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message 1: by Siobhan (new)

Mar 22, 2016 09:01AM

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This topic is to help others find books from Japan.

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message 2: by Jorge (new)

Apr 20, 2016 01:42PM

"Sword Art Online" by Reki Kawahara

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message 3: by Carol (new)

May 03, 2016 09:38AM

Ryu Murakami (In the miso soup), Yoko Ogawa (Revenge), Banana Yoshimoto (Kitchen), Koji Suzuki (Paradise).

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message 4: by Siobhan (new)

Nov 01, 2016 12:06PM

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Haruki Murakami and Natsuo Kirino are a couple more options.

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message 5: by Misty (new)

Aug 29, 2022 10:50AM

Siobhan wrote: "Haruki Murakami and Natsuo Kirino are a couple more options."

I read Out by Natsuo Kirino, and it was a wild ride.

I would recommend The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

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message 6: by Misty (new)

Nov 16, 2025 03:37PM

I have a few more to recommend:
Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (some of her other stuff is really strange)
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa
Kitchen, Moshi Moshi, and The Premonition by Banana Yoshimoto

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Strange Weather in Tokyo (other topics)
Convenience Store Woman (other topics)
The Housekeeper and the Professor (other topics)
Kitchen (other topics)
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Hiromi Kawakami (other topics)
Sayaka Murata (other topics)
Yōko Ogawa (other topics)
Banana Yoshimoto (other topics)