A masterpiece of quiet lyricism against a backdrop of change and renewal... more

Winner of the PEN Center USA Award for translation Award-winning author Junzo Shono weaves a stunnin... more

"I do not know whether I dozed off or passed out, but the nextthing I remember is gradually becoming... more

Glimpsing an elderly man leading his blind daughter on a pilgrimage, Junoshin Kakiri, a ’ronin’ or f... more

In the present day, a young married couple, Asafumi and Shizuka are trying to start a new life, havi... more

Businessman Yuki Yajima is fifty-one years old. He and his wife, Asako, are the parents of two daugh... more

Meet Hiro. She s tall, lanky and awkward--a twenty-something Japanese woman who has decamped to Viet... more