Tag: Japanese books

Satellite Love by Genki Ferguson is about a lonely girl looking for a soul - a companion - in an unexpected place.

Astral Season, Beastly Season by Tahi Saihate is a story about adoration and objectification. What does it take to grow up as a star instead of a beast?

The two novellas in Touring the Land of the Dead by Maki Kashimada give you a glimpse into two women’s innermost thoughts.

The Memory Police by Japanese author Yoko Ogawa is an intriguing story about not very remarkable characters.

Oh, Tama! from Mieko Kanai is about someone's identity. The trouble that one pregnant woman and a pregnant cat can cause...

What are the best new books in 2020? And how about surprisingly good older gems? A year of reviewing books led me to some very engaging books.

There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura is funny at times, deep at others. An excellent read about passion and finding meaning.

In Where the Wild Ladies Are, Japanese author Matsuda Aoko links the present to the past by incorporating Japanese ghost and yokai tales into a modern world.

The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida by Clarissa Goenawan is a novel about people trying to find the strength to be who they are so they can stop pretending.

What are the most famous Japanese books about cats with an English translation? In some of them the cat is even the main character of the book.