A Japanese Duality Author:Tao Yin, J. G. A Japanese Duality: The Odyssey of Nashirigawa and Yabu Massa, wonderfully written by Tao Yin, J. G. (Jean Goldstein), tells the stories of Japanese youths of very different eras. The Odyssey of Nashirigawa is an 11th Century tale about three boys, triplets Imatu, (the strong one), Tokeyo (the gentle one) and Itzu (the clever and handsome one... more ») and the obstacles they had to overcome in order to reach Nashirigawa (the land of eternal spring). Yabu Massa is the tale of a young boy who, as the result of being a very famous puppeteer, has the opportunity to save the life of the emperor of Japan when he visited the United Nations.« less