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Stone Bridge Press Authors Paul Poynter Paul Poynter is an artist, tree climber, and woodsman living in Matsumoto, Japan. Titles by Author Eating Wild Japan Winifred Bird A delicious collection of essays, recipes, and practical plant information exploring Japan's thriving culture of foraged foods. Read More

Stone Bridge Press Authors Patrick Galloway Film critic Patrick Galloway won over readers with film guides Stray Dogs & Lone Wolves: The Samurai Film Handbook , and Asia Shock: Horror and Dark Cinema from Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Thailand . A lifelong student of Asian philosophy and culture, Galloway has traveled in Japan, Hong Kong, India and Nepal. He lives in the Bay Area. Titles by Author Stray Dogs and Lone Wolves Patrick Galloway ​ Read More Asia Shock Patrick Galloway A fan's guide to the weirdest, scariest films from Asian masters. Read More Warring Clans, Flashing Blades Patrick Galloway 50 more must-see martial arts films. Read More

Stone Bridge Press Authors Steve Alpert Steve Alpert speaks Japanese and Chinese fluently, having lived in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Taipei for a combined total of over thirty-five years. For fifteen years beginning in 1996, he was a senior executive at Studio Ghibli. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut. Titles by Author Kyoto Stories Steve Alpert An American student in 1970s Kyoto rambles among the city’s beauties and traditions, learning as he goes. Read More Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man Steve Alpert A unique behind-the-scenes look at Japanese business and how the animated films of Hayao Miyazaki were introduced to the world. Read More

Stone Bridge Press Authors S.W.E.T The Society of Writers Editors and Translators Tokyo is a community of writers, editors, and translators, as well as copyeditors, proofreaders, book designers, copywriters, teachers, researchers, rewriters, and others working mainly between Japanese and English, and mainly in Japan or for Japanese clients. With members throughout Japan as well as in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, the United Kingdom, and other countries, SWET supports people who work with English words internationally in these professions. The organization holds events mainly in Tokyo, the Kansai area (Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe), and the San Francisco Bay area, featuring speakers, discussions, or information of interest to members and provides meeting places for offline networking for members and interested non-members SWET's website is a hub for resources, networking, and news, and SWET maintains an online and print archive of columns and other resources for professionals. The SWET Newsletter, published in print from 1981 to 2012, is a repository of decades of professional experience and know-how; selected articles and columns are available to non-members at Articles. The Japan Style Sheet, published by SWET, is the authoritative guide to use of romanized Japanese in English text based on the accumulated experience and advice of Japan-based professionals since the 1950s. SWET has also published Wordcraft , a collection of articles, selected from the SWET Newsletter, about professionalism, English usage, approaches to translation, and other information useful to Japan-related wordsmiths. The book was revised in 2018 and is available online as a free PDF. https://www.swet.jp/ Titles by Author Japan Style Sheet The Society of Writers, Editors & Translators The "Japanese Chicago Manual." Read More

Stone Bridge Press Authors Donna George Storey Author Donna George Storey has published over a hundred literary and erotic stories and essays in Prairie Schooner, Gettysburg Review, Fourth Genre, Wine Spectator, Best American Erotica, The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica , and Best Women’s Erotica . Her work has been featured in magazines in the UK and translated into Italian and received special mention in Pushcart Prize Stories 2004. Donna is a magna cum laude graduate of Princeton and holds a Ph.D. in Japanese literature from Stanford.She has taught English in Japan and Japanese at Stanford and UC Berkeley. Check out Donna's blog here . http://sexfoodandwriting.donnageorgestorey.com/ Titles by Author Amorous Woman Donna George Storey An American woman's sexual awakening in Japan, testing the limits of love and sensual pleasure. Read More

Stone Bridge Press Authors Andrew Osmond Andrew Osmond is a British journalist specializing in film and animation. His first book, BFI Film Classics: Spirited Away , was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2008 -- "Persuasively and fluidly written" (Time Out London ), "the kind of poetic, insightful examination that Spirited Away deserves" (Ain't It Cool News). Osmond has gained high praise for his thoughtful and intellectual take on animation, and is seen as an expert in his field. His new work Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist , about veteran Japanese animator and director Satoshi Kon, is a stunningly rich exploration of an influential filmmaker. Titles by Author Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist Andrew Osmond An introduction to the work and vision of Satoshi Kon, anime's premier illusionist. Read More

