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Japan: Olympic Host

As anticipation continues to grow and the world awaits the beginning of the XXXII Olympics — delayed a year due to the COVID-19 Pandemic — we’d like to take this opportunity to learn more about the Olympics’ host nation, the Land of the Rising Sun … Japan.
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Japan & Japanese Culture

The Discovery of Ramen
Wink: The Ninja Who Wanted to Nap
Take me out to the Yakyu
Tokyo a book of senses
Kimonos
Under the Great Plum Tree
Sakura’s Cherry Blossoms
Grandfather’s Journey
Yuko-Chan and the Daruma Doll
Under the Cherry Blossom Tree
K is for Kabuki
The Bicycle Man
The Last Kappa of Old Japan
The Boy of the Three Year nap
Ojiichan’s Gift
The Beckoning Cat
Tanuki’s Gift
Yoko’s Paper Cranes
The Boy who Drew Cats
Tea with Milk
How My Parents Learned to Eat
Japanese Nursery Rhymes

Japan & Japanese Culture

Tokyo Ever After
Tokyo Heist
Seven Deadly Shadows
Flame in the Mist
Diary of a Tokyo Teen
I Love You So Mochi
Tamamo the Fox maiden
Keep it together, Keiko Carter
Silver Spoon Volume 1
Empress of All Seasons
Fruits Basket Volume 1
Kazunomiya : prisoner of heaven
Cool Japan Guide
Heart of a Samurai
Demon Slayer Volume 1
Samurai Rising
The Last Cherry Blossom
Bleach Volume 1
Monthly Girls Nozaki Kun Volume 1
Laid Back Camp
Flying Witch

Japan & Japanese Culture

Geisha: A Life
The Housekeeper and the Professor
1Q84
Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits
A History of Japan
The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
Samurai
Geisha
Kimono
There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job
Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
The Samurai’s Garden
Autumn Bridge
A Geek in Japan
Convenience Store Woman
African Samurai
Legends of the Samurai
Introduction to Japanese Culture
Japan Ai
Where the Wild Ladies Are
Malice
The Great Passage
The Tale of Genji
The Aosawa Murders
Inheritance from Mother
Pachinko
Full Metal Alchemist Vol 1
The Anime Encyclopedia
The Sakura Obsession
Kendo
The Devotion of Suspect X
Astro Boy Volume 1
Before the coffee gets cold
Rice noodle fish
Mastering the art of Japanese home cooking
Street of a Thousand Blossoms
Kansha
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