Joiner's second novel set in the fabled Kanazawa area is an intimate yet understated look at an American who seeks recovery after his marriage to a Japanese woman has failed.
Explosive stories of the little-known burakumin from one of Japan's great postwar literary masters.
A guide to the key spiritual concepts behind yoga and other branches of Eastern wisdom
Japanese characters served up with histories and cultural clues to help you decorate your skin/body/life with just the right word!
Essays on the nature, creation, and presentation of art, craft, and architecture in Japan, springing from the author’s experiences in Kyoto.
A powerful and thought-provoking novel that raises important questions about World War II, war memory, and US imperialism and blowback.
This ground-breaking collection from Tomoka Shibasaki, author of the acclaimed novel Spring Garden, pushes the short story to a new level.
A masterpiece of quiet lyricism against a backdrop of change and renewal
The third volume in this fun, comic-style series that explores China's relationship with its barbarian neighbors. The Mongols!
A Japanese-American girl's life changes forever when she and her family are relocated from San Francisco to Arkansas during WW2.