Tag: Japanese

September 28, 2023

Japanese Naval Aviation Uniforms and Equipment 1937-45

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Free Download Bill Younghusband, "Japanese Naval Aviation Uniforms and Equipment 1937-45"
English | 2002 | pages: 69 | ISBN: 1841764655 | PDF | 6,2 mb
This long awaited title provides a fantastic reference resource on the uniforms, dress, flight gear and personal weaponry of the Imperial Japanese Navy airmen of World War II (1939-1945). It includes detailed descriptions of flight gear, including manufacture information, and interviews with IJN pilots such as Sakai, Komachi, Tanimizu, Kawato and Saito regarding the use of a variety of equipment are integrated into the text. Packed with great contemporary illustrations, photographs of original items, and colour pictures, this title provides a meticulously detailed examination of the dress and equipment of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s aviators in World War II.

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September 27, 2023

In Ghostly Japan Japanese Legends of Ghosts, Yokai, Yurei and Other Oddities

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Free Download In Ghostly Japan: Japanese Legends of Ghosts, Yokai, Yurei and Other Oddities by Lafcadio Hearn, Michael Dylan Foster – Foreword by, Kaipo Schwab
English | 2021 | ISBN: B097Q4RZN5 | 3 hours and 55 minutes | MP3@64 kbps + EPUB | 53 Mb
The Japanese have two kinds of ghosts in their folklore – the spirits of the dead, and the spirits of the living. This classic of Japanese literature invites you to take your choice if you dare.
In Ghostly Japan collects 12 ghostly stories from Lafcadio Hearn, deathless images of ghosts and goblins, touches of folklore and superstition, salted with traditions of the nation. While some of these stories contain nightmare imagery worthy of a midnight creature feature, others are not ghostly or ghastly at all. "Bits of Poetry" offers an engaging study on verse, and "Japanese Buddhist Proverbs" explains the meaning of several aphorisms based on Japanese cultural references.

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September 16, 2023

The Book of Yokai Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore [Audiobook]

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Free Download The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore (Audiobook)
English | December 25, 2018 | ASIN: B07L5N5XNV | MP3@64 kbps | 8h 36m | 236.43 MB
Author: Michael Dylan Foster
Narrator: Tim Campbell
Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled yokai, these creatures come in infinite shapes and sizes, from tengu mountain goblins and kappa water spirits to shape-shifting foxes and long-tongued ceiling-lickers. Currently popular in anime, manga, film, and computer games, many yokai originated in local legends, folktales, and regional ghost stories.

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September 16, 2023

Midway Inquest Why the Japanese Lost the Battle of Midway [Audiobook]

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Free Download Midway Inquest: Why the Japanese Lost the Battle of Midway (Audiobook)
English | September 02, 2016 | ASIN: B01L9UTL18 | M4B@64 kbps | 16h 5m | 441 MB
Author: Dallas W. Isom | Narrator: Mark Sando
Midway, the most famous naval battle in American history, has been the subject of many excellent books. However, none satisfactorily explain why the Japanese lost that battle, given their overwhelming advantage in firepower.

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