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Young Adult
Sayonara, Bicycle
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December 2013 | 324p | ISBN: 978-4-7993-1441-8
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Shunsuke gets into a bicycle accident and dies.
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friendship through Ayu’ s memories, flashing back and forth
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between touching episodes of the past and instability of the
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present, detailing the teen’ s poignant struggle to find normalcy
in the wake of death. Many of Ayu’ s memories are triggered by
the appearance of Shunsuke’ s ghost, who shows up to support
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her during some of her darkest moments.
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Ayu’ s memories of the past reveal not only the development of
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her, Shunsuke and Takumi’ s friendship, but also how a love
triangle developed between the three of them. The quiet and
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aloof Takumi and Ayu admire each other from afar, while Shunsuke acts on his feelings shortly before his death,
leading to a brief relationship between the two. Shunsuke’ s death is the impetus that brings Takumi and Ayu to open
up to each other, but right after they share their first kiss and the relationship begins to blossom they are torn apart
by a shocking accusation: Takumi was the one responsible for Shunsuke’ s death.
Was Takumi really the one who killed Shunsuke, or was he framed by an outsider? How did Shunsuke die? Why is
he a ghost? Will Ayu and Takumi’ s love survive? Readers find out the answers to all of these questions through an
unforgettable, tear jerking finale.
Sayonara, Bicycle is a touching page-turner that seamlessly integrates budding high school romance and
the trials of adolescence with a supernatural murder mystery of the likes of the film Ghost. Filled with
romance and intrigue, readers won’ t be able to put the book down as the tale of these three ordinary
students becomes increasingly extraordinary with each turn of the page.
Sakuragawa published her first novel, Hoso Kinshi, on the user-generated fiction platform Everystar. She won the
Everystar Grand Prize for fiction, and made her publishing debut through Shueisha Pinky Bunko, who released the
first four volumes of the Hoso Kinshi series. She's the author of numerous novels.
We highly recommend Sayonara, Bicycle!
J.G., China
C.R., France
L.B., United States
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Popular Buddhism
International Bestseller!
Rights Sold: Germany, Italy, Korea, Spain, Taiwan
Italian Edition
Spanish Edition
Buddhist Monk’ s Handbook to Clean Own House
Keisuke Matsumoto
December 2011 | 176p | ISBN: 978-4-7993-1096-0
Clean your heart as you clean your home with this practical guidebook
to Zen cleaning.
Reviews of the book and interviews with its author have been featured
in Marie Claire Italy, Efe News Agency, The Economic Times India, and more.
Keisuke Matsumoto
Matsumoto graduated from Tokyo University’s School of
Religious Studies and completed his MBA at the Indian
School of Business.
He is a Shin-Buddhist monk who operates the bi-lingual
higan.net Buddhism website, as well as a temple-café.
He was selected to The Forum of Young Economic
Leaders in 2013.
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Popular Buddhism
Ryunosuke Koike Series
Million Selling Author and Most Popular Monk in Asia
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Koike
graduated from Tokyo University before becoming a monk. He is actively
involved in practices that extend beyond traditional Buddhist boundaries such as
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holding meditation classes for the general public and running his own website.
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comprehensive, take on Zen.
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To date, over one million copies of his books have sold in Japan alone.
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Buddha's Voice Reinterpreted in Modern Words
Adapted by Ryunosuke Koike
February 2011 | 288p | ISBN: 978-4-88759-958-1
230,000 copies sold
Rights Sold: Korea, Mainland China, Taiwan
Koike, a young Zen monk, reinterprets 190 personally selected quotes on
spiritual training taught by Buddha 2,500 years ago into modern words.
International Editions
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Worldly Desires
Happiness Without Money
A Zen Monk’s Lifestyle
Ryunosuke Koike
January 2009 | 248p
ISBN: 978-4-88759-682-5
Ryunosuke Koike
December 2009 | 208p
ISBN: 978-4-88759-783-9
50,000 copies sold
40,000 copies sold
Rights Sold: Korea,
Mainland China, Taiwan
Rights Sold: Korea,
Italy, Mainland China,
Taiwan
This comic book-styled guide
reveals simple methods you
can immediately use to relieve
yourself from the stress and
negativity felt in everyday life.
