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The secret Japanese way to live a happy and long lifeFind out how to live a long and happy life thanks to the ikigai miracle, a Japanese philosophy that helps...

NAGOMI is the Japanese ideology that advocates embracing everything life throws at us so we can live peacefully and harmoniously. There is no translation for the word nagomi in the...

The Japanese Art of Repairing Pottery and Glass Old, broken objects can become more beautiful than ever! The thought of throwing away a cherished dish or mug can be heartbreaking....

Illustrated by Inko Ai Takita, adapted by Sean Michael WilsonStep into a story of life and love in Kyoto's 10th century royal court. The Tale of Genji tells the story...

Shortlisted for the 2021 Costa First Novel Award 'The perfect marriage of Sally Rooney and early Murakami' — Kathy Wang, author of Impostor Syndrome Mizuki is a Japanese housewife. She...

95 Quick, Classic and Seasonal RecipesEnjoy healthy and delicious Japanese pickles with the help of a leading Japanese food expert!Homemade Japanese pickles are incredibly tasty and easy to make, and...

'What Japan was she owed to the samurai. They were not only the flower of the nation, but its root as well.'Inazo Nitobe's book, the most influential ever written on...

The True Story of Japan's Foremost Geisha'I can identify the exact moment when things began to change. It was a cold winter afternoon. I had just turned three.'Emerging shyly from...

The Sweetest Fruits circumnavigates the globe, introducing three unforgettable women connected by their love for one man. They narrate their own stories and their intrepid search for love and belonging....

A fiendish classic murder mystery, from one of Japan's greatest crime writers. In 1940s Japan, the wealthy head of the Inugami Clan dies, setting off a chain of bizarre, gruesome...

Spring Snow is the first book of Mishima’s masterpiece tetralogy, The Sea of Fertility. The novel is set in Tokyo in 1912, in the closed circles of the imperial court...

A MISGUIDED LOVE, TRAMPLED BY DREAMS...Tetsu is a seemingly normal student whose passionate love for his teacher turns violent in the most unexpected of ways when another suitor attempts to...

Translated by Haydn TrowellA dream-like, emotionally charged tale by a bold new voice in Japanese fiction.Natsuko's husband Taichi was forced to stop working eight years ago by the sudden onset...

Japanese rice balls made easy!When a snack stands the test of time, you know it’s good! Onigiri — balls of rice that can be served plain or stuffed with tuna,...

Translated by Marie Iida and Allison Markin Powell*THE JAPANESE CRIME CLASSIC — ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD*Tokyo, 1995. Five men meet at the racetrack every Sunday to bet on horses. They...

Elevate your ramen and introduce new noodles into your repertoire! The Ultimate Japanese Noodles Cookbook is your introduction to the world of Japanese noodles and pasta. Chef and restaurateur Masahiro...

A Personal History of Japanese Food For Katherine Tamiko Arguile, the Japanese food her mother cooked was a portal to a part of her that sometimes felt lost in the...

Ryunosuke Akutagawa rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most influential modern Japanese writers. He is known as 'the father of the Japanese short story' and 'Rashōmon is...

Translated by Dias Novita WuriA dazzling novella from a rising star of Indonesian literature that explores what it means to be a woman — whoever you are, wherever you are,...

Translated by Caroline Froh It’s never too late to find happiness…. Mr Kato — a curmudgeon and recent retiree — finds his only solace during his daily walks, where he...

Kitchen juxtaposes two tales about mothers, transsexuality, bereavement, kitchens, love and tragedy in contemporary Japan. It is a startlingly original first work by Japan's brightest young literary star and is...

Translated by An Seon Jae Two women's lives and identities are intertwined — through World War II and the Korean War — revealing the harsh realities of class division in...

Translated by Bryan Karetnyk An ingenious and highly atmospheric classic whodunit from Japan's master of crime. Amid the rubble of post-war Tokyo, inside the grand Tsubaki house, a once-noble family...

Translated by Giles Murray The third and penultimate novel in the Detective Kyoichiro Kaga series by bestselling Japanese crime writer Keigo Higashino On the Nihonbashi Bridge in Tokyo stands the...

Three-time Eisner Award winner Junji Ito invites you to the horrific Tomb Town and beyond. Countless tombstones stand in rows throughout a small community, forming a bizarre tableau. What fate...

