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"The Couch Potato's Guide to Japan" was selected as the book of the month for October 2006 by the on-line reading group on Japanese history and culture, Nihonshi.

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''After nearly two decades of brave and unremitting watching of Japanese television, the author has created a guide
so stimulating and so entertaining that only later do we relish its sound sociology."---
Donald Richie

"...pick up this charming, thorough and ultimately satisfying book."---JSelect

"Enter The Couch Potato's Guide to Japan--a book for anyone who has ever wished to better understand Japanese small-screen culture."---Tokyo Weekender

Have a question about self-publishing or Japanese TV? Visit the Forest River Press blog.

Books From Forest River Press

THE COUCH POTATO'S GUIDE TO JAPAN

Inside the World of Japanese TV

By Wm. Penn, Forest River Press
¥1890 Paperback 202 pp.
ISBN 4-902422-01-8 978-4-902422-01-6

Grab a seat on the bus and get ready for a rollicking ride through the world of Japanese television. Drama, news, comedy and variety are all included in this guided tour of the TV archipelago.

 

SELF-PUBLISHING IN JAPAN

What You Need To Know To Get Started

By Kathleen Morikawa
Forest River Press
¥1,890. Paperback. 84 pp.
ISBN 4-902422-12-3 978-4-902422-12-2

The little green book with an easy-to-follow blueprint for publishing in Japan.

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Morikawa Matsunosuke to Meiji Yoga no Sekai

Morikawa Matsunosuke: A Western-Style Painter of the Meiji Period
Forest River Press ed. 2007. Paperback. 56 pp. (12 pp of Illustrations, 4 pp. Color) ISBN 978-4-902422-07-8 Hibaihin (Not for Commercial Distribution) However, complimentary copies are available to art museums, colleges and libraries upon request. Contact us for details.




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