Shortlisted for the Best Translated Book AwardLonglisted for the Believer Book AwardLonglisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in TranslationA Los Angeles Times BestsellerThe English-language debut of an exciting young voice in international fiction, selling 660,000 copies in Japan alone, Convenience Store Woman is a bewitching portrayal of contemporary Japan through the eyes of a single woman who fits into th...

An otherworldly coming-of-age tale of a woman who believes she is an alien, from the author of the international sensation Convenience Store Woman.Sayaka Murata's Convenience Store Woman was one of the most unusual and refreshing bestsellers of recent years, depicting the life of a thirty-six-year-old clerk in a Tokyo convenience store. Now, in Earthlings, Sayaka Murata pushes at the boundaries of our ideas of social conformity in this bri...

From the author of the bestselling literary sensations Convenience Store Woman and Earthlings comes a surprising and highly imaginative story set in a version of Japan where sex between married couples has vanished and all children are born by artificial inseminationSayaka Murata has proven herself to be one of the most exciting chroniclers of the strangeness of society, x-raying our contemporary world to bizarre and troubling effect. Her depictio...

Lilisa Suzunomiya and her rock band are ready to make some noise, but the girls’ first battle of the bands might be their last! Facing off against the intimidating Bitter Ganache, Lilisa and the others have more than pride on the line—lose, and their bassist, Shiro, is gone for good. With their newest (and most nervous) member under pressure, can this rockin’ ensemble keep it together long enough to win over the audience? Or is the newborn band’s performance destined to fall flat?

The long-awaited first short story-collection by the author of the cult sensation Convenience Store Woman, tales of weird love, heartfelt friendships, and the unsettling nature of human existenceWith Life Ceremony, the incomparable Sayaka Murata is back with her first collection of short stories ever to be translated into English. In Japan, Murata is particularly admired for her short stories, which are sometimes sweet, sometimes shocking, and alw...

Despite promising to give up rock after getting into an all-girls school for the wealthiest young ladies in Japan, Lilisa Suzunomiya decides to form a secret rock band with her classmate, Otoha Kurogane. There’s just one little problem… Lilisa’s stepsister discovers her secret! Can Lilisa convince her hater of a stepsister to keep things under wraps or is Lilisa’s rock’n’roll career already over?!

Empress Boa learns a little bit more about love, Tashigi confronts an existential crisis (and some nasty backwater pirates!), Reiju recall’s her brother Sanji’s love of food, and baby Uta finds her voice. Also check out the bonus story in which Nami and Robin bond with a little seafaring self-care!

Go behind the runway as style icon Nami stars in a life-changing fashion show, observe wise Robin as she helps to decipher an ancient tablet with Koala and Sabo, watch as solemn Princess Vivi receives a love letter from an unexpected admirer, and check out Ghost Princess Perona’s battle over the last bottle of wine with Zolo and Mihawk!

A super fun origami book for kids, this book is perfect for young minds and little hands! From a penguin and a crab to a boat, a butterfly, and so much more, the paper craft projects featured in this must-have origami book are adorable as they are fun to make. With every project being organized by category -- including animals, the sea, the farm, hearts, decorations, and objects -- kids ages 4-7 will be entertained for hours as they learn how to origami over 30 awesome paper crafts! Featur...

A photo book consisting of beautiful, sexy, exotic and yet artistic pictures of a Japanese actress, Rie Yasuma.

This is a compact and userfriendly Japanese to English dictionary.The Tuttle Compact Japanese Dictionary is an updated and expanded version of Martin's Concise Japanese Dictionary, the favorite dictionary of students of Japanese for more than 30 years. A valuable reference for foreigners learning Japanese is the inclusion of declensions for common verbs at the back. The layout of the dictionary is extremely easy to use. Headwords are highlighted ...

Beautiful photographs of a cute Japanese girl, Yuna Ichikawa, taken by a female photographer, Sayaka Kuno. In these photographs, Yuna seems unusually open and free. Only a female photographer can capture these magical moments.