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Tokyo Swindlers

by Ko Shinjo ...

Translated by Charles De Wolf ...

Now a major Netflix series!"This is masterful"—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)"...no one comes out unscathed."—Jake Adelstein, author of Tokyo Vice and Tokyo Noir"An unflinching deep dive into the darkness of humanity."—The Japan Times"Pulls back the curtain on the high-stakes world of land fraud in Japan."—Asian Review of Books... ... Read more

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Now a major Netflix series!"This is masterful"—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)"...no one comes out unscathed."—Jake Adelstein, author of Tokyo Vice and Tokyo Noir"An unflinching deep dive into the darkness of humanity."—The Japan Times"Pulls back the curtain on the high-stakes world of land fraud in Japan."—Asian Review of Books...
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The Tatami Galaxy

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by Tomihiko Morimi ...

Translated by Emily Balistrieri ...

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN TRANSLATION PRIZE*An unfulfilled college student hurtles through four parallel realities to explore the what-might've-been and the what-should-never-be in this Groundhog Day meets The Midnight Library–esque time loop novel from one of Japan’s most popular authors.Our protagonist, an unnamed junior at a prestigious university in Kyoto, is on the verge of dropping out. After ... Read more

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*SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN TRANSLATION PRIZE*An unfulfilled college student hurtles through four parallel realities to explore the what-might've-been and the what-should-never-be in this Groundhog Day meets The Midnight Library–esque time loop novel from one of Japan’s most popular authors.Our protagonist, an unnamed junior at a prestigious university in Kyoto, is on the verge of dropping out. After
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The Tokyo Zodiac Murders

by Soji Shimada ...

Translated by Ross Mackenzie, Shika Mackenzie ...

Series Book 4 - Pushkin Vertigo
One of The Guardian’s “Top 10 Locked Room Mysteries”An amateur detective races to solve a decades-old murder mystery in this “bloody and bizarre” Japanese crime novel with a twist hailed as “one of the most original” (Daily Mail).Astrologer, fortune teller, and self-styled detective Kiyoshi Mitarai must solve a macabre murder mystery that has baffled Japan for 40 years—in just one week.With the ... Read more

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One of The Guardian’s “Top 10 Locked Room Mysteries”An amateur detective races to solve a decades-old murder mystery in this “bloody and bizarre” Japanese crime novel with a twist hailed as “one of the most original” (Daily Mail).Astrologer, fortune teller, and self-styled detective Kiyoshi Mitarai must solve a macabre murder mystery that has baffled Japan for 40 years—in just one week.With the
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South of the Border, West of the Sun

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by Haruki Murakami ...

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Series series Vintage International
South of the Border, West of the Sun is the beguiling story of a past rekindled, and one of Haruki Murakami’s most touching novels.Hajime has arrived at middle age with a loving family and an enviable career, yet he feels incomplete. When a childhood friend, now a beautiful woman, shows up with a secret from which she is unable to escape, the fault lines of doubt in Hajime’s quotidian existence ... Read more

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South of the Border, West of the Sun is the beguiling story of a past rekindled, and one of Haruki Murakami’s most touching novels.Hajime has arrived at middle age with a loving family and an enviable career, yet he feels incomplete. When a childhood friend, now a beautiful woman, shows up with a secret from which she is unable to escape, the fault lines of doubt in Hajime’s quotidian existence
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The Mill House Murders

The Classic Japanese Locked Room Mystery

by Yukito Ayatsuji ...

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Series Book 2 - The Bizarre House Mysteries
***Perfect for fans of Uketsu's Strange Pictures and Strange Houses*“A psychological-mystical thriller built on Agatha Christie-type stopwatch sequences and John Dickson Carr-style locked-room conundrums… No one can accuse Mr. Ayatsuji of not sustaining the eerie mood of his strange story until its very last sentence.” — The Wall Street JournalA hugely enjoyable, page-turning classic Japanese ... Read more

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***Perfect for fans of Uketsu's Strange Pictures and Strange Houses*“A psychological-mystical thriller built on Agatha Christie-type stopwatch sequences and John Dickson Carr-style locked-room conundrums… No one can accuse Mr. Ayatsuji of not sustaining the eerie mood of his strange story until its very last sentence.” — The Wall Street JournalA hugely enjoyable, page-turning classic Japanese
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Tokyo Express

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by Seicho Matsumoto ...

Translated by Jesse Kirkwood ...