Stone Bridge Press Authors Nadja Van Ghelue Artist Nadja Van Ghelue has studied traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean calligraphy. She runs the online gallery www.theartofcalligraphy.com . http://www.theartofcalligraphy.com/ Titles by Author The Heart Sutra in Calligraphy Nadja Van Ghelue A rich visual edition of the Buddhist classic, featuring original calligraphy and a new translation. Read More

Stone Bridge Press Authors Lafcadio Hearn From his wikipedia page: Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (/hɜːrn/; Greek: Πατρίκιος Λευκάδιος Χερν; 27 June 1850 – 26 September 1904), known also by the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo (小泉 八雲), was a writer, known best for his books about Japan, especially his collections of Japanese legends and ghost stories, such as Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things. In the United States, Hearn is also known for his writings about the city of New Orleans based on his ten-year stay in that city. Born in Greece to a Greek mother and an Anglo-Irish father, a complex series of conflicts and events led to young Lafcadio Hearn being moved to Ireland, where he was abandoned first by his mother (leaving him in the care of her husband's aunt), then his father and finally by his father's aunt, who had been appointed his official guardian. At the age of nineteen he was put on a boat to the United States, where he found work as a newspaper reporter, first in Cincinnati, Ohio, and later in New Orleans. From there he was sent as a correspondent, first to the French West Indies, where he stayed for two years, and then to Japan, where he would remain for the rest of his life. In Japan he married a Japanese woman with whom he had four children, and became a naturalized Japanese citizen. His writings about Japan offered the Western world a glimpse into a largely unknown but fascinating culture. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafcadio_Hearn Titles by Author Kwaidan Lafcadio Hearn Twenty unusual tales from Japan collected by one of the greatest writers on the country. Read More

Stone Bridge Press Authors Stuart D. B. Picken Ordained a minister in the Church of Scotland, Stuart Picken taught religion and philosophy in Japan since 1972 and served as international adviser to the High Priest of the Tsubaki Grand Shrine, Mie Pref. His books include Shinto: Japan's Spiritual Roots and Essentials of Shinto . http://www.infonia.ne.jp/~source/ssk/ssk_links.htm Titles by Author Shinto Meditations for Revering the Earth Stuart D. B. Picken The first book in English to apply ancient Japanese Shinto traditions to daily spiritual fulfillment. Read More

Stone Bridge Press Authors Jarrell D. Sieff Jarrell D. Sieff has lived in every kind of Japanese residence and community and travels regularly to Japan for his San Francisco-based import/export business. Titles by Author A Practical Guide to Living in Japan Jarrell D. Sieff The perfect book for anyone planning a life in Japan. Read More

Stone Bridge Press Authors Frank MacHovec Dr. MacHovec is a retired clinical psychologist who worked 30 years in mental health clinics and hospitals and in private practice. In addition to BA, MA, and PhD degrees, he earned two post-PhD diplomates and was a certified forensics examiner who testified as expert witness in civil and criminal cases. Titles by Author Light from the East Frank MacHovec Important and inspiring teachings of Asian wisdom in a single, accessible volume. Read More

Stone Bridge Press Authors Gil Asakawa Gil Asakawa has worked in the media as a writer, editor, music critic and online expert for 40 years. He's currently Asoociate Editor for New Hope Network's Nutrition Business Journal. Gil and his partner Erin Yoshimura recently launched visualizAsian.com, a website featuring live interviews with Asian American Pacific Islander leaders to inspire others to follow in their footsteps. The author of Being Japanese American (Stone Bridge Press, 2004) and co-author of The Toy Book (Knopf, 1991). He is a nationally-known speaker and commentator on Japanese American and Asian American identity and issues. He writes a blog, Nikkeiview.com, about pop culture and politics from an Asian American perspective. He also tweets, spends too much time on Facebook, and is a member of every social site and service he hears about. http://nikkeiview.com/blog/ Titles by Author Tabemasho! Let’s Eat! Gil Asakawa Your favorite Japanese foods, home-cooked, packaged, or served in restaurants, and how they came to delight the American palate. Read More Being Japanese American Gil Asakawa A celebration of JA culture: facts, recipes, songs, words, and memories that every JA will want to share. Read More