Author: Yoshihide Soeya
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442694254
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
For decades, Japan's foreign policy has been seen by both internal and external observers as abnormal in relation to its size and level of sophistication. Japan as a 'Normal Country'? is a thematic and geographically comparative discussion of the unique limitations of Japanese foreign and defence policy. The contributors reappraise the definition of normality and ask whether Japan is indeed abnormal, what it would mean to become normal, and whether the country can—or should—become so. Identifying constraints such as an inflexible constitution, inherent antimilitarism, and its position as a U.S. security client, Japan as a 'Normal Country'? goes on to analyse factors that could make Japan a more effective regional and global player. These essays ultimately consider how Japan could leverage its considerable human, cultural, technological, and financial capital to benefit both its citizens and the world.
Japan as a 'Normal Country'?
Author: Yoshihide Soeya
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442694254
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
For decades, Japan's foreign policy has been seen by both internal and external observers as abnormal in relation to its size and level of sophistication. Japan as a 'Normal Country'? is a thematic and geographically comparative discussion of the unique limitations of Japanese foreign and defence policy. The contributors reappraise the definition of normality and ask whether Japan is indeed abnormal, what it would mean to become normal, and whether the country can—or should—become so. Identifying constraints such as an inflexible constitution, inherent antimilitarism, and its position as a U.S. security client, Japan as a 'Normal Country'? goes on to analyse factors that could make Japan a more effective regional and global player. These essays ultimately consider how Japan could leverage its considerable human, cultural, technological, and financial capital to benefit both its citizens and the world.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442694254
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
For decades, Japan's foreign policy has been seen by both internal and external observers as abnormal in relation to its size and level of sophistication. Japan as a 'Normal Country'? is a thematic and geographically comparative discussion of the unique limitations of Japanese foreign and defence policy. The contributors reappraise the definition of normality and ask whether Japan is indeed abnormal, what it would mean to become normal, and whether the country can—or should—become so. Identifying constraints such as an inflexible constitution, inherent antimilitarism, and its position as a U.S. security client, Japan as a 'Normal Country'? goes on to analyse factors that could make Japan a more effective regional and global player. These essays ultimately consider how Japan could leverage its considerable human, cultural, technological, and financial capital to benefit both its citizens and the world.
Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis
Author: Yoshikazu Takeuchi
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
ISBN: 1642753505
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Kirigoe Mima is in the third year of her career as a pure and innocent pop idol. Feeling like something big needs to change, she plans to give her image a major update. When the new Mima is revealed--complete with a sexy outfit and a risqué photo book–one of her most obsessive fans refuses to accept her transformation. To restore Mima to the innocent girl of her debut, he puts a terrifying plan to action that throws her life into chaos and mortal peril.
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
ISBN: 1642753505
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Kirigoe Mima is in the third year of her career as a pure and innocent pop idol. Feeling like something big needs to change, she plans to give her image a major update. When the new Mima is revealed--complete with a sexy outfit and a risqué photo book–one of her most obsessive fans refuses to accept her transformation. To restore Mima to the innocent girl of her debut, he puts a terrifying plan to action that throws her life into chaos and mortal peril.
Electroactive Polymer (EAP) Actuators as Artificial Muscles
Author: Yoseph Bar-Cohen
Publisher: SPIE Press
ISBN: 9780819452979
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 790
Book Description
Covers the field of EAP with attention to all aspects and full infrastructure, including the available materials, analytical models, processing techniques, and characterization methods. This second edition covers advances in EAP in electric EAP, electroactive polymer gels, ionomeric polymer-metal composites, and carbon nanotube actuators.
Publisher: SPIE Press
ISBN: 9780819452979
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 790
Book Description
Covers the field of EAP with attention to all aspects and full infrastructure, including the available materials, analytical models, processing techniques, and characterization methods. This second edition covers advances in EAP in electric EAP, electroactive polymer gels, ionomeric polymer-metal composites, and carbon nanotube actuators.
Food Sake Tokyo
Author: Yukari Sakamoto
Publisher:
ISBN: 189214574X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Japanese cuisine.
Publisher:
ISBN: 189214574X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Japanese cuisine.
