Japan Videos

[close] Matt talking on Somer Valley radio as part of their 'Pilgrimage show'.

[close] Video preview of my newest book The Shikoku Pilgrimage - Japan's Sacred Trail that hits the book market Oct 2021. Check it out!

[close] Manhattan Project NYC 76th Commemoration of atomic bombing Hiroshima & Nagasaki. My daughter, Sara and I speak as 3rd and 2nd generation Hibakusha. 6 minutes

[close] Intro to 1st Chapter of THE LAST CHERRY BLOSSOM

[close] Short book trailer for urban fantasy & crime thriller novel Shadow Shinjuku.

[close] Stalker UFO Japanese Family Encounter

[close] In his first book review of 2022, Josh talks about a book that is everything about the Japanese Iron Chef series from the 1990s.

[close] Book trailer for Tsunami Dolphins, the book that's making a splash! Tsunami Dolphins is the second book in Justin Morgan's exciting, new Animal Eyes series: man-made disasters as seen by nature's most defenceless victims.

[close] Remembering Shinzo Abe

[close] CBS News interview on the day of Abe's assassination

[close] Writing Classical Chinese Poetry in English

[close] Introduction Video for "Autumn in Japan" including creative concept, content preview and "making of". Image and Video by Mafalda Tenente and Namban. Music by Chris Kilburg

[close] The online book launch of "Japan Unexpected". The video features an author reading about carrying "omikoshi" portable Shinto shrines, Q&A from readers, and a humorous reading about the crazy things you find on Vietnamese motorbikes, from the author's upcoming book "Smiles and Spices: journeys and encounters in east Asia". The online launch took place on 10th September 2022, right after the book was released.

[close] David interviewed me about my latest book "Japan Unexpected", my previous book "All Aboard!" and my upcoming book "Smiles and Spices". The interview aired on local radio 15/10/22, and then I spent far too long creating a photo montage to go with it!

[close] Look inside the first edition of the mini art book "One Moment, One Drawing, Twelve ink drawings to chase the seasons",「一期一絵、水墨画で描く十二節気」by ink painter Mafalda Tenente. The edition contains a selection of twelve ink drawing reproductions based on moments and places experienced within the course of a year in Switzerland, following the ancient Japanese seasons of the year - sekki (節気). Each ink drawing was created with brush pens using classical Japanese ink painting technique - suibokuga (水墨画). Note: this video has no voice over or music, only the sound of page turning. Can be viewed with audio off.

[close] Book Trailer of Original English Light Novel: The Akahoshi Sci-Fi Book Club by A. Blanco. A science fiction fantasy set in a contemporary high school in Japan where the main protagonist is surrounded by several beautiful girls, each with their agenda and mystery. He comes in contact with individuals descended from aliens that settled on Earth in antiquity. Some have unique abilities or powers, such as therianthropy, enhanced empathy, and healing powers; others use high technology. All of them hide their identity from humanity. And in the shadows, several factions began moving their chess pieces when an anomaly was detected on the solar system’s fringes.👽

[close] Un brutal tsunami. La caza de un asesino en serie. La reconstrucción de miles de vidas destrozadas. ¿Qué harías si tu marido es sospechoso de ser el asesino más buscado de Japón? Un asesino en serie, apodado por la prensa como el estrangulador de Tohoku, lleva tres años matando mujeres en la región más apartada y hostil de Japón. El inspector, Taro Takahashi, lo ha intentado todo, pero una mala gestión policial hace que el caso aún siga abierto. Justo cuando la investigación llega a un punto muerto, un terremoto de gran magnitud seguido por un poderoso tsunami alcanza la región de Tohoku y deja al descubierto un nuevo asesinato mucho más peculiar que los anteriores. ¿Será capaz el inspector de desvelar lo que ha removido el agua?

[close] Cuteness is everywhere these days. We tweet strings of emojis and cats rule the Internet. But the feeling of “Aww” is grounded in science and history. Joshua Paul Dale explains the new academic field of Cute Studies. For more, visit: https://www.cutestudies.org or check out his book Irresistible: How Cuteness Wired our Brains and Conquered the World at https://www.amazon.co.uk/IRRESISTIBLE...

[close] That Large Amount of Tears: Talking and Reading from Japan by Hidemi Woods

[close] Many people visit Hakone from Tokyo via the Odakyu Odawara Line and Hakone Tozan Line, but did you know that Odakyu has a 2-day pass for a much less touristy mountain area? Mount Oyama offers shrines and temples high up hiking paths, and makes for a perfect day trip or day hike from Tokyo.

[close] In this episode of the Books on Asia Podcast, sponsored by Stone Bridge Press, podcast host Amy Chavez talks with novelist David Joiner about his new novel that takes place in Kanazawa, a city in Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture. The novel introduces the city of Kanazawa, its connection to the famous Japanese literary master Izumi Kyōka, and provides the setting for a story that revolves around an American married to a Japanese, and the Japanese family’s dynamics. Highlighted are some of the differences between traditional and modern Japan and the foreigner’s place in it. At the end of the podcast, Amy asks Joiner what his 3 favorite books on Japan are and he elaborates on his choices: Sound of the Mountain and Snow Country, both by Yasunari Kawabata. Dawn to the West by Donald Keene The Roads to Sata, by Alan Booth The Books on Asia Podcast is sponsored by Stone Bridge Press, publisher of fine books on Asia for over 30 years: https://www.stonebridge.com/ https://booksonasia.net/

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