Literature
Go by Kazuki Kaneshiro – review
Shallow attempt at a bildungsroman
Japan – 100 Hidden Towns
Discover a deeper culture
Keshiki – New Voices from Japan
New book series showcases literary translation as cultural exchange (Part 2)
Keshiki – New Voices from Japan
New book series showcases literary translation as cultural exchange (Part 1)
Christmas Present Cookbooks
Japanese cookbooks cover culture and recipes
Lady First
CSI: Fujikawa
The Abundance of Less
Lessons in simple living from rural Japan
The Three Pleasures
A reporter investigates Japanese-Canadian internment camps in WWII
Book Review: The Great Passage
Shion Miura’s The Great Passage is all about words in [...]
Book Review: Tokyo Geek’s Guide
The new English-language guide to all things otaku in the nation’s capital
Inheritance From Mother by Minae Mizumura
A drama against the overly dramatic
Book Review: Freelancing in Tokyo
Screenwriter David Chester offers his tips and tricks for surviving the freelance grind
Book Review: The Carp-Faced Boy and Other Tales
Thersa Matsuura brings Japan's spirit world to life
Book Review: The Expat’s Guide to Growing Old in Japan
Invaluable Advice for the Long Haul
Are You an Echo?: The Lost Poetry of Misuzu Kaneko
Introducing this powerful female voice to the English-speaking world
Book Review: A Girl’s Guide to the Islands
Not Your Typical Travelogue
Me Against the World by Kazufumi Shiraishi
“Is this book a novel trying to do philosophy or is it philosophy masquerading as a novel?”
Quit Your Band!
Despite the overwhelming odds, the underground scene perseveres
(English) Booker Prizes
Where the English-reading expat goes for books
100 Views of Tokyo
Not just your run-of-the-mill views, these illustrations are intimate, surprising, and occasionally fantastic
5 Ways to Get Lit
By lit, we mean literature
Drawing Travels
Christine Mari Inzer illustrates her Japan experience