TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Rieko Nakagawa, author of the long-selling picture book series featuring twin mice "Guri and Gura," has died ...

(This is Part 16 of "Learning from Japanese picture books" series, which introduces recommended Japanese picture books, along ...

The Birth of Korean Cool by Euny Hong might seem like an unlikely choice for exploring tea ceremonies. However, amidst its ...

A selection tour was recently held by Chubu Gakuin University & College at a bookstore here, allowing students to choose ...

A Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry project team has been tasked to look into revitalising bookstores. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The latest book by the author of The Elegance of the Hedgehog is a poetic travelogue replete with papier-mâché characters in ...

Kazuyoshi Hanada, age 82, is one of Japan's highest-profile magazine editors, having held the top position at Shukan Bunshun, ...

An increasing number of Japanese stocks are trading below book value despite corporate reforms that have attracted investor ...

However, books are no longer part of the norm for most people. More than 60 percent of Japanese do not read a single book over the course of a month, according to the “public opinion survey on ...

In the northern reaches of Japan, a realm of ethereal, old-growth forests and icy coastal waters offer some of the country’s ...

The bestselling author, Netflix hitmaker and ’queen of clean’ Marie Kondo has jumped to Bonnier Books UK’s wellbeing imprint ...

About 11,000 DOD civilians working in Japan will be eligible, ranging from commissary employees to DOD teachers and civilian ...