Japan's popular book series "Before the Coffee Gets Cold" began as a play before a publisher asked author Toshikazu Kawaguchi ...

Three books won Japan’s Akutagawa Prize in 2024. This prestigious prize is awarded to “new” writers of literature, who may have published works, but are not considered established.

The novel was adapted into a film in 2010. The film was released the following year in Japan. In 2015, Ishiguro published "The Buried Giant", a story about an elderly couple who continue their ...

Entergram will release minori-developed romance visual novel Sono Hi no Kemono ni wa, for PlayStation 4 and Switch on May 29 in Japan for 8,228 yen, listings at retailers such as Biccamera and ...

Publisher Shogakukan will share its iconic Japanese light novels and manga with Western audiences by launching the digital media app and service Novelous later today, January 23, at 11 PM PST for ...

Saito describes himself as “a Japanese novelist who writes novels and poems in Romanian while living in Japan.” “The story of how I, a 'hikikomori' who rarely leaves Chiba, became a novelist ...

Uketsu, a Japanese YouTuber and horror author poses at his media conference at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Uketsu, a ...