dissertation in japan - a continuing challenge

of course nobody would think that the idea to write a dissertation is anywhere near to easy... and to add a little excitement we started out to perform this quest in japan, soo there is nothing we could complain about, really we know...
but- why has all of this have to be so complicated?
would like to read book- is not in library- book request service is only for professor
would like to deepen knowledge on Landscape Architecture- have to do structural design for station roof (have profound knowledge though, have done structural design of carport before)

hope sometime this will be useful...
but now i will feast on delicious o-miage (presento) from lab colleague (see picture)