A sense of satisfaction from
life doesn’ t come from
material wealth.Learn how
to cherish what you have
from Zen teachings and
Koike’ s simple lifestyle.
Begin from Within
Teachings on Love
from a Buddhist Monk
September 2012 | 228p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1156-1
Rights Sold: Korea,
Mainland China, Taiwan
Providing answers to a
variety of typical romance
troubles, Koike combinies
Buddhist philosophy with
his sharp, unreserved
writing style.
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Popular Buddhism
Ninety Zen Teachings for a Happy and Fulfilling Life
Osho Nansen
November 2013 | 240p | ISBN: 978-4-7993-1411-1
30,000 copies sold!
The chief priest of a 780 year old Japanese Buddhist temple enlightens
readers with 90 Zen teachings on how to live a happy, fulfilling life, filled
with love and laughter. Taking a fresh approach to Buddhism, the author
breaks its teachings down into ten guiding principles to help readers
navigate their daily lives, and achieve their goals. A perfect read for those
seeking new perspectives on life, healing, and Buddhism.
Nansen is the head monk of Jigenji Temple, the 13th temple on Chichibu’ s
historic 34 Kanon temple pilgrimage course. He is also the principle of the
Chichibu Day Care and Kindergarten Center. He trained for three years at
the Naito Seki Zaiten Temple before becoming a full-fledged Zen monk.
A Zen Guide to Enlightenment
Toshimichi Hasegawa March 2014 | 256p | ISBN: 978-4-7993-1468-5
This guide to Zen, written by the vice-head priest of a temple established in
1543, covers everything you need to know about mindfulness, meditation,
and more. Delving into topics on living in the now, interconnectedness,
happiness, attachment, dealing with irritation, life and death, the afterlife,
and temples. A perfect companion to Keisuke Matsumoto’ s international
bestseller Buddhist Monk’ s Guidebook to Clean Own House (see next page.)
Hasegawa is the vice-head priest at the 600 year old Zuiganji Temple. He
spent 3.5 years training at Eiheiji Temple, after which he worked at a temple
near Pearl Harbor for 7 years.He began his work at Zuiganji upon returning
to Japan. He also creates a podcast where he provides advice to listeners.
The Journey to Find the Holy Cow
A Tale of Enlightenment
Takeru Nikaido
October 2013 | 192p | ISBN: 978-4-7993-1404-3
This inspiring fantasy combines the teachings of The Ten Bulls, an ancient
Buddhist tale describing the steps to enlightenment, with personal growth.
Readers follow the journey of a 30 year-old businessman, Sousuke, as a
celestial maiden named Sunya helps him examine his life through the lens
of The Ten Bulls. Nikaido’ s fresh, accessible take on Buddhism will help
readers get in touch with themselves as they learn about the ancient
religion’ s teachings.
Nikaido worked at a publishing company before formally getting into
writing. A deep interest in Buddhism and philosophy inspired him to
re-interpret classic texts as novels and personal growth books. He is the
author of multiple books.
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Haruhiko Shiratori Series
1,250,000 copies sold!
Nietzsche’ s Words Series
100,000 copies sold
100,000 copies sold
Taiwan
boxed set
Mainland
China
M and Chi
ina
editions
Korean edition
Korean edition
Nietzsche’s
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he’s
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Words
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Nietzsche’s Words II
Adapted by Haruhiko Shiratori
January 2010 | 272p | ISBN: 978-4-88759-786-0
Adapted by Haruhiko Shiratori
August 2012 | 272p | ISBN: 978-4-7993-1196-7
Rights Sold: Korea, Mainland China, Taiwan
This bestselling series contains modern adaptations of some of Nietzsche’ s most uplifting and
moving words. Frequently featured in Japanese media, as well as published in three different
languages, Nietzsche’ s Words is an inspiring collection of aphorisms perfect for any reader.
