english books in japan

unfortunately, because i decided to pack light for once in my life, i only have 6 books besides my japanese texts. no luck finding english books at any of the 5 large bookstores ive already wandered thru, so yesterday i gave in and purchased 5 books on amazon.co.jp. amazon japan prices were actually cheaper than the us prices surprisingly. it might become a new addiction for me though; i was tempted to buy 4 more books today but decided to atleast wait until i get my first delivery :)

i`m currently reading hume`s dialogues concerning natural religion (one of my favorites), an online buddhist bible, and sisters of the spirit (3 autobiographies of 19th century african-american women preachers...i was thinking about taking a harvard course last spring:) all while fasting for ramadan?!? its definitely an odd collection of books but all very thought-provoking and worth reading more than once.

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havent met them yet but i now have a host family thru the mit japan program. should be interesting since the father is a college professor and studied at mit, and the daughter goes to tsukuba university.