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 Expanded Edition: Nigiri-zushi, Onigiri and Maki-zushi for Every Day and Parties By Seiko Ogawa, Ine Mizuno and KenKawasumi A JPT favorite – with additional material gleaned from another top cookbook (Sushi for Paties)- offers everything the home chef needs to create festive, delicious and healthy treats. Sushi has entered the mainstream of American dining. It’s available just about everywhere – at upscale Japanese restaurants, fast food counters, delis, even supermarkets. With easy-to-follow instructions and full-color photos, Fun and Fancy Sushi, Expanded Edition, is the perfect introduction for beginners and a source of innovative ideas for more experienced sushi chefs. 80 pp. 8 1/4 x 10 1/8 in., All full-color pages, Paperbacks. |
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 43 Mathmatically-Based Models, From Simple to Complex By Jun Maekawa For the first time, one of the foremost figures in the international origami world introduces his mathematical and geometric theories of paper-folding to an American audience. In Genuine Origami, Maekawa takes readers, step-by-step, through the fundamentals of his method, beginning with the basics and guiding them through simple figures (a mouse, an elephant, Santa Claus) signature creations, the devil and the peacock. 160 pp. 7 1/4 x 10 1/8 in., 8 pp. full-color photos,152 pp.b&w pages, Paperback. |
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 A Manga Guide to Akihabara By JPT staff, Illustrations by Makoto Nakajima A manga guidebook to one of Tokyo’s liveliest neighborhoods. Two-third of this book is made up of a manga story in which 20-years-old Yoko searches for her boyfriend, who has gone missing in Akihabara. As Yoko winds her way through the Akiba looking for clues to Hiroshi’s whereabouts, she meets up with his friend, Okada-san, and discovers the truth about Hiroshi: he is actually an Otaku (an obsessed manga and anime fan). The remaining portion of the book is a complete guide offering full-color photographs,detailed map and travel information and listing of the store and other locations mentioned in the story. 96 pp. 7 1/4 x 10 1/8 in., 32 pp. full-color pages, 64 pp.b&w pages, Paperback. |
