of New York Press

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1438408366

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From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now, and They Won’t Leave Me Alone Volume 4

By: Shigeru Sagazaki

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From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now, and They Won’t Leave Me Alone Volume 4

By: Shigeru Sagazaki

Following the hectic royal escort mission, Beryl settles back into his quiet life with Mui. Unfortunately, his peace is shattered by yet another unannounced visit from Lucy, and this time, the ace wizard Ficelle is with her. Beryl learns that Ficelle has become the instructor of sword magic at the institute, but there’s just one problem—she’s a terrible teacher! When Lucy asks Beryl to help with the class, he is bewildered. How can he possibly teach young wizards when he’s just an old backwater swordsman with no magical talent? Still, he agrees to sit in on Ficelle’s class, and what he observes is just as bad as advertised. Can Beryl help his former pupil learn to teach pupils of her own? After all, sword magic can’t be that different from the swordplay he taught at the dojo...right?!

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J-Novel Club

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1718324766

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Fifty Years of the Law of the Sea

With a Special Section on the International Court of Justice : Selected Writings of Shigeru Oda

By: Shigeru Oda

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Fifty Years of the Law of the Sea

With a Special Section on the International Court of Justice : Selected Writings of Shigeru Oda

By: Shigeru Oda

This book is a collection of articles, primarily on the law of the sea, by Judge Shigeru Oda, who has served three successive terms of office on the Bench of the International Court of Justice, for an unprecedented 27-year tenure as Judge. A pioneer in the field of the law of the sea in the early post-war period, Judge Oda has maintained an interest in his chosen field and this collection of his works, produced over a period beginning in 1955 and spanning nearly half a century, sheds light on the rapid development of the law of the sea during this period. Those interested in understanding the law of the sea as it now stands must also understand the process by which the law has evolved since the 1950s. This book also contains a special section of Judge Oda's writings on the International Court of Justice. These chapters are aimed at elucidating the procedure of the Court.

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Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

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9041121765

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9789041121769

Yokai: The Art of Shigeru Mizuki

By: Shigeru Mizuki

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Yokai: The Art of Shigeru Mizuki

By: Shigeru Mizuki

Manga’s most beloved creator ventures into Japan’s mythical past and emerges with a menagerie unlike any other Shigeru Mizuki is no stranger to the supernatural and its portents. Kitaro and Tono Monogatari reimagined the obscure folktales of his youth, bringing them to life with whimsy. Mizuki the cartoonist certainly left an indelible mark on comics as world literature. Mizuki the fine artist, on the other hand, rounds out the full scope of his fascination with the otherworldly and fantastic, bringing these worlds to life in robust color. Yokai: The Art of Shigeru Mizuki showcases his expertise of not only folklore, but celebrates him as a naturalist. Elements of Mizuki’s lush compositions—flora, fauna, and everything in between—showcase his mastery of form and love for nature. These popular renderings of a disappearing, rural Japan are his contribution to the preservation of a cultural heritage that would have otherwise been forgotten. The grotesque realism central to his body of work is offset by the ingenuity of his fancy for the macabre. Pieces in this deluxe, full-color edition call to mind the playful pop-sensibility of Maurice Sendak informed by the technical prowess of traditionalists like Dürer and Doré. And like any other Mizuki classic, each oeuvre is a unique snapshot of spirit, human or otherwise, in constant transition. Yokai: The Art of Shigeru Mizuki includes supplementary writing by acclaimed Mizuki scholar and translator Zack Davisson.

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Drawn & Quarterly

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1770467874

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9781770467873

Showa 1939-1944:

A History of Japan Vol. 2

By: Shigeru Mizuki

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Showa 1939-1944:

