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The Last Fir (Original Novel of the NHK Taiga Drama of the Same Name)
· 2026
A full-length historical novel set against the early Edo-period "Date Disturbance" under the Tokugawa shogunate. Through the eyes of the protagonist H…
Saburo
· 2026
Ryōji and Saburō, senior and junior apprentices at the Hōkodō, once had a stable plan for their apprenticeship. Ryōji was clever and handsome and drew…
The Tale of the Willow Bridge
· 2025
The original novel behind the Takarazuka Revue's Kawa-giri no Hashi. A poor girl, Osen, is ruled her whole life by one childish, simple promise—"I'll …
Human Ashes: The Hokamura Shoroku Cases
· 2025
By the right foot of a lake on a plateau 1,300 meters above sea level, Dr. Akazawa runs an air factory where six hired workers have mysteriously vanis…
A Record of Falling Plum Blossoms
· 2025
To judge one's only friend—arguably one's lifelong benefactor—can such a thing be allowed? Can it ever be forgiven?
Peace Day by Day
· 2025
The original novel behind Akira Kurosawa's film Sanjuro. A young man of unyielding spirit stands against the corrupt powers that be, fighting to achie…
Three-Person Twins
· 2025
To unravel the mystery of her origins, a woman named Tamae places a newspaper advertisement seeking her twin sibling. The ad draws many would-be relat…
Living Intestines
· 2025
Medical student Ryuji Fukiya is an odd character: seven years in medical school and still short of credits. He lives in a strange house under an eleva…
The Shooter on the Provincial Line Train: The Hokamura Shoroku Cases
· 2025
In the sweltering heat of late September, a "gunman" appears on Tokyo's provincial line streetcars. Aboard a moving car, the beautiful Kaori Ichinomiy…
The Bizarre Death at the Electric Bathhouse: The Hokamura Shoroku Cases
· 2025
At the Mukai-yu electric bathhouse, an ordinary-looking afternoon conceals danger. Igami Yokichi comes to bathe as usual, but the moment he dips his t…
Tales from Redbeard's Clinic (Exclusive First Release)
· 2024
Set in the Edo period, this novel tells a series of moving stories that unfold at the Koishikawa health clinic. The protagonist, Dr. Redbeard (Akahige…
The Elegant Taiheiki
· 2024
In the middle of the Tokugawa shogunate, the central government's control over the provinces was steadily weakening, and the Kishu domain seemed to be…
The Tale of the Blue Boat
· 2024
In the author's ingeniously crafted world there is a seaside fishing village called Urakasu-machi, like a pearl standing apart from the world. I, a st…
A Street Without Seasons
· 2024
The residents here unite under the concept of "the street" to face the outside world, yet as individuals they are lonely, and they seem always to clin…
A Record of the Japanese Way of Women
· 2024
Composed of multiple stories, this book focuses on the lives of various women. It portrays women of different kinds within the traditional Japanese so…