Listen to the Voice of the Earth

Oki Satoko
Translated by Iwaki Takako

“I wrote this book in the hope that readers will be able to save their own lives as well as those...

Living Life as It Comes

Gen'yū Sōkyū

It was the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, which had a particularly profound impact on my home...

Lost in Evolution

Kawabata Hiroto
Technical advisor Kaifu Yousuke
Translated by Dana Lewis

A book that will change how you think about humanity. Even as societies are beset with turmoil...

The Lure of Pokémon

Nakazawa Shinichi
Translated by Ted Mack

Video games are often thought to draw children out of nature and into isolated, closed spaces. In...

Making Xavier’s Dream Real

Nanyan Guo

This book reveals how St. Francis Xavier’s (1506–1552) dream of evangelizing Japan has been...

Maritime Asia vs. Continental Asia

Shiraishi Takashi
Translated by Paul Warham

Shiraishi Takashi reflects on the diplomatic challenges facing the countries of Asia in today's...

Mixing Work with Pleasure

Suzuki Toshio
Translated by Roger Speares

Toshio Suzuki has devoted himself to Studio Ghibli for some thirty years, producing such...

The Music of Color

Shimura Fukumi
Translated by Matt Treyvaud
Photographs by Inoue Takao

“I have received color without limit from the natural world in the years since I entered the dyer’s...

Mutsu Munemitsu and His Time

Okazaki Hisahiko
Translated by Noda Makito

Toward the end of the Tokugawa shogunate, Mutsu Munemitsu was ousted from his home Kishu-han as a...

Myth and Deity in Japan

Kamata Tōji
Translated by Gaynor Sekimori

Shinto is a tradition native to Japan that arose naturally on the eastern fringe of the Eurasian...

Noh as Living Art

Yasuda Noboru
Translated by Kawamoto Nozomu

Noh is recognized as one of the oldest and greatest theatrical traditions in the world. Embraced by...

The Occupation of Japan 1945–1952

Fukunaga Fumio

Following its defeat in World War II, Japan was placed under the control of SCAP GHQ headed by...