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Manga Nihon Keizai Nyuumon

Manga Nihon Keizai Nyuumon

HistoricalSlice of Life

They are burning Japanese cars in Detroit. The top management at Toyosan Motors must decide whether to begin offshore production of its cars in the U.S. But our hero Mr. Kudo fears that offshore production will devastate the numerous local subcontractors of Toyosan, leading to a hollowing out of the auto industry in Japan, leaving only a financial shell. The American color TV industry has already suffered such a fate. The villain, Mr. Tsugawa, calls Kudo a wimp and sees a splendid opportunity for union busting. Will our hero prevail? Thus begins the first episode of this rollicking yet incisive introduction to the world economy from the Japanese point of view. Other episodes treat the appreciation of the yen, the impact of the 1970s oil shocks, deficit financing, the internationalization of business and banking, and the post-industrial future of Japan and the Pacific Rim. The book is an English edition of volume 1 of Manga Nihon Keizai Nyumon, originally published in 1986 by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, the Japanese equivalent of the Wall Street Journal. It is based on a serious introductory text put out by the newspaper and is packed with informative charts and facts. When the comic book was first published in Japan, it was an immediate best-seller, selling over 550,000 copies in less than a year. The stories in the book reflect Japan's national mood during the "Japanese miracle" and into the 1980s economic bubble: apprehension and optimism jostle one another, and there is a sense of national self-pity. The book also reflects a deep suspicion of politics and bureaucrats. The prime minister appears more worried about his government's popularity than about taking the right economic course. Ultimately, the employees at Toyosan Motors demonstrate that the success of the Japanese economy will not depend on natural resources or politics but on business practices that are ethical, socially responsible, and forward-looking (Source: University of California Press)

Sweet II - Embrace Me Until I Break

Sweet II - Embrace Me Until I Break

RomanceShoujo

This manga contains six cute love stories from different authors. Story 01 : Ten Days (by Aihara, Miki) Aiko is still in high school, but she has agreed to an arranged married with a 30 year old man called Shiwakara. Since they don't know each other at all, they decide to have a trial period: during 10 days they'll try to be a couple and then they will decide. Story 02: There is no Logic to Love (by Usami, Maki) Mayu hasn't been able to get over the boyfriend who dumped her. Then she meets Tsukiyama, a transfer student who seems interested in her... Story 03: The Happy Happy Letter (by Kikuchi, Kamaro) Reiko receives an anonymous love letter. To find out who wrote it, she asks for the Detective's Club's help, but she's shocked to see that among them is Yao, the boy she can't stand! Story 04: The Prince's Servant (by Natsume, Aiko) Aoigiku is being forced to get married and, even worse, with her rich classmate Toujou. He agrees to forget the commitment only if she becomes his servant... Story 05: An Adult Love and a Child Affair (by Kawamaru, Shin) Noriko is only in High School, but she ends up going to a single's party in place of her older sister. There she meets a great guy, but how can she tell him that she's only a teenager? Story 06: My Sweet Honey (by Kanesada, Yukio) Nozomi likes the school's "Prince", Myoujin, but she can only afford to watch him from afar. So what will she do when he announces everyone that she's his girlfriend?