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Jul 9, 2018
OtakuUSA interviews Amy Chavez on Japanese etiquette
A big thank you to Danica Davidson at OtakuUSA Magazine for taking the time to interview Amy Chavez on her new book Amy's Guide to best Beha
Jun 26, 2018
Soranews24 wants to quiz you on Best Behavior in Japan!
Head over to Soranews24 to test yourself in 5 situations of Japanese manners and customs. The quiz comes from Amy Chavez's new book Amy's Gu
Jun 25, 2018
World Literature Today reviews Tracy Franz's 'My Year of Dirt and Water'
We are happy to share that one of our favorite review outlets, World Literature Today has given us a very thoughtful review of one of our ne
Jun 18, 2018
The only guide you'll ever need for the dos and don'ts of Japan travel
Going to Japan? Amy's Guide to Best Behavior in Japan is an unfussy modern guide that guarantees you keep it polite and get it right!...
Jun 11, 2018
China Comics author Jing Liu embarks on German Tour
Jing Liu, author of the popular Understanding China Through Comics series is embarked on a tour of Germany this September to speak about usi
Jun 4, 2018
Tracy Franz on her new book and continuing Zen practice
Tracy Franz's new book My Year of Dirt and Water is making waves. Check out her interview with Sumeru Press on her book and her continued li
May 25, 2018
The Pacific Rim Review of Books on 'In the Woods of Memory' by Shun Medoruma
Trevor Carolan of The Pacific Rim Review of Books just wrote an incisive and eloquent review of Shun Medoruma's In the Woods of Memory—much
May 17, 2018
Stone Bridge Cafe: "Tsundoku"
Stone Bridge Cafe is a bi-weekly online series from Stone Bridge Press devoted to bringing readers short stories, poems, non-fiction pieces,
May 4, 2018
Reviews on 'My Year of Dirt and Water: Journal of a Zen Monk's Wife in Japan' by Tracy Franz
Our good friends at Foreword Reviews just wrote an illuminating book review of one of our upcoming titles, My Year of Dirt and Water by Trac
May 3, 2018
Stone Bridge Cafe: What Was Lost at Dan no Ura
Stone Bridge Cafe is a bi-weekly online series from Stone Bridge Press devoted to bringing readers short stories, poems, non-fiction pieces,
May 1, 2018
Walk Japan CEO Paul Christie on 'Amy's Guide to Best Behavior in Japan: Do It Right and Be Polite!'
As the CEO of Walk Japan, Paul Christie is a pioneer of small group tours venturing deep into Japanese society and culture. He recently had
May 1, 2018
Matcha and 'Green Tea Living'
You’ve heard about matcha, but why has this powdered tea become so popular?
This Huffington Post video explores the many benefits of this
Apr 27, 2018
The Japanese Poetic Tradition of Haibun in Basho's 'Narrow Road to the Interior'
Although his name has become synonymous with haiku mastery, Edo era poet Matsuo Bashō’s exalted status in Japanese literature is equally ind
Apr 24, 2018
Cathy Hirano on 'Amy's Guide to Best Behavior in Japan: Do It Right and Be Polite!
Cathy Hirano, translator of Nohoku Uehashi's The Beast Player and Marie Kondo’s best-selling The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, "highly
Apr 19, 2018
SBP author Kittredge Cherry on Christianity in Contemporary Japan
Is it difficult to be a Japanese Christian in 2018? In this Metropolis Magazine article, scholar, Japanologist, and Stone Bridge Press autho
Apr 19, 2018
Stone Bridge Cafe: "Korea 1968 & 1969"
Stone Bridge Cafe is a bi-weekly online series from Stone Bridge Press devoted to bringing readers short stories, poems, non-fiction pieces,
Apr 2, 2018
Authors Karen Maezen Miller and John Keeble on 'My Year of Dirt and Water'
Slated to hit bookstores this summer, Tracy Franz's memoir My Year of Dirt and Water: Journal of a Zen Monk’s Wife in Japan is already makin
Apr 2, 2018
The Literary Review on Shun Medoruma's 'In the Woods of Memory'
The Literary Review just wrote a penetrating and eloquent article on Shun Medoruma's novel In the Woods of Memory, asserting that it's "not
Mar 27, 2018
Stone Bridge Cafe: "The Tea Master"
Stone Bridge Cafe is a bi-weekly online series from Stone Bridge Press devoted to bringing readers short stories, poems, non-fiction pieces,
Mar 16, 2018
On Kenji Miyazawa’s 'Milky Way Railroad': A Fantasia of Self-Realization
Milky Way Railroad (Ginga Tetsudo no Yoru) is generally considered by critics and readers alike to be Kenji Miyazawa’s masterpiece of childr
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