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

has been described as the "Stephen King of Japan"). The book also opened the door for a collaboration with his longtime ...

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.

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

Seattle Samurai" is a collection of Sam Goto's "Seattle Tomodachi" cartoons with extensive commentary provided by his ...

Since Japan sees the sun rise 16 hours before California, we fly backwards in time. Twenty-five hours in transit, leaving ...

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 ...

In the quarterfinals at the WTA Osaka, Japan Women Singles 2024 on Friday, Diane Parry (ranked No. 52) meets Clara Tauson (No ...

Students picked up books with eye-catching titles and bindings ... and by making the library suit the needs of the students." (Japanese original by Yosuke Inagaki, Gifu Bureau) ...