Books by authors in/on/for Japan - New Books in English
Some of the best recent English books published in Japan. Prices include tax. Shipping is not included. Many of these books are on the shelves, or available by order, at Kinokuniya, Maruzen, Tower Records, Yurindo, and through any store served by the major distributors of English publications. All books are also available on order from kk imcbook. For further details on each book and cover photo see the links at http://imcbook.net.
NOTE - This is an old page that was partially updated July 9, 2009. Not all books are now available and not all prices are correct.
Items labeled "out of stock" or "OP" are usually out of print and unavailable, but some become available again
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Title

Author / Editor

ISBN

Genre

Published By

Yen

100 Aspects of the Moon

Lowitz, Leza

4-900178-26-7

poetry

Printed Matter Press, Tokyo

1,500

A View from the Chuo Line

Richie, Donald

4-900178-27-6

stories

Printed Matter Press, Tokyo

1,500

ahadada reader 1

Glass, Jesse (ed)

0-9732233-3-2

poetry

Ahadada Books, Urayasushi

1,500

All Worldly Pursuits

Wright, Hillel

0-9687317-6-7

novel

New Orphic Publishers, Can.

2,000

Art of Japan: Paintings, Prints and Screens OP

staff

962-7956-26-0

art-Asia

Orientations, Hong Kong

12,000

Being-A-Broad in Japan

Pover, Caroline

4-9900791-0-8

women

Alexandra Press, Tokyo

3,000

Benshi: Japanese Silent Film Narrators

Greenberg, Larry

4-900849-51-0

theatre

Urban Connections, Tokyo

1,500

Cosplay

Vinciguerra, Guy

0-9579094-1-1

photography

Parallax, Western Australia

2,200

Diplomatic Bluebook 2004    out of stock

staff

4-900849-74-X

politics

Urban Connections,Tokyo

4,200

Doing Business with the Japanese

Bownas, Geoffrey

0-9537465-1-8

business

Direct Image, London

3,500

Extremes: Contradictions in Contemporary Japan

Thomas, G M

0-9546789-0-7

non-fiction

Kaichan Europe, London

2,940

Faces in the Crowds

Wright, Hillel (ed)

0-935086-02-1

stories

Printed Matter Press, Tokyo

2,500

Getting Both Feet Wet: Experiences Inside the JET Program

Chandler, David (ed)

4-900178-20-9

education

JPGS Press, Tokyo

2,000

Green Tea To Go: Stories from Tokyo

Lowitz, Leza

4-900178-24-1

stories

Printed Matter Press, Tokyo

1,500

Hagoromo: A Celestial Robe

Danno, Yoko

4-915813-10-X

poetry

Ikuta Press, Kobe

1,000

I Wouldn't Want Anybody to Know

Bueno, Eva P (ed)

4-900178-21-7

essays

JPGS Press, Tokyo

2,500

Individualism and the Japanese: An Alternative Approach to Cultural Comparison

Yamazaki, Masakazu

4-915226-09-3

society

Urban Connections, Tokyo

1,800

Inside the Kamakura Buddha

Gagne, Wallace

1-895666-12-0

poetry

Printed Matter Press, Tokyo

1,000

ISE: Japan's Ise Shrines   available again

Hvass, Svend M

87-985103-3-9

architecture

Aristo Publishing, Denmark

8,700

Investigations & Other Sequences

Koppany, Marton

0-9732233-1-6

poetry

Ahadada Books, Canada

1,500

Japan Directory 2005  out of stock

Wada, Yoshio

x

business

Japan Press Ltd, Tokyo

15,000

Japan Echo (6 per year)

Iwao, Sumiko /ed

0388-0435

society

Japan Echo Inc, Tokyo

9,140

Kateigaho International Edition

Kudo, Takeshi /ed

4-418-05108-2

living

Sekai Bunka Publishing Inc, Tokyo

3,360

Living in Japan  out of stock

Bornstein, Justine (ed)

4-915682-23-4

non-fiction

ACCJ, Tokyo

2,625

Lori Goods at Najima High  (for classroom use)

Hara,Patricia

4-939125-01-7

language

Brownstone Books, Oita

3,500

MacArthur: General Douglas MacArthur and the Occupation that Changed Japan

McBean, Bert

4-88757-093-7

history

Touka Shobo, Fukuoka

2,520

Marketing Strategy for Small Manufacturers in Japan

Yamamoto, Hisayoshi

4-561-62147-4

business

Hakuto Shobo Publishing Co., Tokyo

2,800

North Korea  2nd edition is now available

Willoughby, Robert

1-84162-074-2

travel

Bradt Tradel Guides, UK

2,500

Recalling the Treasures of Japanese Cinema

staff

4-900849-62-4

theatre

Urban Connections Inc, Tokyo

1,800

Rotary Sushi: many kinds of stories

Wright, Hillel

4-900178-22-9

stories

New Orphic Press, Canada

2,100

The Coat that Covers Him

Hoffman,Michael

1-4184-9440-2

novel

Author House, Indiana, USA

3,000

The Russian Far East (paperback)

Newell, Josh

1-880284-75-8

non-fiction

Daniel & Daniel, Calif, USA

6,500

The Russian Far East (hard cover)

(same)

1-880284-76-6

(same)

(same)

11,500

The Single Tone: A Personal Journey into Shakuhachi Music

Blasdel,Christopher

1-933175-09-5

music

Printed Matter Press, Tokyo

1,500

Strange Currencies

Sendecki, Daniel

0-9732233-0-8

poetry

ahadada press, Tokyo/Toronto

1,000

Tokyo Stories

Miki, Christine

4-902425-00-9

stories

Oshino Books, Tokyo

1,500

Trilogy

Danno, Yoko

4-915813-09-3

poetry

Ikuta Press, Kobe

1,000

Vicious Vocabulary

Eisenhower, Phil

0-9722001-0-X

language

Snurd Press, Calif, USA

2,200

Views of Japan

staff

4-900849-64-2

society

Urban Connections Inc, Tokyo

800

Years of Trial: Japan in the 1990s

Masuzoe, Yoichi /ed

4-915226-08-5

politics

Japan Echo Inc, Tokyo

2,500

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