imcbook eNews - #0003  (Japan ed.)

Summer 2002 - book news

About six to eight times per year we send out publications news. We hope 
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TOKYO: City on the Edge, by Todd Crowell and Stephanie Forman Morimura, 
hardcover, 228pages, A5, $19.00, published 2002 by Asia 2000.
On the edge of disaster? Probably. All great cities eventually crumble, 
but for now Tokyo is the greatest of the great metropolises. For a 
country that seems to be in perpetual recession, Tokyo today is 
remarkably unconcerned. "TOKYO: City on the Edge" is not a travel guide 
and too small to be a heavyweight historical document. Each chapter 
takes a central theme to explore. The reader will thus receive an 
interesting and informative intro on such themes as: Viewpoints, 
Movement, Money, People, Style, Outsiders, Food, Fun, Pretensions, 
Horizons, Past. This book should soon be in the bookstores, and it can 
NOW be ordered from IMC. (This book was recently reviewed in the 
IHT/Asahi by Keith McPhalen.)

Todd Crowell has also published in 2002 (Asia 2000) a walking guide to 
Macau. Suggest you pick up a copy in Hong Kong before taking the ferry 
to Macau, but we can supply it if needed here in Tokyo. DISCOVER MACAU: 
8 Walks in Macau - A Guide and History (paperback, pocket size, 118pp). 
This book will get you to venture beyond the casinos, and it will make 
some old musty buildings and parks come alive with life and history.

FACES IN THE CROWDS: a Tokyo international anthology , edited by Hillel 
Wright , paper, 254pages, A5, Yen 2,500, published May 2002
Poetry and short prose from Tokyo's "What the Dickens" group, the "Tokyo 
Writers Group," the "Temple University Japan Poets," and others. More 
details and prices will be found by clicking HERE 
<http://imcbook.net/KI/FacesInTheCrowds.htm> . FACES is now in the 
bookstores in Japan and is being well received. It can be ordered from 
any shop that is supplied by Yohan. You can also order from us at IMC. 

GETTING BOTH FEET WET: Experiences inside The JET Program,  edited by 
David Chandler and David Kootnikoff, paper, 224pages, A5, Yen 1,950, 
published August 2002 by JPGSpress.
In case you do not know it, the JET program is hugely important. Each 
year 6,000+ young foreigners, mostly from English-speaking countries but 
including men and women from nearly 40 countries, are hired to assist in 
teaching language in Japanese public middle and high schools. Spread 
throughout Japan, these JETs (foreign participants in the program) 
probably have more impact on youth in Japan than all the other 
foreigners (missionary, business, military, teaching, etc) who live in 
Japan. But there are problems. "Getting Both Feet Wet" presents 14 
essays, seven by former JETs, seven by Japanese English teachers who 
work with JETs. The result neither condemns nor excessively praises the 
JET program, rather a balanced, friendly, but critical view emerges. 
This is a MUST book for those who want to know The JET Program.

JPGSpress, publishers of "Getting Both Feet Wet," is a new small press 
in Tokyo. JPGSpress seeks to help authors publish their books and 
assists with distribution in and outside Japan. Contact us at 
imcbook.net if you are an author/publisher who would like to cooperate 
with JPGSpress.

LONELY PLANET travel guides are available throughout Japan from all 
bookstores served by the major distributors of English books. Contact 
IMC if you have trouble finding the book thatyou want.

magazines and other periodicals

TOKYO JOURNAL, quarterly. Just Yen 1,950 per year. Subscribe from Summer 
issue (now available) or from next issue. TJ, like Tokyo has a long 
history of ups and downs. The summer issue has the smiling face of 
Konishiki on the cover. Get it at your English bookstore or subscribe. 
Come to think of it, Konishiki had plenty of ups and downs during his 
long sumo career, but managed to bounce back and, of course, keep a 
smile. Click the link for subscription info on TJ and popular magazines 
<http://www.imcbook.net/TF/fjcata10.htm> .

DAILY YOMIURI - Get the news delivered early every day. The English 
edition of Japan's largest newspaper. Click to order 
<http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/%7Etc9w-ball/dailyaplic.htm> .

events

ALISHAN ORGANIC MARKET DAY -  The Tengu Organic Food Shop will be 
offering discounts on everything. August 25, 10am-9pm, tel 0429-82-4811. 
For address see http://www.alishan-organic-center.com .

Jimbocho Book Festival - Coming in October. Tokyo's biggest annual book 
event. Bigger and better this year. This street fair (cancel on days of 
rain) will be extend to three days. Details will be online soon. All the 
book stores will be open and making special offers. We will have a wagon 
in the street fair. Almost all Japanese, except for us, but this 
Festival is great fun and free. Be prepared for lots of walking and big 
crowd.


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