Haiku, the graceful and evocative form of Japanese poetry, celebrates nature in all its subtle and unobtrusive beauty. In Haiku Knits, this appreciation for understated, direct beauty is expressed in the texture of a felted skirt, the rhythm of a chain of twisted cables, or the casual elegance of an asymmetric sweater. Author Tanya Alpert, a knitwear designer and fiber artist, presents 25 simple, modern garments and accessories inspired by Japanese design, featuring innovative elements and beautiful fibers. These technically simple yet stylish and sophisticated designs will appeal to fashion-forward knitters at all skill levels.
Stephen Turnbull's Japanese Castles in Korea is definitely one of these weird unknown subject matter that is worthy of Osprey's Fortress Series. In this short book, Turnbull managed to give a pretty good summary account of history of Japanese castles that were built during Hideyoshi's Korean invasion between the years 1592 to 1598. The book explained how these castles were built initially to support the invasion, support the supply lines, to control and policed the area around it and finally to support the withdrawal of Japanese troops from Korea after Hideyoshi's death.
This is packed with alluring and stylish ideas from Japanese textile artist, Emi Iwakiri, for making your own designer necklaces and chokers, bracelets and bangles, and pins. Using traditional Japanese crochet techniques, these adorable designs use fabrics, ribbons, beads, bows, and even the scraps in your sewing box. There are stunning ideas and designs there to suit every occasion, from a classic cream silk and pearl necklace-the perfect accessory to the little black dress-to a vintage-style floral belt made from old cashmere sweaters. Try making a brightly coloured crocheted bead choker to add pizazz and fun to any outfit, and hairclips to ornament your hair.
This book assembles 11 analytical and empirical studies on the process of second language acquisition, probing a wide array of issues, from transfer appropriate processing to L2 default processing strategies, among hearing or deaf learners of a variety of target languages including English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, French, Spanish, and American Sign Language.
The language of Masao Maruyama -- From the beginning to the present, and facing the end: The case of one Japanese writer. Japanese writer and Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe delivered the first in a series of lectures established at the Center for Japanese Studies to honor political theorist Masao Maruyama. In a second (unrelated) lecture, “From the Beginning to the Present, and Facing the End: The Case of One Japanese Writer, Oe offers an account of his own development as a writer of both fiction and non-fiction.
