Asako Yuzuki The cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journalist intent on cracking her case, inspired by a true story.There are two things...

Haruki Murakami A riveting new collection of short stories from the beloved, internationally acclaimed, Haruki Murakami.The eight masterful stories in this new collection are all told in the first person...

Taichi Yamada Kazama Tsuneo is an immigration officer in Tokyo, struggling to live a 'normal' life after an event that happened eight years previously. His problems worsen following the emergence...

Lady Murasaki Step into a story of life and love in Kyoto's 10th century royal court.Tale of Genji tells the story of Prince Genji, the passionate heir to the Chrysanthemum...

Bill Emmott The world is changing, as political and economic power shift further towards Asia. In this penetrating book Bill Emmott shows the ways in which our future will be...

Laura Joh Rowland When beautiful, wealthy Yukiko and low-born artist Noriyoshi are found drowned together in a shinju, or ritual double suicide, everyone believes the culprit was forbidden love. Everyone...

Sokyo Ono Shinto, the indigenous faith of the Japanese people, continues to fascinate and mystify both the casual visitor to Japan and the long-time resident. This introduction unveils Shinto's spiritual...

Clive James An aspiring Japanese bureaucrat moves to London when he meets a flaky pop singer named Jane Austen, joins a health club, learns colloquialisms from a boozy journalist, and...