 | Shopping by Gavin Kramer Buy new: $13.00 / Used from: $0.01 This book is about a tall, nervous Brit businessman who gets mixed up with a manipulative Japanese schoolgirl. This has lots of dark humor, satirizes Japan's obsession with consumerism, and exposes Tokyo's sleazy subcultures. |
 | Sensei-tional! Confessions of English Teachers in Japan by Rex Chesney Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $8.19 This book is a hilarious collection of true confessions of ex-pats who teach English in Japan. Lots of funny and embarrassing tales about too much partying and sex. Pretty accurate! |
 | Japrocksampler: How the Post-War Japanese Blew Their Minds on Rock 'n' Roll by Julian Cope Buy used from: $14.20 A great read for anyone into alternative and underground rock, enthusiastically written by British rock singer Julian Cope. This is a good introduction to weird and wonderful Japanese rock music of the 60s and 70s. |
 | Cruising the Anime City: An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo by Patrick Macias Buy used from: $6.27 An informative guide to the comic book shops and video games centers of Tokyo. A must-have for any anime fans visiting Japan |
 | Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film by Chris Desjardins Buy new: $20.74 / Used from: $3.95 An essentila guide to 70s Japanese cult cinema, with lots of information and trivia about yakuza and girl-gang flicks. |
 | Confessions of a Yakuza: A Life in Japan's Underworld by John Bester Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $1.99 The coloful memories of an old Japanese gang boss, who had an extraordinary life (surviving the great Tokyo earthquake, serving time in prison and in the military in Korea, climbing the ranks of the Yakuza etc). Fascinating and funny! |