The Clinical Use of Antipsychotic Plasma Levels
Author: Jonathan M. Meyer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009007513
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
Clinicians recognize that monitoring psychotropic levels provides invaluable information to optimize therapy and track treatment adherence, but they lack formal training specifically focused on the use of plasma antipsychotic levels for these purposes. As new technologies emerge to rapidly provide these results, the opportunity to integrate this information into clinical care will grow. This practical handbook clarifies confusing concepts in the literature on use of antipsychotic levels, providing clear explanations for the logic underlying clinically relevant concepts such as the therapeutic threshold and the point of futility, and how these apply to individual antipsychotics. It offers accessible information on the expected correlation between dosages and trough levels, and also provides a clear explanation of how to use antipsychotic levels for monitoring oral antipsychotic adherence, and methods to help clinicians differentiate between poor adherence and variations in drug metabolism. An essential resource for psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and mental health professionals worldwide.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009007513
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
Clinicians recognize that monitoring psychotropic levels provides invaluable information to optimize therapy and track treatment adherence, but they lack formal training specifically focused on the use of plasma antipsychotic levels for these purposes. As new technologies emerge to rapidly provide these results, the opportunity to integrate this information into clinical care will grow. This practical handbook clarifies confusing concepts in the literature on use of antipsychotic levels, providing clear explanations for the logic underlying clinically relevant concepts such as the therapeutic threshold and the point of futility, and how these apply to individual antipsychotics. It offers accessible information on the expected correlation between dosages and trough levels, and also provides a clear explanation of how to use antipsychotic levels for monitoring oral antipsychotic adherence, and methods to help clinicians differentiate between poor adherence and variations in drug metabolism. An essential resource for psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and mental health professionals worldwide.
MDI and TDI: Safety, Health and the Environment
Author: D. C. Allport
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471958123
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
MDI and TDI are polymer building blocks with a wide range of applications in industry. Both are used in large quantities and can be found in a wide variety of industries and applications. As their use will often involve large numbers of workers they are also subject to stringent health and safety regulations. This book covers all the important topics concerning MDI and TDI and provides comprehensive coverage on the health and environmental science associated with these. Considering the risk management of both substances this is the first book to offer comprehensive discussion of health and environmental issues and includes * insights from academic, regulatory, and industrial experts * numerous photographs, spectra, tables, and graphs * additional information on physical properties and analysis * Considers the risk management of these two diisocyanates Addressing their use throughout industry this title presents an essential source of information for occupational physicians, industrial hygiene professionals, polyurethane producers, environmental scientists, chemical analysts and regulators.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471958123
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
MDI and TDI are polymer building blocks with a wide range of applications in industry. Both are used in large quantities and can be found in a wide variety of industries and applications. As their use will often involve large numbers of workers they are also subject to stringent health and safety regulations. This book covers all the important topics concerning MDI and TDI and provides comprehensive coverage on the health and environmental science associated with these. Considering the risk management of both substances this is the first book to offer comprehensive discussion of health and environmental issues and includes * insights from academic, regulatory, and industrial experts * numerous photographs, spectra, tables, and graphs * additional information on physical properties and analysis * Considers the risk management of these two diisocyanates Addressing their use throughout industry this title presents an essential source of information for occupational physicians, industrial hygiene professionals, polyurethane producers, environmental scientists, chemical analysts and regulators.
Inspector Imanishi Investigates
Author: Seicho Matsumoto
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1569479267
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
In the wee hours of a 1960s Tokyo morning, a dead body is found under the rails of a train, and the victim's face is so badly damaged that police have a hard time figuring out the victim’s identity. Only two clues surface: an old man, overheard talking in a distinctive accent to a young man, and the word “kameda.” Inspector Imanishi leaves his beloved bonsai and his haiku and goes off to investigate—and runs up against a blank wall. Months pass in fruitless questioning, in following up leads, until the case is closed, unsolved. But Imanishi is dissatisfied, and a series of coincidences lead him back to the case. Why did a young woman scatter pieces of white paper out of the window of a train? Why did a bar girl leave for home right after Imanishi spoke to her? Why did an actor, on the verge of telling Imanishi something important, drop dead of a heart attack? What can a group of nouveau young artists possibly have to do with the murder of a quiet and “saintly” provincial old ex-policemen? Inspector Imanishi investigates.
