Karaoke e Walkman, Pac-Man e Pokémon, Tamagotchi ed emoji sono solo alcune delle novità made in Japan che hanno contribuito a portare la modernità nelle nostre vite. Tra gli anni Settanta e Ottanta il Giappone sembrava vivere in un futuro prossimo, grazie alle avanzate tecnologie di Sony e Toyota, e a manga e anime visionari. Nel 1990 il crollo del mercato azionario inaugurò il Decennio perduto, rischiando di far precipitare il Paese nell'irrilevanza, ma il suo peso culturale, invece, non ...

'Amazingly well researched, fabulously informative and an awful lot of fun. If you love Japanese culture or are just curious to know more I can't recommend this book highly enough' Jonathan Ross'A nerd- and generalist-friendly look at how Japan shaped the post-World War II world, from toys to Trump . . . A non-native's savvy study of Japan's wide influence in ways both subtle and profound' KirkusThe Walkman. Karaoke. Pikachu. Pac-M...

The untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that captured—and transformed—the world’s imagination.“A masterful book driven by deep research, new insights, and powerful storytelling.”—W. David Marx, author of Ametora: How Japan Saved American StyleJapan is the forge of the world’s fantasies: karaoke and the Walkman, manga and anime, Pac-Man and Pokémon, online imageboards and emojis. B...

'Amazingly well researched, fabulously informative and an awful lot of fun. If you love Japanese culture or are just curious to know more I can't recommend this book highly enough' Jonathan Ross'A nerd- and generalist-friendly look at how Japan shaped the post-World War II world, from toys to Trump . . . A non-native's savvy study of Japan's wide influence in ways both subtle and profound' KirkusThe Walkman. Karaoke. Pikachu. Pac-M...

The untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that captured—and transformed—the world’s imagination.“A masterful book driven by deep research, new insights, and powerful storytelling.”—W. David Marx, author of Ametora: How Japan Saved American StyleJapan is the forge of the world’s fantasies: karaoke and the Walkman, manga and anime, Pac-Man and Pokémon, online imageboards and emojis. B...

Yokai Attack! is a nightmare-inducing one-stop guide to Japan's traditional monsters and creepy-crawlies.Yokai are ethereal sorts of beings, like ghosts, nearly always encountered at night; everyone has their own take on how they might look in real life and what sorts of specific characteristics and abilities they might have. This book is the result of long hours spent poring over data and descriptions from a variety of sources, including microfilms of eig...

Yurei Attack! is a nightmare-inducing one-stop guide to Japan's traditional ghosts and spirits.Surviving encounters with angry ghosts and sexy spectres. Haunted places. Dangerous games and how to play them. And more importantly, a guided tour of what awaits in the world of the dead.Yurei is the Japanese word for "ghost." It's as simple as that. They are the souls of dead people, unable—or unwilling—to shuffle off this mortal coil. Yurei are many th...

Ninja Attack! introduces dozens of unforgettable real-life ninja straight out of the annals of Japanese history—many of whom are all but unknown outside their home country.Ninja masters. Solo assassins and operatives. Femme fatales as deadly as they were beautiful. Swordfighters out of legend. And the Shogun and warlords who commanded them. Each individual in this graphic novel is profiled with a full-page manga-style drawing and a dossier brimming with to...

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Elsk alt handler om kærlighedens fantastiske evne til at overvinde alt – i ethvert øjeblik. Ifølge den spirituelle lærer og forfatter Matt Kahn kan vi altid vælge at møde negative følelser og problematiske situationer, der uundgåeligt opstår for alle, med kærlighed – hvad enten det er en triviel hverdagshændelse eller et stort og tilsyneladende uoverstigeligt problem.Vrede, tristhed og andre negative følelser er ifølge Kahn alle en invitation til at åbne hjertet og opleve ...

Elsk alt handler om kærlighedens fantastiske evne til at overvinde alt – i ethvert øjeblik. Ifølge den spirituelle lærer og forfatter Matt Kahn kan vi altid vælge at møde negative følelser og problematiske situationer, der uundgåeligt opstår for alle, med kærlighed – hvad enten det er en triviel hverdagshændelse eller et stort og tilsyneladende uoverstigeligt problem.Vrede, tristhed og andre negative følelser er ifølge Kahn alle en invitation til at åbne hjertet og opleve ...