"According to some, if you really love something you should never find out how it is made:the object of your admiration might lose its shine, its magic. If I...

"Although there have been numerous books and countless articles published about Studio Ghibli and its creations, few, if any, journalists have been able to w...

"It’s all in a day’s work for Steve Alpert, the American executive hired to sell Studio Ghibli to the world. Originally part-released as a long-gone online d...

"How Neil Gaiman protected Princess Mononoke from Disneyfication. Studio Ghibli executive Steve Alpert details the translation efforts in this excerpt from h...

Bird Talk and Other Stories, our long-awaited collection of short fiction by Chinese author Xu Xu, is now available from book sellers worldwide. Translator F...

Thanks to Books on Asia for sharing an excerpt from Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man, Steve Alpert's upcoming memoir of his time at Studio Ghibli. "...

"Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli can now be considered household names around the world, but it wasn’t always that way. Even after quickly finding success i...

Hiroaki Sato's newly published deep-dive into the remarkable and true tale of loyalty, vengeance, and ritual suicide has now been reviewed by Dr. John Butler...

Jonathan Celements, celebrated author and scholar on Asia has shared his thoughts on the upcoming publication of influential Chinese writer, Xu Xu's upcoming...

Check out the newest Stone Bridge Press books in the upcoming 2020 - 2021 season including, Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man, Bird

We are happy to announce the publication of Sean Michael Wilson and Akiko Shimojima’s, The Minamata Story: An EcoTragedy, a graphic novel/ma

Over the years Stone Bridge Press has had the honor of publishing several books by women writers, and in celebration of Women's History Mont

Here is Mr. Gaiman's tweet in response to the Kotaku excerpt of Hayao Miyazaki's work habits from Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man.

We're excited to finally share that the classic Judith Clancy guidebook, Kyoto Machiya Restaurant Guide

Amy's Guide to Best Behavior in Japan author, Amy Chavez was recently featured on the NHK program, The Expert Way to Travel in Japan where s

It's official! Janet Pocorobba's new memoir The Fourth String: A Memoir of Sensei and Me is officially available from your favorite book ret

"Hiroaki Sato weaves a rich portrait of a paradoxical society governed by value systems vastly different to our own." Thanks to Damian Flan

"Buddhist priest and scholar Rev. Dr. T. K. Nakagaki delineates the history of the Swastika as both a positive symbol of peace and through t

"An impressive compendium of expertly organized information, "China Smart: What You Don't Know, What You Need to Know― A Past & Present Guid

Ripe Mangoes, a blog that highlights great manga, comics and other works from Japan has reviewed A Shameful Life, the new translation of Osa