 | Basho: The Complete Haiku by Matsuo Basho
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $12.31 All 1012 of Basho's Haiku poems in one volume.
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 | Sacred Koyasan: A Pilgrimage to the Mountain Temple of Saint Kobo Daishi and the Great Sun Buddha by Philip L. Nicoloff
Buy new: $28.75 / Used from: $23.00 A guide to a Buddhist monastery in Wakayama on top of Mount Koya.
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 | Kabuki's Forgotten War: 1931-1945 by James R. Brandon
Buy new: $35.54 / Used from: $33.05 The state of Kabuki during WWII.
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 | For the Fighting Spirit of the Walnut (New Directions Paperbook) by Takashi Hiraide
Buy new: $16.95 / Used from: $9.40 Lighthearted poetry with wit.
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 | Black Glasses Like Clark Kent: A GI's Secret from Postwar Japan by Terese Svoboda
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $0.05 Terese Svoboda's account of her uncle, who worked as a prison guard during the occupation.
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 | Yojokun: Life Lessons from a Samurai by Kaibara Ekiken
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $9.08 Buddhist guide to living by a Physician Samurai.
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 | The Faithful Spy (A John Wells Novel) by Alex Berenson
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $0.01 A spy thriller set in Afghanistan's mountainous wilderness.
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 | Autumn Colors of Kyoto: A Seasonal Portfolio by Kodansha International
Buy new: $12.96 / Used from: $10.76 The best place in the world to visit is Kyoto during the Fall. Check out these photos to see why.
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 | Bat-Manga! (Limited Hardcover Edition): The Secret History of Batman in Japan by Chip Kidd
Buy new: $37.80 / Used from: $36.70 The influence of the old 60's Batman starring Adam West and Burt Ward on Japanese manga.
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 | Japrocksampler: How the Post-War Japanese Blew Their Minds on Rock 'n' Roll by Julian Cope
Buy new: $14.21 / Used from: $16.35 A look at J-Rock from WWII on. For fans of The Boredoms, Flower Travellin' Band, Sadistic Mika Band, The Beavers, The Bickies, The Edwards, The Spiders, and many more.
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 | A Slow Death: 83 Days of Radiation Sickness by NHK TV Crew
Buy new: $15.56 / Used from: $0.84 Hiroshi Ouchi account of surviving a nuclear accident.
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 | Rivals: How the Power Struggle Between China, India and Japan Will Shape Our Next Decade by Bill Emmott
Buy new: $17.16 / Used from: $0.67 What the rise of China and India will mean to Japan and the United States.
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 | Promoting Human Rights in Burma: A Critique of Western Sanctions Policy by Morten B. Pedersen
Buy new: $60.18 / Used from: $58.16 The sad state of the Burmese.
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 | The Wasted Vigil by Nadeem Aslam
Buy new: $18.25 / Used from: $5.00 Novel set in Afghanistan about Islam fundamentalists.
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 | Sakhalin Island (Oneworld Classics) by Anton Chekhov
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $8.38 A novel about Russians prisoners who had to journey through Siberia to reach a penal colony. According to Chekhov, "The Japanese were the first to begin exploring Sakhalin."
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 | Under the Dragon: A Journey through Burma by Rory MacLean
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $6.43 A travel account of a husband and wife as they search for a basket weave and discover life along the way.
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 | Salad Anniversary
Buy used from: $2.99 Tawara Machi's first collection of poetry.
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 | The Fourth Watcher: A Novel of Bangkok by Timothy Hallinan
Buy new: $20.71 / Used from: $2.54 A fiction novel featuring a travel writer, based in Bangkok, and his thrilling adventures across Asia.
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 | Yokai Attack!: The Japanese Monster Survival Guide by Hiroko Yoda
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $8.93 46 Yokai creatures drawn by Tatsuya Morino with helpful text on avoiding a deadly encounter.
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 | Samurai Never Fears Death (Samurai Mystery) by Dorothy Hoobler
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.73 A children's book that looks at fedural Japan in a fun and entertaining way.
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