The Japonic (Japanese and Ryukyuan) portmanteau language family and the Korean language have long been considered isolates on the fringe of northeast Asia. This text challenges a view widely held by Japonic and Korean historical linguistics on the relationship between the two language families.

Japan, the world's third largest economy and its largest creditor nation, has been in crisis for more than two decades. Its economy has been depressed or in recession in much of that period, its banking sector in a critical state, and its public sector burdened by recurring fiscal deficits and mounting debt. Today, the hegemonic role in global trade and financial markets has been assumed by the USA and China. Yet, this book argues that a possible future Pax Japonica - one in which Japan will overcome its paralyzing debt and once again play a leading role in global finance - can become a reality. Leading international strategist Takeo Harada provides new and astounding insight into Japan's hidden role as designated controller of large - often secret - funds kept for the purpose of rescuing humankind from ultimate disasters. For this reason, Japan's role in the global economy can never be under-estimated and remains critical to its progress.

When struggling musician Nick is seduced by Jenny, a stunning photographer, he can't believe his luck.But there's a catch: Jenny's also an actress in adult movies, a job she hates but can't afford to quit. It has left her traumatised and unable to have sex - except for work purposes.Then Nick wonders: why not mix business with pleasure?This not-quite-decent proposal sends Nick and Jenny on an erotic and emotional rollercoaster ride, in which they make a life-changing discovery about the miracle of love.

The Japonic (Japanese and Ryukyuan) portmanteau language family and the Korean language have long been considered isolates on the fringe of northeast Asia. Although in the last fifty years many specialists in Japonic and Korean historical linguistics have voiced their support for a genetic relationship between the two, this concept has not been endorsed by general historical linguists and no significant attempts have been made to advance beyond the status quo. Alexander Vovin, a longtime advocate of the genetic relationship view, engaged in a reanalysis of the known data in the hope of finding evidence in support of this position. In the process of his work, however, he became convinced that the multiple similarities between Japonic and Korean are the result of several centuries of contact and do not descend from a hypothetical common ancestor. In Koreo-Japonica, Vovin carefully reviews recent advances in the reconstruction of both language families. His detailed analysis of most of the morphological and lexical comparisons offered so far shows that whenever the proposed comparisons are not due to pure chance, they can almost always be explained as borrowings from Korean into a central group of Japanese dialects from roughly between the third and eighth centuries A.D. The remaining group of lexical (but not morphological) comparisons that cannot be explained in this way is, he argues, too small to serve as proof of even a distant genetic relationship. In this volume, a leading historical linguist presents a significant challenge to a view widely held by Japonic and Korean historical linguistics on the relationship between the two language families and offers material support for the skepticism long espoused by general historical linguists on the matter. His findings will both challenge and illuminate issues of interest to all linguists working with language contact and typology as well as those concerned with the prehistory and early history of East Asia.

Who Ate Monica The Japonica? Monica the Japonica has gone missing, who could have taken her? Sarah was very proud of her plants in the office, she cared for them every day. But to her surprise one day she noticed that someone has eaten Monica The Japonica.. and it's up to Mollie and Daniel to find out who it was. They look all over the zoo as they try to find out who ate Monica.. Share their journey of discovery as they meet other animals in the zoo... Join Molly the collie and Daniel the spaniel as they search the zoo to find out where Monica has gone... Who Ate Monica The Japonica is a fun filled and lovely children's book in which two dogs, Molly the Collie, and Daniel, the Spaniel, investigate the case of an illegally eaten plant, Monica, the Japonica. Their search for the culprit takes them through the entire Zoo. The story is nicely written and should serve also well as a enjoyable teaching tool. It covers some knowledge on the featured animals, as we gradually eliminate all suspects due to their diet. This is the first adventure for the animals at the Zoo at Katmandu. Childrens stories about a secret zoo in Katmandu.. In a mountainous country far, far away many miles from our shores is The Zoo at Katmandu - a special magical zoo...which is home to some playful characters such as ... Rita the cheetah (an adventure seeker) Brian the lion (argumentative) Archibald eagle (a non-vegetarian) Ringo the dingo (can't stay out of trouble) Mr and Mrs Oliphant Snory McClaurie (goes on adventures to find new species) to name but a few and there are many, many more... All of the animals who live there, live happily together and are looked after by Sarah the carer and Gina the cleaner together with their two faithful helpers; Molly the collie and Daniel the spaniel.