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Akutagawa’s magical final work is a short novel with a magic spell all its own—poignant, fantastical, wry, melancholic, and witty The Kappa is a creature from Japanese folklore known for dragging unwary toddlers to their deaths in rivers: a scaly, child-sized creature, looking something like a frog,... Read More about Kappa

Discover why 90% of your worries won’t come true in this highly practical, internationally bestselling guide by the renowned Zen Buddhist author of The Art of Simple Living and How to Let Things Go.Think of a time when you were worried about something, but then you suddenly realized how insigni... Read More about Don't Worry: 48 Lessons on Relieving Anxiety from a Zen Buddhist Monk

One of Japan’s great modern masters, Kaoru Takamura, makes her English-language debut with this two-volume publication of her magnum opus. Tokyo, 1995. Five men meet at the racetrack every Sunday to bet on horses. They have little in common except a deep disaffection with their lives, but together ... Read More about Lady Joker, Volume 1

“A novel that portrays with devastating immensity how those on the dark fringes of society can be consumed by the darkness of their own hearts.”—Yoko Ogawa, author of The Memory PoliceThis second half of Lady Joker, by Kaoru Takamura, the Grand Dame of Japanese crime fiction, concludes the... Read More about Lady Joker, Volume 2

Shortlisted for the 2013 Man Asian Literary Prize, Strange Weather in Tokyo is a story of loneliness and love that defies age.Tsukiko, thirty–eight, works in an office and lives alone. One night, she happens to meet one of her former high school teachers, "Sensei," in a local bar. Tsukiko had only e... Read More about Strange Weather in Tokyo: A Novel

"Does for mental clutter what Marie Kondo has done for household clutter." --Publishers WeeklyRelax and find happiness amid the swirl of the modern world with this internationally bestselling guide to simplifying your life by the renowned Zen Buddhist author of Don’t Worry and How to Let Things Go.I... Read More about The Art of Simple Living: 100 Daily Practices from a Zen Buddhist Monk for a Lifetime of Calm and Joy