Become a Better Thinker
Thinking Paradoxically
Haruhiko Shiratori
October 2005 | 126p
ISBN: 978-4-88759-414-2
December 2013 | 144p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1444-9
100,000 copies sold
Rights Sold: Taiwan
30,000 copies sold
Shiratori is the translator of
the million-selling Nietzsche’ s
Words. After studying
philosophy, theology, and
literature at Freie Universität
Berlin, he worked as an
interpreter and commentator.
Shiratori uses examples from
Eastern and Western philosophy,
religion, and math to illustrate
better ways to think. A knowledge
of human thought will help
anyone become a better decision
maker, deal with tough questions,
and enjoy life.
This easy to read volume on day
to day paradoxes provides readers
with essential philosophies for life.
The lessons in this book can be
applied to both business situations
and personal life, helping readers
overcome difficulties and develop
deep self respect.
He has published numerous
works on philosophy and
religious issues which have
won the hearts of readers
worldwide.
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Personal Growth
What if Tomorrow Was Your Last?
27 Questions to Help You Live a Fulfilling Life
Kotaro Hisui
December 2012 | 240p | ISBN: 978-4-7993-1262-9
220,000 copies sold!
Rights Sold: Korea, Mainland China, Taiwan, Thailand
Forcing readers to come face-to-face with the reality of death
through a series of questions and anecdotes, this is an inspiring
volume about how to live your life to the fullest.
Poses 27 questions to readers, such as “Would the things
causing you stress really seem that bad if today was your last
day on earth?” and “When exactly is ‘someday?’” accompanied
by worksheets to help write your own obituary and epitaph.
Though seemingly macabre, actively thinking about death also
presents us with the opportunity to think about life itself, and the
way we use our limited time on earth.
What if Tomorrow Was Your Last?
Workbook
Kotaro Hisui
November 2013 | 128p | ISBN: 978-4-7993-1418-0
A companion to the international bestseller What if Tomorrow
Was Your Last? Containing 32 questions related to life and
death, readers discover through completing the exercises what
they value in life. Stylishly illustrated, this companion volume is
the perfect way to boost sales and satisfy readers.
Kotaro Hisui
Hisui is a copywriter, author, and certified counselor. He is the
author of Discover 21’ s 600,000 copy-selling “Quote Therapy”
series and author of the e-mail newsletter Three Seconds to
Happiness – Quote Therapy, which has 29,000 readers.
Thai and Mainland China
releases coming soon!
Taiwan edition
Korean edition
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Yasushi Kitagawa Series
Yasushi Kitagawa Series
350,000 copies sold!
Yasushi Kitagawa
Since debuting in 2007,
Kitagawa has penned multiple
novels. A film adaptationof his
Mata Kanarazu Aou To Daremo
Ga Itta (Sunmark Publishing, Inc.)
was released Fall 2013.
The Letter Shop
August 2007 | 256p
ISBN: 978-4-88759-570-5
The Letter Shop II
January 2008 | 252p
ISBN: 978-4-88759-612-2
80,000 copies sold!
40,000 copies sold!
Rights Sold: Korean,
Mainlaind China,Taiwan
Rights Sold: Korea, Taiwan
An internationally bestselling
personal growth novel on work,
success, and happiness. A college
senior worried about his future learns
what it means to work through
correspondence at the mysterious
“Letter Shop.”
A high school student learns how to
make studying and going to college
a tool to help her achieve her
dreams as she exchanges letters
at the mysterious “Letter Shop.”
Because I Met You
July 2006 | 208p
ISBN: 978-4-88759-480-7
Startline
July 2012 | 240p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1178-3
Liife T
Life
Traveler
rave
ra
veller
ler
August 2013 | 144p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1365-7
Book of the Wise
August 2009 | 224p
ISBN: 978-4-88759-733-4
90,000 copies sold
30,000 copies sold!
30,000 copies sold!
50,000 copies sold!
Rights Sold: Korea,
Mainland China,
Taiwan
Rights Sold: Taiwan
Discover’ s latest
personal growth-fiction
hybrid details how two
university students learn
what is truly important
in life though the people
and places they encounter
while traveling. Includes
full-color photos from the
author’ s travels.
