Japan

Translated by Rebecca Copeland Based on the Japanese myth of Izanami and Izanagi, The Goddess Chronicle is a fantastical tour de force about ferocious love and bitter revenge. On an...

A new selection and translation of short stories by a hugely prominent classic Japanese writer, filled with eroticism and fantasy The sage Confucius visits a cultured duke, whose pursuit of...

Translated by Giles Murray The Final Curtain brings the story of Detective Kaga to a surprising conclusion in a series of rich, surprising twists with a confounding murder in Tokyo...

Translated by Emily Balistrieri *SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN TRANSLATION PRIZE* An unfulfilled college student hurtles through four parallel realities to explore the what-might've-been and the what-should-never-be in this Groundhog Day...

Translated by Alison Watts One dog changes the life of everyone who takes him in on his journey to reunite with his first owner in this inspiring tribute to the...

Story by Hirokatsu Kihara and Ichiro Nakayama Experience real-life chills as Junji Ito brings these “true” horror series to life! University student Mimi and her boyfriend Naoto encounter one chilling...

Julie Abe's Our Cursed Love is a magical, uplifting story about the magic of true love and the choices we make. Perfect for fans of You've Reached Sam. Destiny, magic,...

Hidden in Jimbocho, Tokyo is a booklover's paradise. On a quiet corner in an old wooden building lies a shop filled with hundreds of second-hand books. Twenty-five-year-old Takako has never...

A surreal work of science fiction from one of Japan's most brilliant novelists In anticipation of a coming nuclear apocalypse, Mole has converted a huge underground quarry into an 'ark'....

Translated by Umeji Sasaki A modern classic in Japan, Botchan is as widely read today as when it was first published, occupying a place in the canon similar to The...

Translated by Andrew Clare New in Penguin Japanese Classics — a gripping novel about a love affair gone wrong Koji, a young student, has fallen hopelessly in love with the...

Translated by Geraldine Harcourt New in Penguin Japanese Classics — an innovative feminist novel about motherhood and girlhood Koko won't do what is expected of her. Defying her family's wishes,...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2022 From the bestselling author of Breasts and Eggs and international literary sensation Mieko Kawakami, comes a sharp and illuminating novel about a teenage...

Translated by Meredith Weatherby Long regarded as one of the most important novels to appear in post-war Japan, Confessions of a Mask is an allegory of a lonely boy’s yearning...

Unleash the power of true love with the English translation of the captivating Japanese best-selling novel by Keisuke Uyama, Love Like the Falling Petals. This heart-wrenching tale takes you on...

The first volume in a new graphic novel horror trilogy from Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda — the creative team behind the New York Times bestselling series Monstress. Chinese American...

Translated by Makiko ItohAdapted by Chika Ito 'I've led a life full of shame. Human beings are a complete mystery to me.' This manga version of novelist Osamu Dazai's masterpiece...

Adapted by Coco Kashiwaya A classic of Japanese literature, brought to life in manga for the first time! This is the first manga edition in English of The Setting Sun,...