His family and village swept away by a tidal wave, Jiya learns to live with the ever-present dangers from the sea and volcano.

The reader's decisions control the course of an adventure in Japan, in which the arrival of a sword in the mail has precipitated a terrible curse.

Ninja-in-training Naruto must abandon his jokester ways when he receives his first assignment to protect a famous bridge builder.

Yoshio delights in the everyday sounds of Tokyo, but when a musician tells him that her favorite sound is ma, the Japanese word for silence, Yoshio sets out to hear this sound for himself among the hustle and bustle of the city. Includes information on the Japanese concept of ma.

Scooby-Doo and his friends from Mystery, Inc. go to Japan to investigate the mystery of a ghost of an ancient samurai who haunts a construction site.

After learning that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan, Izumi travels to Tokyo, where she discovers that Japanese imperial life--complete with designer clothes, court intrigue, paparazzi scandals, and a forbidden romance with her handsome but stoic bodyguard--is a tough fit for the outspoken and irreverant eighteen-year-old from northern California.

"Hareta and his friends take on Team Galactic! But they've walked right into a trap! Hareta, together with several of Sinnoh's Gym Leaders, launch their attack on Team Galactic's headquarters (after a short break for some lunch)! Things go wrong quickly, and one by one, Hareta's friends are captured. Hareta pushes deeper into the enemy lair, only to come face-to-face with Mitsumi, who has now joined Team Galactic! The two friends and their Pokémon...

Sensei Ki-yaga leads Niya and the other students of the Cockroach Ryu on a journey to beg the feudal Emperor to stop war from breaking out between the mountain ryus, putting to the test the firm friendship and unusual skills of these physically-disabled samurai-in-training.

In 2011, while visiting his father's hometown in Japan shortly after his death, Ben finds himself and his family being swept away by a terrible tsunami that leaves him stranded and alone in a strange country, far from home.

"After an attempt is made on her life, Mariko disguises herself as a boy and infiltrates a gang of bandits known as the Black Clan, determined to hunt down the person responsible"--|cProvided by publisher.