Literature

Prolific, award-winning translator of classical and modern Japanese poetry Hiroaki Sato recorded his
thoughts on American society in mainly two columns across 30-plus years, collected here for the first time.

Sure to be a classic, Donald Richie's concise, profound insights into the mysteries of Japanese Aesthetics.

Stories from a Japanese master of transformative fiction, where reality, myth, and human foibles meet shifting dimensions of gender, biology, and destiny.

A luminous translation of the classic Buddhist poem.

An accessible compendium of the most important aspects of Japanese arts, culture and history, for quick reference or a longer, in-depth read, for actual and armchair travelers alike.

An American student in 1970s Kyoto rambles among the city’s beauties and traditions, learning as he
goes.

The classic historical account of Japan’s first encounters with the West.

An American woman's sexual awakening in Japan, testing the limits of love and sensual pleasure.

The classic text by renowned manga expert in a beautiful new casebound edition, with a new foreword and afterword by the author.

Momoko Kuroda (b. 1938) is a remarkable haiku spirit and a powerfully independent Japanese woman.

An unforgettable memoir of the horrors suffered by a Japanese family trapped in Changchun, China, at the end of WW2.

One night, alone on a hilltop, a young boy is swept aboard a magical train bound for the Milky Way.

A revealing look at contemporary Japanese culture.

A stimulating exploration of the haiku masterpiece.

A masterpiece of quiet lyricism set against a backdrop of change and renewal in suburban Tokyo.

A powerful and thought-provoking novel that raises important questions about World War II, war memory, and US imperialism and blowback.

In Kanazawa, Japan, Emmitt and his wife Mirai clash over how to pursue their future together until a 30-year-old mystery reveals a way forward.

The Gundam creator's own vision of his spectacularly successful cult franchise, in a new edition for hungry fans.

A new, definitive translation of the postwar classic know to the west as No Longer Human—a tortured vision inspiring the likes of Junji Ito and Bungo Stray Dogs

Works of a major Chinese writer--liberal, cosmopolitan, and lyrically exotic--once banned but now embraced...

One of the most spectacular vendettas ever: the history and haiku behind the mass-suicide featured in the 2013 film 47 Ronin.

CEO Shigetaka Komori's own story of why Fujifilm succeeded where Kodak failed...

Twenty unusual tales from Japan collected by one of the greatest writers on the country.

Married to a Zen monk in training, an American woman in Japan chronicles her own year of growth and discovery.