WHAT ELSE HAVE I BEEN READING
what else have i been reading is a short intro to the books i’ve read since this. it does not include tokyo on foot and houses and gardens in kyoto though. it does include two books i’ve already reviewed: a geek in korea here and a geek in japan here. hard boiled wonderland and the...
GEEK IN JAPAN – MY REVIEW
geek in japan is a book written by hector garcia and endorsed by japanophile and oracle ceo larry ellison as fascinating. i recommend this comprehensive tour of japanese culture, history and society for both the beginners and the advanced. hector is also the author of a world class blog one of the kirainet.com on japan and its...
GEEK IN KOREA – MY REVIEW
geek in korea was written by daniel tudor. an insightful and fun to read illustrated encyclopedia, the book is a comprehensive eye-opener that gives the reader complex context for most aspects of present day south korea. if everything you know about the country is psy’s gangam style or if you would simply like to find out...
MY REVIEW OF HOUSES AND GARDENS IN KYOTO
my review of houses and gardens in kyoto is an introduction to a visual trip. join photographer akihiko seki and architect thomas daniell for a wonderful tour of japan’s traditional cultural scenery. kyoto was the japanese capital for over 1,000 years. its beautiful world heritage sites spared it the fate of being the first target of an...
TOKYO ON FOOT
tokyo on foot is a wonderful graphic diary of a 6-month stay in the world’s largest city. the author joined his girlfriend in japan, where she was interning, and spent his days discovering this one-of-a-kind metropolis. the book is a very entertaining labour of love, an endearing insight into every day tokyoite life. you should not expect...
RECENTLY ON MY NIGHTSTAND
recently on my nightstand there has been a selection of books i read. i’m not going all out to review them. i’m just listing them and giving you the essential information, just in case you need some summer reading. crash by j.g. ballard. it’s a must-read classic featuring people fetishizing the human-machine interaction. really hot, too! as...
WHY YOU SHOULD READ THE MOE MANIFESTO
why you should read the moe manifesto? i loved and wrote about patrick’s first book. i even interviewed him once! and his publisher (a very cool promoter of the east. check out their selection!) was very kind to send me a copy of his new book as soon as it was available. the wonderfully designed book...
MIRAI CHAN – A VERY CUTE JAPANESE LITTLE GIRL
mirai chan is a little japanese girl. she’s also the polarizing main character of a series of books by photographer kotori kawashima. once i saw her, i couldn’t forget that striking little face.
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY – MAINSTREAMING EROTICA
i’ve just finished the first part of fifty shades of grey. if you tell me that you haven’t heard of it, i will not believe it.
PATRICK W. GALBRAITH – THE OTAKU PHD
i wrote about the otaku encyclopedia a while ago: it’s so well-written i couldn’t let go of it even if i’m not necessarily an otaku and i believe that’s no small feat for a writer. its author is us-born, tokyo-based journalist patrick w. gaklbraith. click here for the otaku abcs and then start reading the insightful...
ANETA BOGDAN KNOWS BRANDING
i found aneta bogdan at zilelebiz, where her speech, exclusiv me, made in romania, was the highlight of the day. she spoke about authenticity and self-knowledge in the context of the personal brand. she blew my mind and stole my heart! all the participants got a copy of her book, branding on the eastern front. with...
KISS&TELL, A COMIC BOOK BY MARI NAOMI
kiss&tell is a romantic resume ages 0 to 22 says the cover. that already got me interested!