Rights Sold: Mainland
China, Taiwan
This personal growth
novel will motivate and
inspire readers to follow
their dreams, and lead
life at their own pace. A
beautiful story about
first love, life, death,
and hope.
This personal growth
novel delicately weaves
the love story of two
high school students
together with the author’ s
passionate message of
following your dreams.
Readers will find the
courage to identify their
desires take the next
step forward.
This fantasy-personal
growth novel tells the
story of a man named
Alex whofinds hope for
life again after meeting
a mysterious boy and
reading about histravels
in a journal called
The Book of the Wise.
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Business
Winner of the 2013 Harvard Book Review Japan
Reader’ s Choice for Best Book!
Winner of the 2014 Biz-Tai Best
Business Book of the Year Award!
50 Gi
Giants
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Korean edition
April 2013 | 432p | ISBN: 978-4-7993-1313-8
40,000 copies sold!
Rights Sold: Korea, Taiwan
Learn everything about the past 100 years of management history from this international bestseller.
Readers will remain engaged and entertained as they read about the development of 90 different
management principles in this fully-illustrated, story-driven text. Sequel coming summer 2014.
Koji Mitani
Mitani graduated from Tokyo University Department and worked
at the Boston Consulting Group and Accenture before becoming
a professor. He is a full-time professor at the K.I.T. Toranomon
Graduate School and a guest professor at Waseda Business
School.
He was invited to give a presentation at the Global Conference
K.E.Y. Platform, 2014, in Seoul.
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Business
Winner of the 2013 Biz-Tai Business Book Award
Bestselling Business Book in Japan 2012
Over 600,000 copies sold!
Change Just 1% of Your Work
Techniques to Put Yourself
Against 99% of the Rest
Leadership
Lead
dersh
hip Principles
Priinciiplles 101
101
March 2012 | 208p | ISBN: 978-4-7993-1134-9
190,000 copies sold
Rights Sold: Mainland China
450,000 copies sold!
Number One Business Book in Japan 2012
Rights Sold: Korea, Mainland China, Thailand
87 tips from a Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting
veteran to help newbies and pros alike become
more efficient and achieve their goals. While the
tips in this book are small, you’ ll be surprised at
how greatly your performance improves after
putting them into practice.
Simple Ways to Lead and Motivate
June 2013 | 200p | ISBN: 978-4-7993-1329-9
Sequel to the 420,000 copy bestseller Change
Just 1% of Your Work Techniques to Put Yourself
Against 99% of the Rest. Presented in the same
two pages per-topic format as its predecessor,
this follow-up on leadership contains 82 tips and
hints that can instantly make anyone a great leader.
Eitaro Kono
Kono is a senior
manager at Deloitte
Tohmatsu Consulting
Co., Ltd., which is part of
one of the world’ s largest
accounting firms. He’ s a
Tokyo University graduate,
and previously worked at
IBM Japan.
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Business
Kazuyoshi Komiya Series
1,000,000 copies sold!
Japan’ s leading consultant, Kazuyoshi Komiya, explains in this series of short and succinct books
how businesspeople of any level can improve their skills to become more capable and successful.
Komiya’ s advice is sure to put readers’ careers on the fast track.
Kazuyoshi Komiya
Komiya is the founder and CEO of Komiya Consultants, Inc., and also
serves as a non-executive director or auditor for a dozen companies.
After graduating from Kyoto University, he worked at The Bank of
Tokyo before going to on to receive his MBA from Dartmouth College.
Komiya is one of Discover 21’ s bestselling authors.