A History of Japan Vol. 2

By: Shigeru Mizuki

A master cartoonist and war vet details Japan's involvement in World War II Showa 1939-1944: A History of Japan continues award-winning author Shigeru Mizuki’s autobiographical and historical account of Showa era Japan. This volume covers the final moments of the lead-up to World War Two and the first few years of the Pacific War; it is a chilling reminder of the harshness of life in Japan during this highly militarized epoch. In Showa 1939-1944, Mizuki writes affectingly about the impact on the Japanese populace of world-changing moments including the devastating Second Sino-Japanese War, the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the first half of the Pacific War. On a personal level, these years mark a dramatic transformation in Mizuki’s life, too – his idyllic childhood in the countryside comes to a definitive end when he’s drafted into the army and shipped off to the tiny island of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea. His life becomes a constant struggle for survival, not only against the constant Allied attacks but because he must face the harsh discipline of the Japanese army officers. During his time in Rabaul, Mizuki comes to understand the misery and beauty of the island itself—a place that will permanently mark him and haunt him for the rest of his life. Translated from the Japanese by Zack Davisson.

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1770464719

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9781770464711

From Vehicles To Grid To Electric Vehicles To Green Grid: Many A Little Makes A Miracle

By: Fuhuo Li,Shigeru Kanemitsu,Jianjie Zhang

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From Vehicles To Grid To Electric Vehicles To Green Grid: Many A Little Makes A Miracle

By: Fuhuo Li,Shigeru Kanemitsu,Jianjie Zhang

This book paves the way for a proper understanding of current and future issues on global warming, air pollution, depletion of natural resources, cyberattacks on smart grids, amongst others, by unifying various diverse disciplines of science to focus on a sustainable green society of the future.Readers will find applications of science described through the practical use of mobilities, in this case, the electric vehicles.The book could be used to teach and study on issues of global warming through the window of electric vehicles. The first three chapters can be used for teaching applications of mechanics, quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics. Chapter 5 provides rudiments of control theory in anticipation of control theory through number theory and algebraic geometry. Chapters 6 and 7 contain aspects of climatology, global warming, and electric vehicles to green grid. This is the only such comprehensive introductory book in the market that provides the readers hints, suggestions and directions to ponder for a sustainable future through renewable sources.

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Practical Handbook of Advanced Interventional Cardiology

Tips and Tricks

By: Thach N. Nguyen,Dayi Hu,Shao Liang Chen,Moo-Hyun Kim,Shigeru Saito,Cindy L. Grines,C. Michael Gibson,Steven R. Bailey

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Practical Handbook of Advanced Interventional Cardiology

Tips and Tricks

By: Thach N. Nguyen,Dayi Hu,Shao Liang Chen,Moo-Hyun Kim,Shigeru Saito,Cindy L. Grines,C. Michael Gibson,Steven R. Bailey

Written and edited by today's most-recognized inteventional cardiology thought leaders, this popular guide focuses on key procedures and techniques. Each strategic or tactical move is graded by complexity level and described in a simple, step-by-step approach that includes guidance on how to overcome practical difficulties and navigate particularly challenging clinical scenarios and complications. It offers interventional cardiologists, fellows in interventional cardiology, cath lab nurses and technicians; vascular surgeons and fellows, interventional radiologists: "Tips and tricks" gathered from the personal experience of over fifty international experts Clear, practical, step-by-step guidance on the latest procedures and techniques, performing challenging interventions, and managing complications and other difficult situations where evidence may be limited or inconsistent New coverage of hot topics such as percutaneous aortic valve replacement, renal artery ablation, intracranial interventions, and more

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470670479

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First-principles Calculations In Real-space Formalism: Electronic Configurations And Transport Properties Of Nanostructures

By: Kikuji Hirose,Tomoya Ono,Yoshitaka Fujimoto,Shigeru Tsukamoto

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First-principles Calculations In Real-space Formalism: Electronic Configurations And Transport Properties Of Nanostructures

By: Kikuji Hirose,Tomoya Ono,Yoshitaka Fujimoto,Shigeru Tsukamoto

With cutting-edge materials and minute electronic devices being produced by the latest nanoscale fabrication technology, it is essential for scientists and engineers to rely on first-principles (ab initio) calculation methods to fully understand the electronic configurations and transport properties of nanostructures. It is now imperative to introduce practical and tractable calculation methods that accurately describe the physics in nanostructures suspended between electrodes.This timely volume addresses novel methods for calculating electronic transport properties using real-space formalisms free from geometrical restrictions. The book comprises two parts: The first details the basic formalism of the real-space finite-difference method and its applications. This provides the theoretical foundation for the second part of the book, which presents the methods for calculating the properties of electronic transport through nanostructures sandwiched by semi-infinite electrodes./a

