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Coracoes Sujos Post WWII Japanese in Brazil

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Jamaipanese

Coracoes Sujos or “Dirty Hearts” is a new film by Brazilian filmmaker Vicente Amorim and is based off a fictional book written by Fernando Morais about the chaos in Brazil’s sizable Japanese immigrant population following Japan’s World War II loss. … Continue reading →

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In Darkness, Death

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Jamaipanese

In Darkness, Death is the title of the third book in the Samurai Mysteries series written by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler. I have already read and reviewed the first 2 books in the series, the eerie Ghost in the Tokaido … Continue reading →

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Drainspotting: Japan’s Artistic Manhole Covers

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Jamaipanese

There are many things to like about Japan. Anime, temples, samurai and electronics are some of the usual things that come to mind right away. However, there is something that is not so normal that I have been intrigued by … Continue reading →

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The Demon in the Teahouse – Book Review

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Jamaipanese

The second book in the Samurai Mysteries series in The Demon in the Teahouse. It picks up right after the exciting happenings of the first book which I reviewed called The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn. After enjoying the first … Continue reading →

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The Demon in the Teahouse

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Jamaipanese

After enjoying the first book in the Samurai Mysteries series called The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn I moved on to the second book of the series The Demon in the Teahouse which I am a couple pages into. It … Continue reading →

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The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn – Book Review

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Jamaipanese

Let me start off by saying The Ghost on the Tokaido Inn is an awesome book. The experience reading it is everything and more than when I first acquired it, blogged about it and started reading it a month ago. … Continue reading →

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The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Jamaipanese

I have been mostly staying true to my promise of trying to rekindle my long extinguished book worm fire by reading before I fall asleep at nights. I don’t read every night but on an average of 3 or so … Continue reading →

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Otaku Encyclopedia – Book Review

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Jamaipanese

The Otaku Encyclopedia: An Insider’s Guide to the Subculture of Cool Japan is a book I picked up and blogged about early last month that I have been reading in my free time since. As the title of the book … Continue reading →

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Otaku Encyclopedia and Crazy for Kanji

Posted on November 7, 2009 by Jamaipanese

My quest to rediscover my reading mojo has been proving quite successful, the last Japan related book I read through was Japan: An Illustrated History and a few school and non Japan related books later I decided to get two … Continue reading →

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Japan an Illustrated History – Book Review

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Jamaipanese

A couple weeks ago I bought a couple books to help me in my quest to rediscover my reading mojo. I have been diligently keeping my promise to read more with my preferred reading time being just before bed. I … Continue reading →

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