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Wisdom
January 2014 | 224p
ISBN：978-4-7993-1443-2
Improve Your Ability
to Discover
September 2009 | 160p
ISBN: 978-4-88759-582-8
50,000 copies sold
Rights Sold: Korea
200,000 copies sold
Rights Sold: Korea
A Business
Course to
Earn Respect
and Dignity
January 2013
ISBN:
978-4-7993-1123-3
232p
A Business
Course On
Getting
Things Done
December 2012
ISBN:
978-4-7993-1270-4
200p
A Business
Course to
Improve TimeManagement
November 2009
ISBN:
978-4-88759-756-3
192p
Nume
rical
i l Literacy
Litteracy
Li
Numerical
March 2008 | 200p
ISBN: 978-4-88759-621-4
120,000 copies sold
Rights Sold: Korea
A Business Course
to Improve Presidential
Management Skills
March 2009 | 232p
978-4-88759-697-9
160,000 copies sold
A Business
Course to
Improve TimeManagement
September 2008
ISBN:
978-4-88759-659-7
240p
A Business
Course to
Improve
Essential
Study Skills
May 2005
ISBN:
978-4-88759-810-2
184p
A Business
Course to
Improve Problem
Solving Abilities
November 2009
ISBN:
978-4-88759-640-5
216p
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Business
“Real Business Pro” Illustrated Series
130,000 copies sold collectively
This bestselling illustrated business series was created especially for those new to the business world
looking for a fast and easy way to boost their skills, and become successful at work. All concepts are
covered in just a few pages, letting readers make the most of limited time, or use the books as references.
How to Understand Business
Finance!
Masaru Yoshizawa
July 2012 | 103p
ISBN: 987-4-7993-1191-2
20 Frameworks Taught to
New Consultants
Yuka Namiki and Yuta Inoue
July 2012 | 117p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1192-9
Everything They Never Taught
You About Presentations and
Proposals in School Explained!
Yoshihiko Kyoi
December 2012 | 112p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1258-2
Business Models 101:
Learn the Basics from 31
Ultra-Successful Brands
Carl Atsushi Hirano
December 2012 | 112p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1259-9
An Illustrated Introduction
to Brainstorming and
Problem Solving
Koji Mitani
March 2013 | 120p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1307-7
Put Less Effort Into Becoming
More Effective:
How to Systematize Your Work
Masato Izumi
March 2013 | 112p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1306-0
Complete Guide to
Mnemonic Devices
Dr. Hideki Wada
January 2013 | 112p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1436-4
Team Leadership and
Project Success
Hidenori Shibamoto
October 2013 | 112p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1397-8
Develop Mental Resilience
Satoru Aiba
February 2014 | 112p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1436-0
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Business
Recommended Longsellers
Nobuyuki Takahashi Series
Legendary planner Nobuyuki Takahashi sahres the secrets to unleashing your creativity and
creating succesful proposals. These unique books are partially handwritten by Takahashi,
letting readers peek into the creative process of one of the best planners in Japan.
Original Thinking
November 2006 | 112p
ISBN: 978-4-88759-505-7
Rights Sold: Mainland
China, Taiwan
Original Working
March 2007 | 127p
ISBN: 978-4-88759-535-4
Rights Sold: Mainland
China, Taiwan
Concept Making
November 2007 | 112p
ISBN: 978-4-88759-590-3
Rights Sold: Mainland
China, Taiwan
One Page Propsals
July 2011 | 136p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1030-4
Rights Sold: Mainland
China, Taiwan
How to Create the Perfect Slogan
February 2013 | 132p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1291-9
Rights Sold: Mainland China,
Unlock the power of language and create the
perfect brand slogan through case studies of
multi-national brands like Starbucks and
The Ritz Carlton.
Unillustrated
edition also
available
Argue Back
Illustrated Edition
Hirotsugu Kiyama
June 2012 | 232p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1171-4
Caught by a Mystery
Shopper!
Masakatsu Honda
July 2007 | 224p
ISBN: 978-4-88759-566-8
Rights Sold: Taiwan
Rights Sold: Korea,
Taiwan
An easy-to-understand
illustrated guide to rebuttals
you can apply to work and
other real-life situations
immediately. Written by
top-lawyer and visiting
professor at Aoyama
Gakuin, Hirotsugu
Kiyama.
Learn what disappoints
customers and what
makes them want to
come back, as well
as 50 hints to
immediately improve
customer satisfaction.
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Health
Weight Loss is 90% Diet, 10% Exercise!
