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Tokyo Junkie
- 60 Years of Bright Lights and Back Alleys... and Baseball
- By: Robert Whiting
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Follow author Robert Whiting (The Chrysanthemum and the Bat, You Gotta Have Wa, Tokyo Underworld) as he watches Tokyo transform during the 1964 Olympics, rubs shoulders with the Yakuza and comes face to face with the city’s dark underbelly, interviews Japan’s baseball elite after publishing his first best-selling book on the subject, and learns how politics and sports collide to produce a cultural landscape unlike any other, even as a new Olympics is postponed and the COVID virus ravages the nation.
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A neat personal history of a city's transformation
- By JCM on 14-05-24
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Tokyo Junkie
- 60 Years of Bright Lights and Back Alleys... and Baseball
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 22-06-21
- Language: English
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Miyamoto Musashi
- The Life and Legacy of Japan’s Most Legendary Samurai
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Little may have been known about Musashi at the time, but centuries later, he is the most infamous and renowned warrior in Japanese history. As a veteran of the Battle of Sekigahara (1600), Naiwa (1615), and the Shimabara Rebellion in Hizen (1637-1638), Musashi was a seasoned battlefield soldier, who went undefeated in over 60 duels, and authored an essential book on strategy Go Rin No Sho (The Book of Five Rings).
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Miyamoto Musashi
- The Life and Legacy of Japan’s Most Legendary Samurai
- Narrated by: Jim Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Release date: 07-04-20
- Language: English
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Hiroshima
- The extraordinary stories of the last survivors of the atomic bomb who can still recall the day the world changed forever
- By: M.G. Sheftall
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 17 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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'a master class in eyewitness storytelling . . . this gripping narrative chronicles one of history's darkest nightmare moments' - Annie Jacobsen, author of Nuclear War: A Scenario On the 80th anniversary of the devastating bombing of Hiroshima, the stories of the hibakusha are more important...
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Hiroshima
- The extraordinary stories of the last survivors of the atomic bomb who can still recall the day the world changed forever
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 17 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 10-09-24
- Language: English
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The Manhattan Project
- The Making of the Atomic Bomb
- By: Al Cimino
- Narrated by: Eric Meyers
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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This book traces the history of the Manhattan Project, from the first glimmerings of the possibility of such a catastrophic weapon to the aftermath of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It profiles the architects of the bomb, including J. Robert Oppenheimer, and how they tried to reconcile their personal feelings with their ambition as scientists. It looks at the role of the politicians and it includes first-hand accounts of those who experienced the effects of the bombings.
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A good quick book.
- By Steven on 04-10-23
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The Manhattan Project
- The Making of the Atomic Bomb
- Narrated by: Eric Meyers
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 28-02-22
- Language: English
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Whirlwind
- The Air War Against Japan, 1942-1945
- By: Barrett Tillman
- Narrated by: Mel Foster
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Whirlwind is the only book to examine in depth the human drama behind the most important bombing campaign in history. While the air war against Nazi Germany has been covered in-depth by many books, Barrett Tillman, a renowned authority on military aircraft and the air war in the Pacific, is the first to tackle the air war against Japan. For decades, historians and politicians have debated whether or not Japan was on the verge of surrender in August 1945---before the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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factual but not boring
- By richard kebell on 01-10-24
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Whirlwind
- The Air War Against Japan, 1942-1945
- Narrated by: Mel Foster
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 02-03-10
- Language: English
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The Way of the Samurai
- By: Inazo O. Nitobe
- Narrated by: Geoff Sugiyama
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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To many people, the word samurai conjures images of menacing masks, long blades and elaborate armor. However, this classic text by Inazo Nitobe reveals the greater depths to samurai culture - they were not simply warriors but an aristocratic class who practiced literary and military arts in equal measure. Essential to this way of life was the samurai's moral code and the quality of bushido, roughly translated as chivalry.
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The Way of the Samurai
- Narrated by: Geoff Sugiyama
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 31-10-24
- Language: English
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The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War
- By: Mark E. Stille
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was the third most powerful navy in the world at the start of World War II and came to dominate the Pacific in the early months of the war. This was a remarkable turnaround for a navy that only began to modernize in 1868. The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War details the Japanese ships which fought in the Pacific and examines the principles on which they were designed, how they were armed, when and where they were deployed, and how effective they were in battle.
