Abstract

Through conversations between a teenage brother and sister and a mysterious man," Kaizoku"(pirate), you can learn about international affairs and the other side of the news in a fun and easy-to-understand way.

Prologue Encounters with the Kaizoku
Day 1 Everything passes through the sea
Day 2 Nuclear missiles under the sea
Day 3 Predicament of continental powers
Day 4 "Dismemberment of states"
Day 5 International structure of poverty
Day 6 Fortunes determined by geography
Day 7 Blind side of the globe
Epilogue Global voyage ahead of you

Author’s Information

Takayuki Tanaka has been a senior journalist with over 26 years of experience of reporting at NIKKEI, Japanese newspaper and parent company of Financial Times. His long career has taken him from a political and economy reporter in Tokyo, to Moscow correspondent and Vienna Bureau Chief. He is a samurai descendant and well-known cat lover in Japan.