MOTSU - 小説・エッセイ 1

[About the Book] To trust the one she loved-and simply keep waiting. That was the strength that sustained her life. The setting is the Tenpyō era of Nara-period Japan. Abe no Nakamaro crossed the sea to Tang China as a student envoy, while his beloved, Mahoro no Iratsume, remained behind, praying……続きを見る

Strange Tales from Japan presents 99 spine-tingling tales of ghosts, yokai, demons, shapeshifters and trickster animals who inhabit remote reaches of the Japanese countryside. In his introduction, renowned translator William Scott Wilson explains the role these stories play in local Japanese cult……続きを見る

アメリカの8人の高校生が、広島・長崎に落とされた原子爆弾の是非をディベートする。肯定派、否定派、それぞれのメンバーは、日系アメリカ人のメイ（主人公）をはじめ、アイルランド系、中国系、ユダヤ系、アフリカ系と、そのルーツはさまざまだ。はたして、どのような議論がくりひろげられるのか。そして、勝敗の行方は……続きを見る

This collection of fifteen chilling tales brings to life a world where the supernatural and earthly realms are seamlessly entwined. The ghosts, goblins and magical creatures in its pages are by turns mischievous, terrifying, protective and tender. Included in this anthology are: ●"The Badger Haun……続きを見る

[About the Book] ーWho am I, really?- “To hold on to the utopian spirit even in an age of despair, an age of darkness devoid of utopia-perhaps that is what it means to be human.” ーfrom the Afterword Drifting as if for hundreds or even thousands of years across the sea, the protagonist, Hikaru……続きを見る

Soseki Natsume is Japan's most popular writer, well known in the West for his satirical novels like I Am a Cat, Botchan and Kokoro. However, he first made a name for himself in Japan as a poet, publishing hundreds of haiku over a period of several decades. Until now very few of these have appeared……続きを見る

仏教説話集『今昔物語』の英訳版 The Konjaku Monogatari Shu is a collection of tales from Buddhist and popular Japanese folklore that was compiled in the twelfth century. The stories in this book tell of fearsome demons, tengu goblins, kitsune fox spirits, flying hermits and gods who suddenly appea……続きを見る

A touching and poignant coming-of-age story of a group of children living in an alternative care institution. 【Author Biography】 Tatsuo Sakamoto was born in 1937, in Miyakonojo City of Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. As a teenager, he enjoyed writing and visiting bookstores. After graduating fro……続きを見る

A stirring and insightful novel from an author Japan Quarterly calls "a Japanese writer of genius."From beloved author Soseki Natsume,And Then tells the story of Daisuke, a man in his twenties who is struggling with his personal purpose and identity as well as the changing social landscape of Meij……続きを見る