5 (Translated) Japanese Novels to Read in 2021
New works by Mieko Kawakami, Haruki Murakami and more
New works by Mieko Kawakami, Haruki Murakami and more
Previously untranslated short stories by the prolific Japanese writer
Kanji Hanawa divulges society’s absurdity in two translated novellas
David Boyd translates Oyamada’s surreal novel of transformation and isolation
Kazu Sashida’s crucial book sheds light on the horrors of Hiroshima
Photographer Andrea Fazzari delves into Tokyo’s top-level sushi scene
Fifty years after his death, Yukio Mishima is reemerging in translation
Scotsman Iain Maloney on his new book about life in rural Japan
Mieko Kawakami’s intimate portrait of womanhood in ‘Breasts and Eggs’