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I was a “Boy” at the club, and he was a client…Sakura first meets Ryoichi at a male brothel and buys him for the night. As their supposed one-night stand ends up becoming a somewhat stable monetary based relationship, their lives start to… more

A sweet story of Yuusaku and Taizo from the popular series, “Manly Construction Training -Gaten na Aitsu-“Yuusaku wants to have a date with Taizo, so he negotiates with his dad. However, his dad tells him to go to Osaka and work in construc… more

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Application and Theory of Petri Nets, held in Osaka, Japan, in June 1996.The 26 revised full papers included in the book together with three invited pres… more

Sixteen-year-old Seikei, now a full-fledged samurai, travels to Osaka, the city of his birth. While attending one of the city’s famous bunraku theaters, in which life-size puppets are performed by men in black hoods, he is witness to a murd… more

HERE ARE one hundred and one puppets for you. The list begins with a handkerchief puppet that you can make with a twist of the wrist, and ends with a modern version of the giant and elaborate puppets of Osaka, Japan. Some of the ideas are b… more

Love between 3 continentsIn love with a Brazilian woman in Rio.and a Japanese woman in Osaka?A story about a man, who finds love in Brazil andmarries her, but wasn’t happy with his love and travelsto a South-East Asian island to have fun wi… more

Kyoto remained thе capital оf Japan fоr mоrе thаn а thousand yeаrs. It carries thе repute оf bеing onе оf thе moѕt beautiful cities оf thiѕ world. The initial perception оf Kyoto anyоne wоuld perceive iѕ оf а city thаt haѕ itѕ roots іn itѕ … more

The Best of Kansai, an irreverent guide to this fascinating region, explains where to find the area’s best restaurants, sights, bars entertainment, shopping, and services. Opinionated entries include addresses, phone numbers, hours of opera… more

Kami was born a commoner, but has risen to the rank of samurai and is now solely responsible for ruling his master’s estates. With the continued absence of his master Shimayazu, Kami has no help when samurai from the surrounding area start … more

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the First International Conference on Advanced Multimedia Content Processing, AMCP‘98, held in Osaka, Japan in November 1998.The 24 revised full papers presented were careful… more

This is the second of the Factory of Androids short stories. The Sid the dwarf and King Arthur androids now seek the Puffgarden android with the help of the Osaka police.

Kami finds himself the youngest ever metsuke of Osaka castle, and in the service of the young Lord Toyotomi, but he soon finds that castles can imprison as easily as protect. The ninja still pursue him, and he will be able to find no peace … more

Mike lands at Kansai Airport in Japan confident but ill prepared for his introduction to his new home. A sequence of events forces Mike on a Journey lasting all day and all night around Osaka. where he Meets Mark, Jon and Jeff and other int… more

This Volume is the Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Mesoscopic Dynamics of Fracture Process and Materials Strength, held at Osaka in 2003. It contains 41 papers by acknowledged experts covering innovative researches in the current soli… more

‘Viaje a Japón - Turismo fácil y por tu cuenta’ es la guía práctica definitiva para organizar por libre tu itinerario por el país del Sol Naciente.Recorreremos paso a paso los puntos más importantes de Japón y encontraras consejos eminentem… more

Shy and mild-mannered Harou Kikuchi dreams of far-away places and hopes one day to leave Osaka, Japan to see the world. But until then he does his best working for Mr. Suzuki the owner of Suzuki’s Bakery.Kenta Yamada lives a lonely existenc… more

A Life Adrift, the memoir of balladeer-political activist Soeda Azembo (1872-1944), chronicles his life as one of Japan’s first modern mass entertainers and imparts an understanding of how ordinary people experienced and accommodated the tu… more

Known for doing the right thing, American teacher Ginger O’Neill travels to Osaka to win a prestigious Japanese academy as a sister school for her own. Her three-week mission is being followed not only by her school district but by the Wash… more

HERE ARE one hundred and one puppets for you. The list begins with a handkerchief puppet that you can make with a twist of the wrist, and ends with a modern version of the giant and elaborate puppets of Osaka, Japan. Some of the ideas are b… more

Midori Tatsumi has been gathering quite the underground following in erotic Japanese literature, and we are pleased to present the first English publication of her work, translated by Valerie Gray. Midori Tatsumi writes about the sexual ex… more