Takurou Mori
February 2014 | 232p | ISBN: 978-4-7993-1461-6
#1 on Amazon Japan Kindle Bestsellers Chart
This simple guide to weight loss illustrates how readers can
make simple dietary changes to boost weight loss. This
complete lifestyle guide busts dieting and exercise myths,
and provides readers with invaluable nutrition and health
knowledge to keep them lean for life.
Takurou Mori
Mori is a fitness trainer, pilates instructor,
setai bone setter, and a cosmetic physical
correction expert. He runs his own studio,
Rinato, in the exclusive Ebisu district of Tokyo.
Mori provides training and physical therapy
to models and actresses. He’s the author of
multiple books
Stay Sharp for Life
Tips from a Neurosurgeon
on How to Prevent Dementia
Dr. Nobusada Shinoura
October 2012 | 208p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1234-6
Renowned neurosurgeon Dr.
Shinoura introduces food, drinks,
meditation, exercise, massage, and
mind training techniques that will
help you stay fit, young, and sharp t
hroughout your life. Contains both
Eastern and Western approaches
to medical care.
77 Ways to Lifelong Mental Fitness
Dr. Hideki Wada
February 2014 | 192p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1465-4
Dr. Hideki Wada, one of Japan’ s leading
neuropsychologists, provides readers with
77 easy methods they can incorporate into
their daily routines to prevent forgetfulness,
and keep the mind sharp. Includes a
checklist test to help readers determine
their mental age, and assess their risk
for forgetfulness.
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Recipe and Diet
Simply Zen
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Vegetarian Cooking to Satisfy the Soul
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Kakuho
Aoe
November 2012 | 144p | ISBN: 978-4-7993-1248-3
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Rights Sold: Italy
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beautiful, healthful dishes. Dubbing his recipes
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and detoxs the body.
Kakuho Aoe
Aoe is a Jodo Shinshu
monk. He earned his MBA
at CSU Fresno Graduate
School. Aoe is a fluent
English speaker, eager
to spread his knowledge
of Zen cooking around
the world.
Taiwan edition
Late Night Meals for Two
Asako Shirasaka
November 2012 | 152p | ISBN: 978-4-7993-1247-6
Rights Sold: Taiwan
This cookbook is designed for dual-income families
everywhere. Filled with delicious, veggie-rich,
low-calorie recipes you can make within 15 minutes,
Late Night Meals for Two will solve all your after
work cooking worries.
Korean edition
The Enzyme Diet Program
A No-Fuss Weight Loss Solution for All Body-Types
Misa Matsuzaki
March 2013 | 144p | ISBN: 978-4-7993-1294-0
Rights Sold: Korea
This no-fuss program requires that you add one enzyme-rich
dish to your diet a day. You’ll see results in just one week
after adding the 64 raw meal, smoothie and dessert recipes
to your daily routine. The program is complete with a wide
variety of recipes specially designed to suit individual
weight-loss needs and satisfy taste buds.
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Lifestyle
Happy Wedding Hair & Makeup Style Guide
Satoshi Nihoda
February 2014 | 112p | ISBN: 978-4-7993-1460-9
A beautiful, full-color guide to hair and makeup for your special day, written
by Japan’ s most in-demand wedding stylist. Contains styles suited to every
occasion, from classic, to natural, gorgeous, and dramatic, this guide will
help every bride find the perfect hair and makeup for her big day.
Nihoda is a hair and makeup artist, and the head of faccie wedding. He
frequently works as a stylist for magazines CLASSY Wedding, MISS
Wedding, and Zexy, as well as provides styling for one of Japan’ s most
exclusive wedding dress boutiques, The Treat Dressing.
64 Ways to Make Your
Husband Rich
Taiwan edition
Tami Ashisawa
August 2012 | 288p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1185-1
Rights Sold: Taiwan
By changing the way you treat your husband, you
can boost his income and make him rich at both the
bank and heart. Packed with valuable knowledge
and tips anyone can do, readers can achieve their
dreams of a prosperous life.
