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The Pearl Diver by Jeff Talarigo [in AsianWeek]

28 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Absolute Favorites, Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese, Repost

Pearl Diver.TalarigoOkay, so I've been known to get on a soapbox more often than not about inauthentic voices usurping other people's identities, i.e. white men writing as Asian women, especially sets me off – oh,...

Sayonara, Gangsters by Genichiro Takahashi, translated by Michael Emmerich [in AsianWeek]

28 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Translation

Sayonara GangsterI confess I have no idea what really happened in this wacky novel, but it was nonetheless entertaining, if only because it's so totally indescribably unpredictable. From what I gathered, there's a love story...

Spiral by Koji Suzuki, translated by Glynne Walley [in AsianWeek]

28 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Translation

SpiralGet ready to turn on all the lights, crawl into bed, and not get any sleep because the sequel to Ring (you know, mysterious videotape that kills in a week if you watch it)...

Pikachu’s Global Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Pokémon edited by Joseph Tobin [in AsianWeek]

30 Apr, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Japanese, Japanese American, Nonfiction, Repost

Pikachus Global AdventureWith one of the best covers I’ve ever seen on an academic text, this diverse collection of essays explores the global phenomenon that was Pokémon (from “pocket monster,” in case you were...

Building Your Own Kiln: Three Japanese Potters Give Advice and Instructions by Hiromi Itabashi, Roppo Tamura, and Naoki Kawabuchi [in AsianWeek]

30 Apr, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Japanese, Nonfiction, Repost

Building Your Own KilnOkay, would-be potters and wannabes like me … so maybe you won’t quite get the results these teachers do (can you say, “wow!”) – but you can hope. Oh, if...

Japanese in Mangaland: Basic Japanese Course Using Manga by Marc Bernabe [in AsianWeek]

30 Apr, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Graphic Title/Manga/Manwha, Japanese, Japanese American, Middle Grade Readers, Nonfiction, Repost, Translation, Young Adult Readers

Japanese in MangaLandIs it a textbook? Is it a comic book? It’s both, it’s neither. It’s a unique (and clever!) hybrid made up of 30 lessons that use manga to teach basic conversational Japanese....

Lonely Woman by Takao Takahashi, translated by Maryellen Toman Mori [in AsianWeek]

25 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Short Stories, Translation

Lonely WomanA collection of five interconnected short stories about five different women going about their lives, singularly alone. While these women seem to be live quiet, detached lives, they are each on the verge of...

China Remembered: A Rare Collection of Photographs from a Forgotten Time by Yasuto Kitahara [in AsianWeek]

25 Mar, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Chinese, Japanese, Nonfiction, Repost

China RememberedAn absolutely stunning, breathtaking collection of photos by a self-described Japanese geographer and geography teacher who, over the past 26 years, has traveled to all of China’s 28 provinces and taken over 10,000 photographs....

La La Rose by Satomi Ichikawa [in AsianWeek]

27 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, European, Fiction, Japanese, Nonethnic-specific, Repost

La La RoseLa La Rose, a stuffed pink rabbit, gets separated from her beloved little girl, Clementine. With the help of various park visitors, La La Rose finally finds her way back into the...

Anno’s Spain by Mitsumasa Anno [in AsianWeek]

27 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Japanese, Nonfiction, Repost, Spanish

Anno's SpainA superbly detailed, wordless journey through Spain with the blue-capped guide on horseback from the award-winning creator of Anno's Journey and Anno's U.S.A. Review: "New and Notable Books," AsianWeek, February 27, 2004 Readers:...

In the Miso Soup by Ryu Murakami, translated by Ralph McCarthy [in AsianWeek]

27 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Translation

In the Miso SoupYoung Kenji avoids college by working as a "nightlife guide" for foreign tourists through the sleazier sections of Tokyo. When he meets Frank, an overweight American who hires him for...

The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate: The Spiritual Legacy of the Master by Gichin Funakoshi, translated by John Terramoto [in AsianWeek]

06 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Japanese, Nonfiction, Repost, Translation

Twenty Guiding Principles of KarateFor the first time, the legendary principles of karate as espoused by Master Funakoshi, called the father of karate, are available in English translation. Rather than focusing on...

My Name is Sei Shonagon by Jan Blensdorf [in AsianWeek]

06 Feb, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Australian, Fiction, Hapa/Mixed-race, Japanese, Repost

My Name is Sei ShonagonWhat’s wrong with this picture? An Australian journalist spends two years living in Tokyo and writes her first novel, which the PR materials refer to as “an intoxicating...

Origami for Playtime by Satoshi Takagi, translated by Kazuhiko Nagai [in AsianWeek]

18 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Nonfiction, Repost, Translation

Origami for PlaytimeOh, if only my thick fingers were so deft! Here’s 80 new creations to try, divided into four sections: Part 1 has basic pieces; Part 2 introduces all sorts of living things;...

Eight Million Gods and Demons by Hiroko Sherwin [in AsianWeek]

18 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese, Japanese American, Repost

Eight Million Gods and DemonsA family saga, set in Meiji Japan of the 1880s to the end of World War II, that weaves together the country’s tumultuous history with the story of...

The Invisible Seam by Andy William Frew, illustrated by Jun Matsuoka [in AsianWeek]

28 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Fiction, Japanese, Japanese American, Repost

Invisible SeamBased on the experiences of the author’s great-grandmother-in-law in Japan, Seam is a touching tale about a young girl named Michi who is apprenticed to the House of Mistress Shinyo, once renowned for creating...

Searching for Home Abroad: Japanese Brazilians and Transnationalism edited by Jeffrey Lesser [in AsianWeek]

28 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Japanese, Nonfiction, Repost, South American

Searching for Home AbroadA unique collection of essays that explores the experience of being Japanese in Brazil (during the first half of the 20th century, tens of thousands of Japanese immigrated to Brazil)...

The Guin Saga | Book Two: Warrior in the Wilderness by Kaoru Kurimoto, translated by Alexander O. Smith with Elye J. Alexander [in AsianWeek]

28 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Translation

Guin Saga2The fantasy epic, begun in Book One: The Leopard Mask, about the platinum-haired orphaned royal twins protected by the mysterious man-beast Guin, continues into Nospherus, a no-man’s land into which the twins...

Outlet by Randy Taguchi, translated by Glynne Walley [in AsianWeek]

07 Nov, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese, Repost, Translation

OutletOK, this one is really odd – but, nevertheless, hard to put down. Yuki's a freelance finance writer whose older brother is found in a decomposing heap. On her way to her parents' home when she...

Sushi for Kids: A Children’s Introduction to Japan’s Favorite Food by Kaoru Ono, translated by Peter Howlett and Richard McNamara [in AsianWeek]

17 Oct, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Children/Picture Books, Japanese, Middle Grade Readers, Nonfiction, Repost, Translation

Sushi for KidsAn energetic, kid-friendly tour (perfect for curious adults, too!) from a sushi bar to Tsukiji (the world’s largest fish market, located in Tokyo) to the sushi history annals, then back to the...

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