Tokyo resident Keiko Furukara has never fit in - neither in her family, nor in school - but when at the age of 18 she begins working at the Hiiromachi branch of national convenience store chain Smile Mart, she realizes instantly that she has found her purpose in life. Delighted to be able to exist in a place where the rules of social interaction are crystal clear (many are laid out line-by-line in the store's manual), Keiko does her best to copy the dress, mannerisms, and mode of speech of her colleagues, playing the part of a "normal" person excellently, more or less.

Noted Japan expert Professor Mark J. Ravina of the University of Texas at Austin covers the politics, economics, and culture of the island nation since World War II - a conflict that saw the end of Japan’s dream of regional conquest, which Professor Ravina calls Empire 1.0. The country’s postwar leaders radically changed course, renouncing a strong military to pursue Empire 2.0 - Japan as an economic colossus.

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.

コロナ禍にウクライナ侵攻、安倍元首相銃殺。そして物価高に温暖化。はるか遠い地で起こったはずの出来事が、気づくとあなたの暮らしを襲っている…。

「どんな事態に直面しても『それにもかかわらず! 』と言い切る自信のある人間。そういう人間だけが政治への『天職』を持つ」。マックス・ヴェーバーがドイツ敗戦直後、自らが没する前年に行った講演の記録。

Paul Auster's signature work, The New York Trilogy, consists of three interlocking novels: City of Glass, Ghosts, and The Locked Room - haunting and mysterious tales that move at the breathless pace of a thriller.

市販の加工食品の大半に使われている食品添加物。体に害を与える添加物は国が規制しているはずだが、実際には企業側の利益を優先させる傾向にある。機能性表示食品の[紅麹コレステヘルプ]では腎臓障害が多発し、死者まで出た。

営利の追求を敵視するピューリタニズムの経済倫理が実は近代資本主義の生誕に大きく貢献したのだという歴史の逆説を究明した画期的な論考。

「君はこれから世界でいちばんタフな15歳の少年になる」――15歳の誕生日がやってきたとき、僕は家を出て遠くの知らない街に行き、小さな図書館の片隅で暮らすようになった。

プチ贅沢したいし、将来に向けて資産形成もしたい。このワガママな悩みを叶える「優待株投資」が、たった1冊でわかる本。グルメや旅行を楽しむと、資産が減る。貯金を増やすには、節約しないとい