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1569479267
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
In the wee hours of a 1960s Tokyo morning, a dead body is found under the rails of a train, and the victim's face is so badly damaged that police have a hard time figuring out the victim’s identity. Only two clues surface: an old man, overheard talking in a distinctive accent to a young man, and the word “kameda.” Inspector Imanishi leaves his beloved bonsai and his haiku and goes off to investigate—and runs up against a blank wall. Months pass in fruitless questioning, in following up leads, until the case is closed, unsolved. But Imanishi is dissatisfied, and a series of coincidences lead him back to the case. Why did a young woman scatter pieces of white paper out of the window of a train? Why did a bar girl leave for home right after Imanishi spoke to her? Why did an actor, on the verge of telling Imanishi something important, drop dead of a heart attack? What can a group of nouveau young artists possibly have to do with the murder of a quiet and “saintly” provincial old ex-policemen? Inspector Imanishi investigates.
Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, Vol. 4
Author: Yuto Tsukuda
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 9781421572574
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
An action-packed, saucy food comedy featuring one boy’s determination to be top chef! Soma Yukihira’s old man runs a small family restaurant in the less savory end of town. Aiming to one day surpass his father’s culinary prowess, Soma hones his skills day in and day out until one day, out of the blue, his father decides to enroll Soma in a classy culinary school! Can Soma really cut it in a place that prides itself on a 10 percent graduation rate? And can he convince the beautiful, domineering heiress of the school that he belongs there at all?! Let the shokugeki begin! Soma has challenged Totsuki graduate Chef Shinomiya in order to prevent Megumi’s pending expulsion. However, thanks to a condition levied by Gin Dojima, the match turns in an unexpected direction! With such a foolhardy challenge, can Soma and Megumi win to survive another day?
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 9781421572574
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
An action-packed, saucy food comedy featuring one boy’s determination to be top chef! Soma Yukihira’s old man runs a small family restaurant in the less savory end of town. Aiming to one day surpass his father’s culinary prowess, Soma hones his skills day in and day out until one day, out of the blue, his father decides to enroll Soma in a classy culinary school! Can Soma really cut it in a place that prides itself on a 10 percent graduation rate? And can he convince the beautiful, domineering heiress of the school that he belongs there at all?! Let the shokugeki begin! Soma has challenged Totsuki graduate Chef Shinomiya in order to prevent Megumi’s pending expulsion. However, thanks to a condition levied by Gin Dojima, the match turns in an unexpected direction! With such a foolhardy challenge, can Soma and Megumi win to survive another day?
Yowamushi Pedal, Vol. 5
Author: Wataru Watanabe
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 0316471321
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
The nation's fiercest competitors gather at Hakone in a flurry of rampaging muscle for the inter-high! Throwing Japan's strongest high school cyclists together, the inter-high tournament begins with a clash of hearts and bodies ready for battle! Passions run high and old rivalries reignite--Kinjou and Fukutomi, Imaizumi and Midousuji...and Sakamichi and Sangaku!! And when the action-packed sprinting stage of the competition gets underway, Naruko and Tadokoro have their own war to wage as they lose ground on Hakone Academy's "Sprinting Machine," Izumida!! With the title of "Fastest Rider" on the line, who will come out on top?!
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 0316471321
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
The nation's fiercest competitors gather at Hakone in a flurry of rampaging muscle for the inter-high! Throwing Japan's strongest high school cyclists together, the inter-high tournament begins with a clash of hearts and bodies ready for battle! Passions run high and old rivalries reignite--Kinjou and Fukutomi, Imaizumi and Midousuji...and Sakamichi and Sangaku!! And when the action-packed sprinting stage of the competition gets underway, Naruko and Tadokoro have their own war to wage as they lose ground on Hakone Academy's "Sprinting Machine," Izumida!! With the title of "Fastest Rider" on the line, who will come out on top?!
Yowamushi Pedal, Vol. 7
Author: Wataru Watanabe
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 0316520683
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Day One's Shocking Climax! Team Sohoku barrels toward the end of Day One of the Inter-High...and into a neck-and-neck battle with the reigning champs, Hakone Academy! Now, Imaizumi needs to fend off the feral assault of Hakone's Arakita, and propel Kinjou to the finish line. But could Sohoku's can-do attitude also be their greatest weakness? The ever-devious Midousuji is counting on it to snatch victory!
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 0316520683
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Day One's Shocking Climax! Team Sohoku barrels toward the end of Day One of the Inter-High...and into a neck-and-neck battle with the reigning champs, Hakone Academy! Now, Imaizumi needs to fend off the feral assault of Hakone's Arakita, and propel Kinjou to the finish line. But could Sohoku's can-do attitude also be their greatest weakness? The ever-devious Midousuji is counting on it to snatch victory!