Part 1: Yanagi Sōetsu and Mingei Yanagi Sōetsu (1889–1961) was a Japanese philosopher who pioneered the influential aesthetic concept and...

In her new collection, A Hundred Years and a Day: 34 Stories , Tomoka Shibasaki —acclaimed author of the novel Spring Garden —offers a...

In Allen Weiss’s forthcoming book on Kyoto’s artistic landscape, Illusory Dwellings , he writes about the unease with which modern...

Recently, writer and translator Frederik L. Schodt was inducted into the Manga Publishing Hall of Fame at this year’s American Manga...

Maybe you’ve heard that travel to Japan is booming . This is thanks in no small part to the advantageous exchange rate of the US dollar...

Tokyo Swindlers, the best-selling novel by Ko Shinjo and the basis for Netflix Japan’s newest crime series of the same name, will make its..

Recently I had the great pleasure of seeing Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s latest film Evil Does Not Exist. It confirmed my feeling that Hamaguchi...

Steve Beimel, a long-time resident of Kyoto, is the driving force behind Japan Craft 21, whose goal is to preserve and nourish Japanese...

Stone Bridge Press is pleased to announce Off the Beaten Tracks in Japan: A Journey by Train from Hokkaido to Kyushu by John Dougill has...

How to understand Journey to the West, part 2 This is a follow up to my last post describing the content and context of Journey to the...

When it comes to exploring the rich tapestry of Japanese culture, Kyoto stands as a beacon of tradition, art, and philosophy. In his...

Takaoka's Travels   by Tatsuhiko Shibusawa is a beloved gem in Japanese literature that has captivated readers for decades. Winner of the...

Translator Mark Gibeau and publisher Peter Goodman discuss Mark’s translation of Osamu Dazai’s novel Ningen Shikkaku, which Stone Bridge...

Over the past month a coincidence of events has occasioned me to think about Journey to the West: reading our new translation of...

Part 2: From Japanese to English This is a follow up to our previous post on the history of literary exchange between Japanese and...

Part 1: From English to Japanese It’s easy to take for granted today the porousness of national boundaries and the effortless...

Takaoka's Travels by Tatsuhiko Shibusawa is a beloved gem in Japanese literature that has captivated readers for decades. Winner of the...

Escape to Japan's fabled Kanazawa in a tale of love, loss, and redemption in The Heron Catchers by David Joiner. After Nozomi abandons...

Eager to know what it's like traveling Japan by train? What lies beyond the well-trodden tourist paths of Japan? Embark on a captivating...

From the bestselling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo comes this otherworldly collection of eight stories, each a masterpiece of...