Literature
The Three Pleasures
A reporter investigates Japanese-Canadian internment camps in WWII
The Great Passage
Shion Miura’s The Great Passage is all about words in [...]
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
Freelancing in Tokyo
Screenwriter David Chester offers his tips and tricks for surviving the freelance grind
Ripples Beneath the Surface
Thersa Matsuura brings Japan's spirit world to life
The Expat’s Guide to Growing Old in Japan: Invaluable Advice for the Long Haul
Getting old is even harder in another culture
Are You an Echo?: The Lost Poetry of Misuzu Kaneko
Introducing this powerful female voice to the English-speaking world
A Girl’s Guide to the Islands: Not Your Typical Travelogue
A mother-daughter travelogue, which tugs at the heartstrings
Me Against the World by Kazufumi Shiraishi
“Is this book a novel trying to do philosophy or is it philosophy masquerading as a novel?”