Imprisoned for 'socialist thinking' in 1931, Tokyo-born Genzaburo Yoshino was later commissioned,...
Temple Alley Summer
New from Restless Books, this is a sweet and spooky tale from renowned Japanese children's author...
The Ten Loves of Mr Nishino
Over the course of his life Mr Nishino falls hopelessly in love again and again. One woman is a...
The Nakano Thrift Shop
If you could inhabit the world of a particular novel for a while, which one would you choose? I...
Strange Weather in Tokyo
I try my best to avoid using clichés in these sales pitches, but what can I say except this book...
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Written in the nineties, this book's matter of fact approach to difficult moral issues will still...