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Literature
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Inheritance From Mother by Minae Mizumura
A drama against the overly dramatic![Freelancing in Tokyo](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/iStock-516543260-380x260.jpg)
Freelancing in Tokyo
Screenwriter David Chester offers his tips and tricks for surviving the freelance grind![Ripples Beneath the Surface](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/banneriStock-618528190-380x222.jpg)
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](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/banner34507091455_1df5a688a3_o-380x222.jpg)
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](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/banner15starsDandelions-CMYK-380x222.jpg)
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](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Girls-guide-1-380x212.jpg)
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](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/raj-mahtani-380x222.jpg)
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!](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/image.jpg-380x218.jpg)
Quit Your Band!
Despite the overwhelming odds, the underground scene perseveres![(English) Booker Prizes](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/BB-380x254.jpg)
(English) Booker Prizes
Where the English-reading expat goes for books![100 Views of Tokyo](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/banner100views-380x222.jpg)
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](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/BeFunky-collage-380x179.jpg)