The Rules
Th
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Italian edition
January 2002 | 108p
ISBN: 978-4-88759-183-7
Over 90,000 copies sold
Rights Sold: Italy, Korea, Taiwan
Though wealth and good looks eventually fade,
elegance will never disappear. Kato suggests a lifestyle
fit for any modern woman wishing to attain true elegance.
Kato is an interior designer and designer of products
related to residential housing. She is the author of
multiple books, which have sold over 580,000 copies.
Ashisawa is the vice president of an international
company in Japan. She is the author of multiple titles.
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Parenting
English Games to Play Together
Get Your Child to Love English
Momose Yoshiko
November 2013 | 168p | ISBN: 978-4-7993-1415-9
Written especially for parents who can’ t speak English but want a cost-efficient, easy,
and fun way to teach their children the language. Contains 50 different imagination,
word, body, paper, and coloring activities you can do at home any time. Includes a
report of the author’ s experience interning at an imagination-based preschool in the U.S.
Momose interned at an imagination-based preschool while studying abroad in the U.S.
Her first book, English Games to Play Together, was selected out of many submissions
at a national publishing contest.
An Instruction Book on Dads
Toshimasa Ohta
August 2012 | 208p | ISBN: 978-4-7993-1201-8
Rights Sold: Korea, Taiwan
This fresh take on parenting for mothers and fathers explains how by handling your
child’ s father as if he were a robot and, efficiently using him, you can become more
effective parents. Based upon a popular parenting website for dads, this book provides
a completely new perspective on effective parenting.
Three-Minute Parenting for Busy Dads
Toshimasa Ohta
May 2013 | 232p | ISBN: 978-4-7993-1322-0
Rights Sold: Korea, Mainland China
Ohta is back with a guide on parenting for busy fathers everywhere. Emphasizing that
the quality of parenting is determined by the quality of time spent together, not quantity,
Ohta provides tips and tricks to allow even the busiest of businessmen become superdads.
Ohta left his job at a multi-billion dollar grossing company to pursue raising his children.
He is a regular contributor to parenting colums on All About and MSN Japan.
He is the author of multiple books.
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Children’ s
Dodge the Ice Skating Penguin
Written and Illustrated by Yasushi Tsukamoto
February 2014 | 32p | ISBN: 978-4-7993-1459-3
Ages 3-6
Dodge is a cowardly penguin who’ s too scared to run, dive,
or even befriend with a cute baby seal. One day, Dodge
meets a polar bear skating coach who teaches him how to
skate. His lessons from the polar bear give him the courage
to compete in a big competition. Dodge completes his routine
with a jump so fantastic he literally flies right out of the arena!
Based upon the author’ s own struggles as a timid child, he
wrote the book with the hopes it would encourage children to
overcome fear and reach their full potential.
Tsukamo worked as a bookbinder and illustrator before
becoming a children’ s author. He is the author of over 10
picture books, and has provided illustrations for a wide
variety of adult and children’ s books.
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Children’ s
Isaac the Bully
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April 2013 | 32p | ISBN: 978-4-7993-1316-9
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Isaac the black dog loves to pick on people. In fact, Isaac is
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such a bully that he doesn’ t have a single friend at all. One
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day, an alligator moves into the apartment downstairs. While
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felt quite the opposite. After all, alligators eat dogs! Fearing
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they laugh at Isaac's antics while learning about the
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Isaac Falls in Love
Written and Illustrated by Eri Sonoda
December 2013 | 32p | ISBN: 978-4-7993-1425-8
This spin-off from the popular Isaac the Bully is a wordless
picture book for adult fans of Isaac. Delightfully illustrated,
the book follows a simple story about Isaac as he falls in love
with a charming bird who loves to read. Readers get in touch
with their emotions as they imagine the story’ s dialogue. The
perfect present for yourself and your loved ones.
Sonoda is an internationally exhibited children’ s book
illustrator. Her first ever book, Service de Nuit, was published
by Lirabelle in France. She is currently writing a sequel to the
Isaac series, which is slated for an early 2015 release.
