Contemporary literature

Discover Healing and Renewal in “Recovery Kabahiko” Contemporary literature

Discover Healing and Renewal in “Recovery Kabahiko”

"Recovery Kabahiko" by Michiko Aoyama is a collection of interconnected short stories that revolve around urban legends ...
Challenge Your Beliefs! ‘Tomogui’ Questions Life and Death Contemporary literature

Challenge Your Beliefs! ‘Tomogui’ Questions Life and Death

Experience the intertwining moments of life and survival in Akiko Kawasaki's Naoki Prize-winning masterpiece, Tomogui.Se...
The Answer Found in the Forest of Music: Life Lessons from The Forest of Wool and Steel Contemporary literature

The Answer Found in the Forest of Music: Life Lessons from The Forest of Wool and Steel

This story tells the tale of a young man captivated by the sound of piano tuning and dedicating his life to becoming a p...
The Daily Lives and Bonds of Elderly Readers: The Charm of Yomu Yomu Kataru Contemporary literature

The Daily Lives and Bonds of Elderly Readers: The Charm of Yomu Yomu Kataru

How much do you believe in the power of words and stories?In Yomu Yomu Kataru by Kasumi Asakura, the story unfolds in an...
The New Frontier of Takeshi Shiota! “All of Existence” Explores the Journey of Deep Psychology Contemporary literature

The New Frontier of Takeshi Shiota! “All of Existence” Explores the Journey of Deep Psychology

"All of Existence" by Takeshi Shiota is a socially conscious human drama set against the backdrop of an unresolved case,...
“This Won’t Be Deducted as Expenses! 7 ~Ms. Moriwaka from the Accounting Department~” and the Realities of Work and Life Contemporary literature

“This Won’t Be Deducted as Expenses! 7 ~Ms. Moriwaka from the Accounting Department~” and the Realities of Work and Life

Aoki Yuko's popular series "This Won’t Be Deducted as Expenses!" realistically portrays the daily lives, work attitudes,...
“The Gold You Were Supposed to Hold” – A Tale of Reality and Fiction Intertwined Contemporary literature

“The Gold You Were Supposed to Hold” – A Tale of Reality and Fiction Intertwined

The Gold You Were Supposed to Hold by Tetsu Ogawa is a collection of interconnected short stories that masterfully explo...