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Twenty-nine-year-old Riki is sick of her dead-end job, of struggling to get by ever since she moved to Tokyo from the country. So when someone offers her the chance to...

One of the most intriguing traditions in Japan is that of adopting Western cuisine and altering it slightly to make it uniquely Japanese. This style of food called is called...

In a book that boldly predicts "The Great Reckoning" for Japan, Christopher Wood points to economic and social upheaval on a staggering scale for our Asian competitor--and unprecedented opportunities for...

While the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg has been at the centre of scholarly attention, the Tokyo Tribunal has for decades been largely neglected. This is surprising insofar as this...

A story of the lives of the three people who make a family, the one moment in history that shatters what held them together, and the reverberations of that event...

Steve had suffered under the brutal regime of his Japanese guards. He and his classmates at Chefoo school in China - for the most part the children of missionaries -...

Based on official U.S. Navy and Marine Corps sources, as well as British Admiralty and Japanese records, a dramatic narrative unfolds, reflecting the hard-fought carrier actions, air strikes, kamikaze assaults,...

The original Japanese Cat-Lit Classic. Now published in a new translation by Nick Bradley, author of The Cat and the City Discover the original Japanese Cat classic, now in a...

Brand new healing fiction from the 2.5-million-copy bestselling author of What You Are Looking for is in the Library set in a suburban community block DISCOVER THE BRAND NEW NOVEL...

A thrilling crime classic, from the bestselling author of Tokyo Express Tokyo, 1960. As the first rays of morning light hit the rails at Kamata Station, a man's body is...

LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE- An extraordinary, thrilling novel about sex, disability and power LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2025 Born with a congenital muscle disorder, Shaka Isawa...

Amy is a thirteen-year-old Japanese-American girl who lives in Hawaii. When her great-grandmother falls ill, Amy travels to visit family in Hiroshima for the first time. But this is 1941....

Bonesthe remains of ancient New World natives now lying in museums and university laboratories across the Americasare at the center of the scientific and cultural battles described in this provocative...

The international phenomenon- discover ikigai, the Japanese secret to a long and happy life from the world's longest living people. THE INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON 'A practical guide to seeking a long,...

A love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, a breathtaking new novel about the boundaries between worlds and individuals, from the Sunday...

A new edition of the multi-million bestselling global phenomenon Ikigai for the personal development market AVAILABLE NOW- The Four-Way Path, a guide to how Indian spirituality holds the key to...

Inspirational and heartwarming, this bestselling nominee of the Japan Booksellers' Prize is a celebration of community libraries and the life-changing power of book recommendation. THE TWO-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING JAPANESE NOVEL The...

A perfectly plotted, cosy detective story from Seicho Matsumoto, Japan's master of mystery In a rocky cove in the bay of Hakata, the bodies of a young and beautiful couple...

In the sequel to And Break the Pretty Kings, crown princess Mirae continues to unravel her tangled future to save her queendom - perfect for fans of This Savage Song...

Mysterious demons, ghosts and monsters have haunted Japan for centuries! The Ultimate Guide to Japanese Yokai presents 100 of the strangest creatures you have ever seen - from evil demons...

Gyoza dumplings are the ultimate Asian comfort food. Whether eaten in an exclusive restaurant or at a humble street stall, these tasty morsels burst with flavor and are impossible to...

Written over a century ago when Japan was abandoning its rich traditions to embrace the hysteria of colonization, this classic written by Okakura Kakuzo helped preserve the masterpieces of Japanese...

The Japanese sword, a unique work of art in steel, can be appreciated from a number of viewpoints. Its functionality as a weapon, the sophisticated metallurgy and scientific thinking utilized...

The work of 36 modern Japanese women poets, writing in an "imported" Western verse form and astonishing us with their diverse viewpoints, rhythms, themes, and insights. A companion to A...

Nobu Matsuhisa still stands above all the other great world-class chefs in being the only one who is truly celebrated internationally. In this third book, the first to be written...

It's 1897 and young Annie Maguire and her parents are leaving their farm in County Down, Ireland. Driven away by poverty they're looking for a place to start again. After...

Can you be a stranger in your own country? A Japanese-American raised in California, 24-year-old Katie Kitamura returns to Japan to discover the country she left behind. Travelling across this...

In the sequel to And Break the Pretty Kings, crown princess Mirae continues to unravel her tangled future to save her queendom - perfect for fans of This Savage Song...

You can row a boat made of chilli. You can enjoy an easy morning stroll among asparagus trees. You will be excited alongside the racetrack, which is actually the surface...

A quirky, joyful queer love story about a lonely museum worker who falls in love with a statue of Venus, from the author of cult hit Diary of a Void...

Winner of the 2024 Penguin Literary Prize 'Assured, deft, sophisticated. Chloe Adams is the real deal.' EMILY BITTO Breathtaking. SALLY HEPWORTH In the autumn of 1949, two women convene in...

From the authentic and original healing fiction author of TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES comes a 1.4-million-copy bestseller - set in a famously scenic railway line in Japan, following key emotional dramas...

'Following Tanaka's wisdom is an easy way to start making life feel just a little more balanced' the Independent The Japanese wisdom of chowa offers a fresh perspective on how...

From the author of LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR, the bestselling companion read to LOST SOULS MEET UNDER A FULL MOON, adored by fans, now in English for the first...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books All moonlight is moving, wherever it may be... Japanese gentlewoman Sei Shonagon invites us to look behind the painted screens in...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books 'The body was cold as ice; the heart had long ceased to beat- yet there were no other signs of death.'...

Now available in a beautiful new compact edition, this book presents a meditative, arresting and dazzling collection of 240 black-and-white images of Japan, made over almost 30 years by the...

A stunning photography book that offers a gorgeous visual journey through Japan - a land of striking contrasts, mysteries, myths, and misconceptions Whether you're a seasoned globetrotter planning your next...

*Find out how to live a more harmonious life thanks to NAGOMI, the ancient Japanese philosophy that helps you find balance and peace in everything you do * There is...

Japan is the world's richest country in terms of per capita income. Even during a recession the country is in the black. Japan's school system produces a blue-collar work force...

The Japanese term for mobile phone, keitai (roughly translated as "something you carry with you"), evokes not technical capability or freedom of movement but intimacy and portability, defining a personal...

Just as a person contrives a style, the purpose of which is integration and the effect of which is presentation, so a nation collectively projects an appearance, a "national" style....

'Toyo learned to ask nothing, to wait and count the days. But they passed and passed and still the doorway remained empty of his deep voice, calling out her name.'...

This is one of a series which has a storybook approach to non-fiction. Information introduced in the narrative is extended under fold-out flaps, where cartoons illustrate more quirky facts or...

1931, Cornwall . Lynette Nicholls lost her brother exactly a year ago in a tragic air training accident. When she visits the coastal town where it happened, she begins to...