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Captain Oswald Tuck and the Bedford Japanese School, 1942-1945 - Members Discount

Captain Oswald Tuck and the Bedford Japanese School, 1942-1945 - Members Discount

This book contains a biography of Captain Oswald Tuck RN (1876-1950), who had lived in Japan, had taught Japanese for the Navy and had high security clearance

New Publication: British Royal and Japanese Imperial Relations, 1868-2018

New Publication: British Royal and Japanese Imperial Relations, 1868-2018

This book studies the relations between the British and Japanese monarchies over the past 150 years. It marks the abdication of Emperor Akihito and the enthronement of Crown Prince Naruhito in April 2019.

New Edition: The Thames And I: A Memoir of Two Years at Oxford

New Edition: The Thames And I: A Memoir of Two Years at Oxford

Translated by the late Sir Hugh Cortazzi and first published in hardback in 2006, this reprint in softback is published to mark the ascendancy to the imperial throne of Japan of Crown Prince Naruhito in 2019.

Video: How to Haiku: Beyond 5 7 5

Video: How to Haiku: Beyond 5 7 5

Paul Conneally, haiku poet, introduces the key elements of haiku in this video, illuminating some of the common pitfalls and misunderstandings of what haiku is about.