Description
Learn about contemporary Japan while improving your language skills with this Japanese language reader, which presents 17 fascinating stories and essays about contemporary Japanese society in parallel Japanese and English versions on facing pages. Written by experienced commentators on Japan, each text has a distinctive style and point of view. Vocabulary lists, notes, exercises and discussion questions make the book suitable for classroom use or self-study, while its wide range of topics also appeals to general readers. Subjects include LGBTQ rights in Japan, the country’s underground tattoo culture, its high suicide rate, the social effects of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown, and the history of sake. Illustrated with 25 black-and-white photographs and accompanied by free online audio recordings, the volume offers insights into life in 21st-century Japan for students and anyone interested in Japanese culture.
Information
Author: Sato Eriko
Language: Czech
Publication date: June 24, 2025
Genres: Books, Other languages, Textbooks and languages, Language textbooks
Type: Books - paperback
Pages: 208
ISBN/EAN: 9784805317846