Libraries in contemporary Japanese and Korean fiction are evolving into spaces where reading offers solace, connection, and ...

These whimsical, escapist books have long been popular in Japan and Korea. But now translations of titles like We'll ...

Three books won Japan’s Akutagawa Prize in 2024 ... There were three winners of the Naoki Prize, awarded for popular fiction, generally to more established writers than the Akutagawa Prize.

While the international spotlight is firmly focused on the country’s sporting culture, Vintage has taken the opportunity to shine a light on Japanese literature with its latest book series. Japanese ...

People in Japan spent less on printed books, magazines and other publications in 2024. But sales of digital titles rose.

Luckily, there are books. And a trending genre called "healing fiction" might just get you through. Better still: It's about cats, coffee and bookstores. Also called cozy fiction or cat fiction, and ...