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Very detailed
- By yak on 05-12-25
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The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 29-05-18
- Language: English
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Gamble in the Coral Sea
- Japan's Offensive, the Carrier Battle, and the Road to Midway
- By: Michal A. Piegzik
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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The opening salvos of the Battle of the Coral Sea were fired one month before Midway. Gamble in the Coral Sea recounts the story of this battle from the Japanese point of view. Based on extensive Japanese-language sources, author Michal A. Piegzik challenges established Western narratives surrounding this critical engagement in the Pacific War.
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Gamble in the Coral Sea
- Japan's Offensive, the Carrier Battle, and the Road to Midway
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 18-11-25
- Language: English
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A History of Japan
- From Stone Age to Superpower
- By: Kenneth G. Henshall
- Narrated by: Stephen Bungay
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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In a rare combination of comprehensive coverage and sustained critical focus, this book examines Japan's progress through its entire history to its current status as an economic, technological, and cultural superpower. A key factor is a pragmatic determination to succeed. Little-known facts are also brought to light, and the latest findings used.
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Great overview let down by weak narration
- By Amazon Customer on 22-04-24
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A History of Japan
- From Stone Age to Superpower
- Narrated by: Stephen Bungay
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 27-07-21
- Language: English
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Operation Vengeance
- The Astonishing Aerial Ambush That Changed World War II
- By: Dan Hampton
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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The New York Times bestselling author of Viper Pilot delivers an electrifying narrative account of the top-secret U.S. mission to kill Isoroku Yamamoto, the Japanese commander who masterminded Pearl Harbor. "Operation Vengeance is colorful, intimate, eye-popping history, delivered at a breakneck...
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Operation Vengeance
- The Astonishing Aerial Ambush That Changed World War II
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 11-08-20
- Language: English
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The First Samurai
- The Life and Legend of the Warrior Rebel, Taira Masakado
- By: Karl Friday
- Narrated by: Matt Miller
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Was samurai warrior Taira Masakado a quixotic megalomaniac or a hero swept up by events beyond his control? Did he really declare himself to be the new emperor? Did he suffer divine retribution for his ego and ambition? Filled with insurrections, tribal uprisings, pirate disturbances, and natural disasters, this action-packed account of Masakado's insurrection offers a captivating introduction to the samurai, their role in 10th-century society, and the world outside the capital - a must-listen for those interested in early Japan, samurai warfare, or the mystique of ancient warriors.
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The First Samurai
- The Life and Legend of the Warrior Rebel, Taira Masakado
- Narrated by: Matt Miller
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 14-07-20
- Language: English
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Japanese History
- Explore the Magnificent History, Culture, Mythology, Folklore, Wars, Legends, Great Achievements & More of Japan
- By: History Brought Alive
- Narrated by: R. E. Harter
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Japan has seen the rise and fall of emperors, samurai warriors, isolation, expansion, defeat, rebirth, and much more. In this book we explore the magnificent history of Japan from its early origins to its rise as a modern superpower.
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A good Japan history
- By Dylan on 09-06-22
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Japanese History
- Explore the Magnificent History, Culture, Mythology, Folklore, Wars, Legends, Great Achievements & More of Japan
- Narrated by: R. E. Harter
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 27-04-22
- Language: English
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War in Japan
- 1467-1615
- By: Stephen Turnbull
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1467, the Onin War ushered in a period of unparalleled conflict and rivalry in Japan that came to be called the Age of Warring States. In this book, Stephen Turnbull offers a masterly exposition of the wars, explaining what led to Japan’s disintegration into rival domains after more than a century of relative peace, the years of fighting that followed and the period of gradual fusion when the daimyo (great names) strove to reunite Japan under a new Shogun. Peace returned to Japan with the end of the Osaka War in 1615.
