Japan Modern Fiction

A classic of Japanese history, this audiobook is the preeminent work on the history of Japan. Newly revised and updated, A History of Japan is a single-volume complete history of the nation of Japan. Starting in ancient Japan during its early pre-history period, A History of Japan covers every important aspect of history and culture through feudal Japan to the post-Cold War period and collapse of the bubble economy in the early 1990s. Recent findings shed additional light on the origins of Japanese civilization and the birth of Japanese culture.    

Brought to you by Penguin. In this enormously enjoyable introduction to a remarkable country, Christopher Harding traces Japan's rich history over several millennia. Beginning with its earliest coastal communities through to the spread of Buddhism, the rise of the warlords, the promise and...

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. 

Im Januar 1989 wird in Tokio ein siebenjähriges Mädchen entführt. Die verzweifelten Eltern tun alles, um die Forderungen des Entführers zu erfüllen. Doch alle Bemühungen sind vergebens. Der Entführer entkommt unerkannt mit dem Lösegeld, kurz darauf wird die Leiche des Mädchens gefunden. Die Ermittlungen der Polizei laufen ins Leere. Der Fall geht unter dem Aktenzeichen 64 als ungelöstes Drama in die Kriminalgeschichte Japans ein.