From “Japan's Agatha Christie” (The Sunday Times): A secluded bay. An apparent lovers’ suicide. And a pair of detectives with a nagging suspicion that the pieces don’t add up. Can you solve one of the most astonishing literary puzzles ever written?“An irresistible Hitchcockian gem: a fiendishly plotted crime novel told in crisp, elegant prose.”—Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the TrainIn a ... Read more

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From “Japan's Agatha Christie” (The Sunday Times): A secluded bay. An apparent lovers’ suicide. And a pair of detectives with a nagging suspicion that the pieces don’t add up. Can you solve one of the most astonishing literary puzzles ever written?“An irresistible Hitchcockian gem: a fiendishly plotted crime novel told in crisp, elegant prose.”—Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the TrainIn a
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Series series Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Anniversary Edition
ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • Winner of Japan's Grand Prix for Crime Fiction • Edgar Award Finalist • Nothing in Japanese literature prepares us for the stark, tension-filled, plot-driven realism of Natsuo Kirino’s award-winning literary mystery Out.**This mesmerizing novel tells the story of a brutal murder in the staid Tokyo suburbs, as a young mother ... Read more

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ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • Winner of Japan's Grand Prix for Crime Fiction • Edgar Award Finalist • Nothing in Japanese literature prepares us for the stark, tension-filled, plot-driven realism of Natsuo Kirino’s award-winning literary mystery Out.**This mesmerizing novel tells the story of a brutal murder in the staid Tokyo suburbs, as a young mother
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People from My Neighborhood

Stories

by Hiromi Kawakami ...

Translated by Ted Goossen ...

**Nominated for the 2021 Shirley Jackson AwardFrom the author of the internationally bestselling Strange Weather in Tokyo, a collection of interlinking stories that masterfully blend the mundane and the mythical—"fairy tales in the best Brothers Grimm tradition: naïf, magical, and frequently veering into the macabre" (Financial Times).**A bossy child who lives under a white cloth near a tree; a ... Read more

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**Nominated for the 2021 Shirley Jackson AwardFrom the author of the internationally bestselling Strange Weather in Tokyo, a collection of interlinking stories that masterfully blend the mundane and the mythical—"fairy tales in the best Brothers Grimm tradition: naïf, magical, and frequently veering into the macabre" (Financial Times).**A bossy child who lives under a white cloth near a tree; a
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The Vanished

The "Evaporated People" of Japan in Stories and Photographs

by Léna Mauger, Stéphane Remael ...

Translated by Brian Phalen ...

Every year, nearly one hundred thousand Japanese vanish without a trace. Known as the johatsu, or the evaporated,” they are often driven by shame and hopelessness, leaving behind lost jobs, disappointed families, and mounting debts. In The Vanished, journalist Léna Mauger and photographer Stéphane Remael uncover the human faces behind the phenomenon through reportage, photographs, and interviews ... Read more

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Every year, nearly one hundred thousand Japanese vanish without a trace. Known as the johatsu, or the evaporated,” they are often driven by shame and hopelessness, leaving behind lost jobs, disappointed families, and mounting debts. In The Vanished, journalist Léna Mauger and photographer Stéphane Remael uncover the human faces behind the phenomenon through reportage, photographs, and interviews
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Things Become Other Things

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by Craig Mod ...

A transformative 300-mile walk along Japan’s ancient pilgrimage routes and through depopulating villages inspires a heartrending remembrance of a long-lost friend, documented in poignant, imaginative prose and remarkable photography.**“An epic, exquisitely detailed journey, on foot, through a rural Japan few of us are likely to experience. Uniquely unforgettable.”—William Gibson, New York Times ... Read more

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A transformative 300-mile walk along Japan’s ancient pilgrimage routes and through depopulating villages inspires a heartrending remembrance of a long-lost friend, documented in poignant, imaginative prose and remarkable photography.**“An epic, exquisitely detailed journey, on foot, through a rural Japan few of us are likely to experience. Uniquely unforgettable.”—William Gibson, New York Times
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The Tatami Time Machine Blues

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by Tomihiko Morimi ...

Translated by Emily Balistrieri ...

In the boiling heat of summer, a broken remote control for an air conditioner threatens life as we know it in this reality-bending, time-slipping sequel to The Tatami Galaxy.During a scorching August in Kyoto, our protagonist and his worst friend, Ozu, are locked in a glaring contest in a four-and-a-half-tatami-mat room. Ozu has spilled Coke on the air conditioner’s remote control—the only AC in ... Read more

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In the boiling heat of summer, a broken remote control for an air conditioner threatens life as we know it in this reality-bending, time-slipping sequel to The Tatami Galaxy.During a scorching August in Kyoto, our protagonist and his worst friend, Ozu, are locked in a glaring contest in a four-and-a-half-tatami-mat room. Ozu has spilled Coke on the air conditioner’s remote control—the only AC in
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Lady Joker, Volume 1

by Kaoru Takamura ...

Translated by Allison Markin Powell, Marie Iida ...

One of Japan’s great modern masters, Kaoru Takamura, makes her English-language debut with this two-volume publication of her magnum opus.Tokyo, 1995. Five men meet at the racetrack every Sunday to bet on horses. They have little in common except a deep disaffection with their lives, but together they represent the social struggles and griefs of post-War Japan: a poorly socialized genius stuck ... Read more

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One of Japan’s great modern masters, Kaoru Takamura, makes her English-language debut with this two-volume publication of her magnum opus.Tokyo, 1995. Five men meet at the racetrack every Sunday to bet on horses. They have little in common except a deep disaffection with their lives, but together they represent the social struggles and griefs of post-War Japan: a poorly socialized genius stuck
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