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Literature

A Bridge of Words

A Bridge of Words

Hiroaki Sato

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.

A Tractate on Japanese Aesthetics

A Tractate on Japanese Aesthetics

Donald Richie

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

Dragon Palace

Dragon Palace

Hiromi Kawakami

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

Hojoki

Hojoki

Kamo-no-Chomei

A luminous translation of the classic Buddhist poem.

Japan from Anime to Zen

Japan from Anime to Zen

David Watts Barton

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.

Kyoto Stories

Kyoto Stories

Steve Alpert

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

A Diplomat in Japan

A Diplomat in Japan

Sir Ernest Satow

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

Amorous Woman

Amorous Woman

Donna George Storey

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

Dreamland Japan

Dreamland Japan

Frederik L. Schodt

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

I Wait For The Moon

I Wait For The Moon

Momoko Kuroda

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

Japanese Girl at the Siege of Changchun

Japanese Girl at the Siege of Changchun

Homare Endo

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

Milky Way Railroad

Milky Way Railroad

Kenji Miyazawa

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

A Lateral View

A Lateral View

Donald Richie

A revealing look at contemporary Japanese culture.

Basho's Narrow Road

Basho's Narrow Road

Matsuo Basho

A stimulating exploration of the haiku masterpiece.

Evening Clouds

Evening Clouds

Junzo Shono

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

In the Woods of Memory

In the Woods of Memory

Shun Medoruma

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

Kanazawa

Kanazawa

David Joiner

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.

Mobile Suit Gundam

Mobile Suit Gundam

Frederik L. Schodt

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

A Shameful Life

A Shameful Life

Osamu Dazai

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

Bird Talk and Other Stories by Xu Xu

Bird Talk and Other Stories by Xu Xu

Xu Xu

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

Forty-Seven Samurai

Forty-Seven Samurai

Hiroaki Sato

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

Innovating Out Of Crisis

Innovating Out Of Crisis

Shigetaka Komori

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

Kwaidan

Kwaidan

Lafcadio Hearn

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

My Year of Dirt and Water

My Year of Dirt and Water

Tracy Franz

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

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