Japan Law

Where there’s a Will, there’s not always a way in Japan. For the unsuspecting, risks and dangers lurk in the shadows of Japan’s unique inheritance system. These fictional short stories illuminate the real-life system’s inner workings in an easy-to-understand format. A revealing, entertaining window into a rarely seen corner of modern Japanese life. The protagonists represent a cross-section of modern Japan (urban and rural, suburban and expat). What links them all is how they confront the inheritance system's unexpected risks and deal with them in equally unexpected ways. (Earlier ...

Some dreams are always just out of reach… Einosuke Sakurai wants more than anything else to follow in his missing brother's footsteps and become a Mage-Agent, one of the most elite magic-users in the entire world. There's just one problem: he sucks at magic! But there might still be hope when he has a chance encounter with Kusa, one of the most accomplished magical cage-fighters in Tokyo. But before Kusa can even think about helping Einosuke, she has to deal with her own problems: namely, the mobsters hot on her heels! Dive into a brand-new, action-packed magical adventure!

Hollywood bestows upon the ninja seemingly god-like powers. You will see all sorts of exaggerated combat techniques depicted in movies. While some of them have a basis in fact, most of them are too outlandish to take seriously. What movie makers have overlooked completely is the mental discipline of real ninja warriors from ancient Japan. Aside from a few hand gestures, they show nothing of the mental teaching of shinobi-no-mono, the Ninja. The author, Mickey Maguire, teaches you how to overcome fear, uncertainty, and doubt using the mental discipline of the Ninja. Become a fortress of iron...

Honour, duty, courage - all these are qualities revered in Japanese tradition. Add to these magic, mystery and above all wit and humour and you are instantly transported into the magical world of Japanese fairy tales.