So, why not challenge that beautiful mind of yours with 10 new Japanese books in translation for 2025? 1.The Convenience Store by the Sea by Sonoko Machida If there’s one thing locals and ...

"Chiri to Chiriri: Yuki no Hi no Ohanashi," written and illustrated by Kaya Doi (Published by Alice Kan, 2010) ...

In fact, he is a "hikikomori," or social recluse. Saito describes himself as “a Japanese novelist who writes novels and poems in Romanian while living in Japan.” “The story of how I ...