In Japan, there’s a term for this phenomenon: tsundoku.

Osaka is not even Japan’s second city. But its biggest bookstore dwarfs anything in New York, Los Angeles, or, indeed, Chicago. Like all Japanese cities, Osaka is filled with the most modern, and ...

Japan is a book lovers’ paradise. Home to internationally renowned authors such as Haruki Murakami and Banana Yoshimoto, Japan has plenty to offer both on the page and on the streets. Whether you’re ...

Doing your best to stay home and reduce the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus can be even harder if you’ve got some bored and restless kids to take care of, too. Well, it’s never too early to expose ...

As someone who enjoys reading and discussing Japanese literature, I have been pleasantly surprised by the growing number of translated Japanese books that have come out in the U.S. in recent years.

Lost revenue from illegal online viewing of Japanese manga and other publications worldwide was estimated at around 8.5 ...

Bryan Washington’s latest novel, “Palaver,” chronicles a mother-and-son reunion miles from home, after more than a decade of ...

There are a lot of reasons to start your kids learning a new language: preparation for a move to a new country, giving them greater ability to communicate with relatives and friends or simply to ...

With the translation of Japanese literature into English, new meaning is given to the texts which illuminates our understanding of Japanese culture Understanding Japanese culture has fascinated the ...

Roughly half of children in elementary, junior high and high schools in Japan do not read books -- a 1.5-fold increase over ...