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New Stone Bridge Press 2020 - 2021 Catalog
Check out the newest Stone Bridge Press books in the upcoming 2020 - 2021 season including, Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man, Bird
Mar 26, 2020


Announcing the publication of 'The Minamata Story: An EcoTragedy'
We are happy to announce the publication of Sean Michael Wilson and Akiko Shimojima’s, The Minamata Story: An EcoTragedy, a graphic novel/ma
Mar 21, 2020


Celebrating our women writers for Women's History Month
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
Mar 2, 2020


Neil Gaiman on Steve Alpert and Studio Ghibli
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.
Feb 18, 2020


Kyoto Machiya Restaurant Guide ebook update
We're excited to finally share that the classic Judith Clancy guidebook, Kyoto Machiya Restaurant Guide
Jan 23, 2020


Amy Chavez featured on NHK's The Expert Way to Travel Japan
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
Dec 3, 2019


'The Fourth String' officially out now! First review by Hippocampus Magazine
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
Nov 30, 2019


The Japan Times reviews 'Forty-Seven Samurai'
"Hiroaki Sato weaves a rich portrait of a paradoxical society governed by value systems vastly different to our own."
Thanks to Damian Flan
Nov 18, 2019


The Association of Jewish Libraries reviews 'The Buddhist Swastika and Hitler's Cross'
"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
Nov 11, 2019


'China Smart' reviewed by The Midwest Book Review
"An impressive compendium of expertly organized information, "China Smart: What You Don't Know, What You Need to Know― A Past & Present Guid
Oct 17, 2019


Ripe Mangoes reviews 'A Shameful Life' by Osamu Dazai
Ripe Mangoes, a blog that highlights great manga, comics and other works from Japan has reviewed A Shameful Life, the new translation of Osa
Sep 26, 2019


Author Doris Bargen blurbs 'Forty Seven Samurai'
Doris G. Bargen, Professor Emeritus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and author of Suicidal Honor: General Nogi and the Writings o
Sep 23, 2019


Pulitzer Prize-Winning Writer, Forrest Gander blurbs 'Forty-Seven Samurai
Pulitzer Prize-Winning writer/poet, Forrest Gander has provided his thoughts on Hiroaki Sato's, Forty-Seven Samurai.
Sep 16, 2019


Prof. Allan Sosei Palmer blurbs on Hiroaki Sato's newest, 'The Forty-Seven Samurai'
Tea Master Allan Sosei Palmer, a student and teacher of the Urasenke school of Chanoyu for more than forty years contributes his thoughts on
Sep 9, 2019


'A Shameful Life' reviewed by Japan Visitor
"Listed by some as the second-best selling novel of all-time in Japan, behind only Natsume Soseki's Kokoro."
Thanks to Marshall Hughes at J
Sep 4, 2019


"Understanding the challenging world of the literary translator"
This intriguing article from Louise George Kittaka for The Japan Times sheds a little light on the struggles of bringing some of the greates
Aug 19, 2019


New Book Announcement: Hiroaki Sato's 'Forty-Seven Samurai'
Stone Bridge Press is happy to announce publication of Hiroaki Sato’s in-depth analysis of the history and haiku behind the classic Japanese
Aug 15, 2019


'China Smart' reviewed by The Manhattan Book Review
5/5 "An invaluable resource for travelers to China as well as those who want to learn more about the country in a succinct format without ha
Aug 6, 2019


Amy Chavez starts "Politeness Marathon," & tips on Japanese etiquette
Interested in diving deeper into the intricacies of Japanese culture? Amy Chavez, author of Amy's Guide to Best Behavior in Japan is beginni
Aug 4, 2019


Frederik L. Schodt interviewed on Osamu Tezuka Disney Lion King controversy
translator and close friend and interpreter of Osamu Tezuka has lent some insight into the Lion King controversy that has recently been reig
Jul 29, 2019
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