The million-copy bestselling series Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s poignant Before we say goodbye, translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot, explores the age-old question: what would you do if you could travel back...

Translated by Kerim YasarAn off-kilter, darkly ironic novella from a Japanese literary star - part of Pushkin's second Japanese Novella seriesIsolated in his Tokyo apartment, seventeen-year-old Haruo spends all his...

The deeply moving new novel from the beloved, internationally bestselling author of Kitchen. I had a melancholy premonition of reaching the end of the road and getting lost inside a...

Ten tales of loss and longing, from one one Japan's greatest writersBringing together Yukio Mishima's finest stories, this selection shows his extraordinary ability to depict a wide variety of human...

Translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori For fans of The Travelling Cat Chronicles and translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori, translator of Convenience Store Woman. On the outskirts of Tokyo, local cats...

Translated by Ryan HolmbergAfter thirty years as a mainstay in the alt-manga periodicals Garo, Yagyo, and Comic Baku, cult comics artist Tsuge Tadao gets philosophical with Boat Life.Serialised between 1996...

From the mind of Japan's "queen of horror manga" comes a short story collection sure to put a grin on your face and send a chill down your spine. Survive...

Beloved, enigmatic Japanese folk talesDark and whimsical tales from one of Japan's most beloved early twentieth-century writers, these Japanese fairy tales are enchanting, enigmatic stories of animals, human beings and...

A cult cyberpunk masterpiece, and Ryu Murakami's most famous novel. Two babies are left in a Tokyo station coin locker and survive against the odds, but their lives are forever...

Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.Tired of the bustling city, a man takes...

A captivating and unexpected collection of two female Japanese poets from the 9th and 10th centuriesHere is a collection of sexy, brief, fleeting poems about love, lust and longing. They...

Translated by Philip Gabriel THE NIGHT CIRCUS meets LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR- A Japanese bestseller about three students whose friendship is tested to the limit as they fight to...

Years after the death of her cruel and complicated mother, Erika is still surrounded by the things she left behind: an onigiri basket, a Wedgwood tea set, a knotted ring...

Learn the building blocks of authentic Japanese home cooking with 85 satisfying, soulful, everyday recipes from the beloved BuzzFeed Tasty food personalityMake It Japanese reflects Rie McClenny’s journey from her...

Essential storiesA new selection and translation of short stories by a hugely prominent classic Japanese writer, filled with eroticism and fantasyThe sage Confucius travels to a kingdom ruled by a...

"A breathtakingly beautiful world…reminding us that we are part of the universe." —Kaori Nagai "A modern classic." —NPR Lonely and awkward, Giovanni struggles with his sick mother, absent father, and...

Follow the bank of the Koitogawa river until you reach the beach. From there a path of white seashells will lead you to the Chibineko Kitchen. Step inside, they'll be...

Translated by Sam Bett For fans of No Longer Human, Osamu Dazai’s darkly bewitching novel about the small redemptions of being a pathetic, miserable writer. A fictional writer in his...

Translated by Philip Gabriel The breathtaking new novel about the boundaries between worlds and individuals, from the internationally bestselling author of 1Q84.STEP INTO THE CITYWhen a young man's girlfriend mysteriously vanishes,...

Translated by Edwin McClellan “Soseki is the representative modern Japanese novelist, a figure of truly national stature.” — Haruki Murukami One of the best-selling novels of all time in Japan:...

Translated by Van C. Gessel A group of Japanese tourists journey to the sacred River Ganges, each on a secret personal pilgrimage. Widower Isobe mourns for the devoted wife he...

Free yourself up for what matters most From the Zen Buddhist author of international bestsellers The Art of Simple Living and Don't Worry, this beautiful and calming book teaches us the most important lesson...

A luxury hotel full of assassins - what could go wrong? The original, twisty and inventive sequel to the international bestseller Bullet Train Nanao 'the unluckiest assassin in the world'...

A Graphic Memoir of Self-Discovery A poignant young adult graphic memoir that follows one teen's year abroad in Japan, as she seeks to reconcile both sides of her biracial identity....

A startling novella from the heir to Haruki Murakami and Gabriel Garcia Marquez 'I've never made it out of Tokyo. I can't tell you how many times I've asked myself...