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1783260432

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From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now, and They Won’t Leave Me Alone Volume 2

By: Shigeru Sagazaki

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From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: My Hotshot Disciples Are All Grown Up Now, and They Won’t Leave Me Alone Volume 2

By: Shigeru Sagazaki

Self-proclaimed “old country bumpkin” Beryl Gardinant has finally settled into his new role as a special instructor for the Liberion Order. After breaking his sword in the fight against Zeno Grable, he seeks out a new blade and stumbles upon yet another of his former students—a skilled blacksmith named Baldur, who promises to forge a custom sword using the monster’s remains. Just one problem: this leaves Beryl without a weapon at his side. One night when Beryl is walking home alone, a young thief takes advantage of his unarmed state and launches a truly unexpected attack—fire magic! And when Beryl consults the commander of the magic corps about this wizard thief, he becomes embroiled in a plot of national proportions. Can Beryl help this young criminal turn their life around? And will any of his pupils finally realize that their “master” is nothing but a normal old man?!

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J-Novel Club

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1718324723

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The Paraneuron

By: Tsuneo Fujita,Tomio Kanno,Shigeru Kobayashi

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The Paraneuron

By: Tsuneo Fujita,Tomio Kanno,Shigeru Kobayashi

The regulation of the organism has traditionally been ascribed to two distinct systems-the nervous and the endocrine. Though coordination between the two systems has been acknowledged, researchers and authors have tended to deal with them as comprising separate categories of cells involved in different activities. With this approach, a given regulatory mechanism would be evaluated as to whether it should be accounted for by nervous or endocrine functions. The past 15 years, however, have witnessed numerous important discoveries and conceptual developments concerning the morphological, physiological, and bio chemical relations between the nervous and endocrine systems. Advances in im munocytochemical studies have revealed that there are a wide variety of messenger substances that function in both regulatory systems. As a result, researchers have been stimulated to investigate neuronlike properties of endocrine cells and, con versely, endocrine or secretory features of neurons. It has thus become obvious that the rigidities in the classic criteria of neurotransmitters and hormones may rather impede further advances in these research fields. The activities of neurons are no longer evaluated simply in terms of EPSP, IPSP, and the release of classic trans mitters such as acetylcholine, noradrenaline, and GABA. Hormonal actions are no longer analyzed solely with regard to concentrations of classic aminic and peptidic hormones in the systemic blood circulation. The concept of the paraneuron, which we proposed in 1975, has become one of the theoretical bases for the development of this trend of study.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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4431680667

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Showa 1953-1989:

A History of Japan Vol. 4

By: Shigeru Mizuki

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Showa 1953-1989:

A History of Japan Vol. 4

By: Shigeru Mizuki

The final volume in the Eisner-Nominated history of Japan Showa 1953–1989: A History of Japan concludes Shigeru Mizuki’s dazzling autobiographical and historical account of Showa period Japan, a portrait both intimate and ranging of a defining epoch. The final volume picks up in the wake of Japan’s utter defeat in World War II, as a country reduced to rubble struggles to rise again. The Korean War brings new opportunities to the nation searching for an identity. A former enemy becomes Japan’s greatest ally as the US funnels money, jobs, and opportunity into the country, hoping to establish it as a bulwark against Soviet communist expansion. Japan reinvents itself, emerging as an economic powerhouse. Events like the Tokyo Olympiad and the World’s Fair introduce a new, friendly Japan to the world, but this period of peace and plenty conceals a populace still struggling to come to terms with the devastation of World War II. The original Japanese edition of the series Showa: A History of Japan won Mizuki the prestigious Kodansha Manga Award; the English translation has been nominated for an Eisner Award. Translated from the Japanese by Zack Davisson.