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Eductional Puzzles
“Petit Genius Drills” Series
Supervising Editor: Toshiyuki Shiomi
Problems Contributed by: Youji No Gakushuu Sozaikan
The “Petit Genius Drills” Series, with problems contributed by an ultra-popular activity site garnering
over 3 million views per-month, challenges children ages 4-6 to improve their spatial, dextral, logic,
and mathematic skills. These fun activity books are specifically designed for parents to do along with
their children, helping to foster parent-child communication, and allow parents to chart their child’ s
progress.
Each book includes tips for effectivelyy guiding
child, and a set of reward stickers.
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Building Blocks
December 2013 | 80p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1427-2
Shapes
December 2013 | 80p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1428-9
Mazes
December 2013 | 80p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1429-6
Connect the Dots
December 2013 | 80p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1430-2
Drawing Grid
December 2013 | 80p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1431-9
Building Blocks
December 2013 | 80p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1432-6
“Genius Drills” Series
Learning Math Through
Origami Puzzles
Eiichi Yamaguchi
July 2008 | 128p
ISBN: 978-4-88759-647-4
Elementary School all grades
Paper Cutting Origami Puzzles
Eiichi Yamaguchi
March 2014 | 128p
ISBN: 978-4-7993-1469-2 Elementary School grades 3-6
Rights Sold: Turkey
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Tetsuya Miyamoto Series
The Art of Teaching Series
270,000 copies sold!
These are the definitive guides to raising a children who loves to study. Written for parents of children
in elementary school grades 3-6, parents can use Miyamoto's advice on effective studying, raising
independent children, and entrance exam prep to ensure their child gets the best education possible.
The Art of Teaching
Without Teaching
March 2004 | 200p
ISBN: 978-4-88759-302-2
The Super Art of
Teaching Without Teaching
March 2006 | 196p
ISBN: 978-4-88759-450-0
Featured on Fuji TV's Zenryoku
Kyoshitsu in February 2013
Contains 96 pages of practice
problems for children in back!
Ranked number 1 on Amazon
with 4.5 star rating
Enjoy Your Flight!
Miyamoto Number Puzzles
February 2013 | 168p
Creator of the internationally loved 1.5 million + selling KEN KEN
Puzzle, Tetsuya Miyamoto, is back with the next big thing in the
puzzle world! Perfect for those who are tired of Sudoku and other
run-of-the-mill number puzzles, the new Miyamoto Number
Puzzles are sure to provide everyone from novices to veterans
with hours of brain-twisting fun.
Economy Class
Business Class
First Class
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is the creator of the New York Times serialized KEN KEN
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Puzzle. He produces math puzzles for primary school students, which
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have been featured in a wide variety of mass media outlets. He runs
a ccram school renowned for getting 80% of its pupils into top schools.
Miyamoto’s books have sold over one million copies worldwide.
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Comic Essays
An Illustrated Guidebook on Natural Disasters
Kaoru Kusano, Minoru Watanabe (supervisor)
August 2011 | 216p | ISBN: 978-4-7993-1047-2
Rights Sold: Mainland China, Thailand
This comic book-styled guide will help you properly protect yourself from natural
disasters. Based on a popular blog that garnered much attention after the 3.11
earthquake and tsunami, it tackles disaster preparation for earthquakes, tsunamis,
and hurricanes, as well as how to tend to injuries, deal with living in an evacuation
shelter and basic psychological advice for dealing with stress, fear and PTSD.
Perfect for children and adults alike.
Makeshift Diaper
Makeshift Gurney
Makeshift Sleeping Bag
Buddhist Clutter Busting Series
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Junko
Suzuki, Nobuko Kawabata (supervisor)
December 2010 | 192p | ISBN: 978-4-88759-887-4
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November 2011 | 188p | ISBN: 978-4-7993-1086-1
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120,000
copies sold
Rights Sold: Taiwan
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how to get rid of clutter, simplify your life and refresh
your spirit with these book essays on Buddhist cleaning
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techniques. Introducing Dan-Sha-Li, a Japanese clutter
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busting method inspired by Buddhist philosophy designed
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to make your life more profound by getting rid of your stuff,
is now a massive social movement sweeping its way
across Japan.
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