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War in Japan
- 1467-1615
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 17-03-22
- Language: English
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Japan's Holocaust
- History of Imperial Japan's Mass Murder and Rape During World War II
- By: Bryan Mark Rigg PhD, Andrew Roberts - foreword
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Japan's Holocaust combines research conducted in over eighteen research facilities in five nations to explore Imperial Japan's atrocities from 1927 to 1945 during its military expansions and reckless campaigns throughout Asia and the Pacific. This book brings together the most recent scholarship and new primary research to ascertain that Japan claimed a minimum of thirty million lives, slaughtering more than Hitler's Nazi Germany. Japan's Holocaust shows that Emperor Hirohito not only knew about the atrocities his legions committed, but actually ordered them.
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Japan's Holocaust
- History of Imperial Japan's Mass Murder and Rape During World War II
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 08-10-24
- Language: English
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The History of Japan in a Nutshell
- From the Prehistoric Period to Modern Day (History in a Nutshell)
- By: Willowby Huxley
- Narrated by: Paul Richard Yarborough
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Without Japan, you probably wouldn't have your car...but how much do you really know about this fascinating country's rich and colorful history? For a country that’s brought us household names as diverse as Nintendo, Toyota, and Sony, shockingly little is known about Japan’s rich and complex history. Like many westerners, you may have a love of Japanese culture and cuisine.
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Easy to understand - clear and concise
- By danielle on 27-04-24
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The History of Japan in a Nutshell
- From the Prehistoric Period to Modern Day (History in a Nutshell)
- Narrated by: Paul Richard Yarborough
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Release date: 14-07-21
- Language: English
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Hiroshima
- By: John Hersey
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, killing 100,000 men, women and children, it was the beginning of a terrifying new episode in human history. Written only a year after the disaster, John Hersey brought the event vividly alive with this...
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This should be mandatory reading!
- By Franklymydarling on 25-01-26
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Hiroshima
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 01-05-25
- Language: English
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Aokigahara
- The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest
- By: Tara A. Devlin
- Narrated by: Tara A. Devlin
- Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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What really lies in the forest’s depths? Aokigahara is a mystery. Born out of an explosion, its roots twist and turn, the dense trees seeming to swallow anything that enters it whole. In recent years it has gained renown as a “suicide forest,” but it wasn’t always this way. Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan’s Suicide Forest is fully researched from Japanese sources and looks at the history of the Sea of Trees, how it came to be, and why it became known worldwide as a popular suicide spot.
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Aokigahara
- The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest
- Narrated by: Tara A. Devlin
- Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 07-07-25
- Language: English
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Yasuke
- By: Thomas Lockley, Geoffrey Girard
- Narrated by: Jude Owusu
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
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The man who came to be known as Yasuke arrived in Japan in the 16th century, an indentured mercenary arriving upon one of the Portuguese ships carrying a new language, a new religion and an introduction to the slave trade. Curiously tall, bald, massively built and black skinned, he was known as a steadfast bodyguard of immense strength and stature, swiftly capturing the interest and thence the trust, of the most powerful family in all of Japan. Two years later, he vanished.
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Recommended reading
- By Ross H on 16-04-21
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Yasuke
- Narrated by: Jude Owusu
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 27-03-20
- Language: English
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Walking the Kiso Road
- A Modern-Day Exploration of Old Japan
- By: William Scott Wilson
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Take a trip to old Japan with William Scott Wilson as he travels the ancient Kiso Road, a legendary route that remains much the same today as it was hundreds of years ago. The Kisoji, which runs through the Kiso Valley in the Japanese Alps, has been in use since at least 701 CE. In the 17th century, it was the route that the daimyo (warlords) used for their biennial trips - along with their samurai and porters - to the new capital of Edo (now Tokyo).
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One of the better English language Japan travels
- By Natalia on 28-12-19
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Walking the Kiso Road
- A Modern-Day Exploration of Old Japan
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 11-03-16
- Language: English
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Road to Surrender
- Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II
- By: Evan Thomas
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
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At 9:20 a.m. on the morning of May 30, General Groves receives a message to report to the office of the secretary of war “at once.” Stimson is waiting for him. He wants to know: has Groves selected the targets yet? So begins this suspenseful, impeccably researched history that draws on new...
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Road to Surrender
- Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 08-06-23
- Language: English
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