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Drawn & Quarterly

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1770464735

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Number Theory

Dreaming in Dreams : Proceedings of the 5th China-Japan Seminar : Higashi-Osaka, Japan 27-31 August 2008

By: Takashi Aoki,Shigeru Kanemitsu,Jianya Liu

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Number Theory

Dreaming in Dreams : Proceedings of the 5th China-Japan Seminar : Higashi-Osaka, Japan 27-31 August 2008

By: Takashi Aoki,Shigeru Kanemitsu,Jianya Liu

This volume aims at collecting survey papers which give broad and enlightening perspectives of various aspects of number theory. Kitaoka''s paper is a continuation of his earlier paper published in the last proceedings and pushes the research forward. Browning''s paper introduces a new direction of research on analytic number theory OCo quantitative theory of some surfaces and Bruedern et al ''s paper details state-of-the-art affairs of additive number theory. There are two papers on modular forms OCo Kohnen''s paper describes generalized modular forms (GMF) which has some applications in conformal field theory, while Liu''s paper is very useful for readers who want to have a quick introduction to Maass forms and some analytic-number-theoretic problems related to them. Matsumoto et al ''s paper gives a very thorough survey on functional relations of root system zeta-functions, HoshiOCoMiyake''s paper is a continuation of Miyake''s long and fruitful research on generic polynomials and gives rise to related Diophantine problems, and Jia''s paper surveys some dynamical aspects of a special arithmetic function connected with the distribution of prime numbers. There are two papers of collections of problems by Shparlinski on exponential and character sums and Schinzel on polynomials which will serve as an aid for finding suitable research problems. Yamamura''s paper is a complete bibliography on determinant expressions for a certain class number and will be useful to researchers. Thus the book gives a good-balance of classical and modern aspects in number theory and will be useful to researchers including enthusiastic graduate students. Sample Chapter(s). Chapter 1: Resent Progress on the Quantitative Arithmetic of Del Pezzo Surfaces (329 KB). Contents: Recent Progress on the Quantitative Arithmetic of Del Pezzo Surfaces (T D Browning); Additive Representation in Thin Sequences, VIII: Diophantine Inequalities in Review (J Brdern et al.); Recent Progress on Dynamics of a Special Arithmetic Function (C-H Jia); Some Diophantine Problems Arising from the Isomorphism Problem of Generic Polynomials (A Hoshi & K Miyake); A Statistical Relation of Roots of a Polynomial in Different Local Fields II (Y Kitaoka); Generalized Modular Functions and Their Fourier Coefficients (W Kohnen); Functional Relations for Zeta-Functions of Root Systems (Y Komori et al.); A Quick Introduction to Maass Forms (J-Y Liu); The Number of Non-Zero Coefficients of a Polynomial-Solved and Unsolved Problems (A Schinzel); Open Problems on Exponential and Character Sums (I E Shparlinski); Errata to OC A General Modular Relation in Analytic Number TheoryOCO (H Tsukada); Bibliography on Determinantal Expressions of Relative Class Numbers of Imaginary Abelian Number Fields (K Yamamura). Readership: Graduate students and researchers in mathematics.

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9814289922

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Studies on Financial Markets in East Asia

By: Masayuki Susai,Shigeru Uchida

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Studies on Financial Markets in East Asia

By: Masayuki Susai,Shigeru Uchida

This book will be an important addition to the limited number of books that discuss finance and accounting issues in East Asian countries. While presenting recent empirical studies on finance and accounting in East Asian economies, it also reveals the underlying reasons for remarkable economic growth and emerging performance of the financial markets in the East Asian countries. It introduces newly developed financial products, institutions, governance mechanism, banking policy changes and their implications in the East Asian economies, and discusses the way forward for these economies with recommendations for policy implications. It also contains suggestions for other developing countries trying to achieve rapid growth.

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9814343374

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Science, Technology and Society in Postwar Japan

By: Shigeru Nakayama

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Science, Technology and Society in Postwar Japan

By: Shigeru Nakayama

First published in 1991. The study of Japanese science and technology (especially technology) is a fashionable subject at the present time, and numerous English language works appear month by month claiming to explain the 'miracle' of the recent rise of Japanese technology. Most of these works are, however, seem to be superficial treatments of Japan's recent technological performance, lacking in historical insight. This book is an attempt to introduce a critical examination of the mechanisms by which Japan has promoted science and technology by looking at its post-war historical development.

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1136154752

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