japanese
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‘The Meiji Guillotine’: An excellent historical crime narrative that blends tradition and modernity
Saptak Choudhury
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‘Hooked’ by Asako Yuzuki: A biting tale of female loneliness and obsession
Nozomi Uematsu, The Conversation
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Sunday book pick: Seven die in quest for a ‘perfect woman’ in crime novel ‘The Tokyo Zodiac Murders’
Sayari Debnath
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Sunday book pick: Abuse and desire go hand in hand in Yukio Mishima’s 1950 novel ‘Thirst For Love’
Sayari Debnath
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‘Vanishing World’: Sayaka Murata’s new novel warns readers of a world bereft of love and belonging
Rahul Singh
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How the real murders behind Asako Yuzuki’s hit novel ‘Butter’ exposed Japanese media’s misogyny
Martina Baradel, The Conversation
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Haruki Murakami and the challenge of translating Japanese’s many words for ‘I’
Gitte Marianne Hansen, The Conversation
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‘Mornings With My Cat Mii’ joins other Japanese novels that confront the absurdities of modern life
Diya Isha
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‘The City and Its Uncertain Walls’: Haruki Murakami’s novel is pre-packaged for consumption
Diya Isha
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Sunday book pick: ‘Spring Garden’ is a sobering novel about what uninspiring buildings do to a city
Sayari Debnath
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Cats in Japanese fiction: 12 novels since the 1900s where cats are as important as human characters
Scroll Staff
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Sunday book pick: Through tales of food and desire, ‘Butter’ depicts a deeply misogynistic Japan
Sayari Debnath
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‘More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop’: The Japanese comfort read returns with a charming sequel
Aditi Yadav
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Sunday book pick: Yukio Mishima’s novel ‘After the Banquet’ presents the tomb that is marriage
Sayari Debnath
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From the memoir: A ‘rental person’ on providing services to lonely and socially anxious people
Shoji Morimoto Angus Turvill
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‘Days at the Morisaki Bookshop’: An optimistic novel about the life-changing power of books
Aditi Yadav
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Why is everyone suddenly reading this Japanese novel? The translator tries to explain
Sana Goyal
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New Year smiles: A Japanese joke in an anime outtake finds new life as a Twitter meme
Mridula Chari
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A Japanese novel about an unambitious store clerk who refuses to change is earning praise. Why?
Rashmi Patel
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Three Japanese words help Maruti Suzuki strike a balance between robots and humans
Devjyot Ghoshal, qz.com