books

Hoshi Shin’ichi: Japan’s Timeless Master of the Short-Short StoryCULTURE | Oct 13, 2026

Kako Satoshi: Yokohama Exhibition Celebrates Picture Book MasterJAPAN LIFE | Aug 20, 2026

Remembering Higashino Keigo: A Tribute to Japan’s Mystery KingCULTURE | Jul 31, 2026

Number of Bookstores in Japan Falls Below 10,000INSIGHT | Jun 25, 2026

“Darkness”: Kirino Natsuo’s Hard-Boiled Heroine Returns After 20 Years CULTURE | Jun 14, 2026

Yagisawa Satoshi: An Interview with the Days at the Morisaki Bookshop Author About His International BestsellerCULTURE | Mar 30, 2026

The Rise of Popular Fiction: Japanese Books in the 1970s and 1980sINSIGHT | Mar 4, 2026

Ginny Tapley Takemori Wins Translation Prize for Poignant Memoir of Life with a Pet CatCULTURE | Feb 11, 2026

Gomi Tarō: The “Everyone Poops” Author Looks Back on a Life in Picture BooksCULTURE | Jan 27, 2026

Japan’s Prizewinning Books of 2025CULTURE | Dec 30, 2025

Historical Fiction and Social Issues: Japanese Books from 1965 to 1974INSIGHT | Dec 22, 2025

“Silent Singer” by Ogawa Yōko: Silence Soothes the SoulINSIGHT | Dec 9, 2025

Translation Prize Shortlist Highlights the Year’s Best Japanese Books Published in EnglishCULTURE | Dec 2, 2025

Murata Sayaka’s “World 99”: What It Means to Be HumanINSIGHT | Sep 17, 2025

Seeking New Values in an Age of Growth: Japanese Books from 1955 to 1964CULTURE | Sep 15, 2025

Qudan Rie: The “Sympathy Tower Tokyo” Author on Language and RhythmCULTURE | Jul 30, 2025

Disaster and Disinformation: Spotting Fake News to Save LivesINSIGHT | Jul 11, 2025

Shaped by Conflict: Japanese Literature After World War IIINSIGHT | Jul 9, 2025