(This is Part 23 of the "Learning from Japanese picture books" series, which introduces recommended Japanese picture books, ...

However, books are no longer part of the norm for most people. More than 60 percent of Japanese do not read a single book over the course of a month, according to the “public opinion survey on ...

Libraries in contemporary Japanese and Korean fiction are evolving into spaces where reading offers solace, connection, and ...

"Ruraru-san no Hondana," written and illustrated by Hiroshi Ito (Published by Poplar Publishing Co. Ltd., 2005)Story outlineMr. Ruraru's bookshelf (th･･･ ...

If you were raising children overseas, what kind of picture books would you want for them?Since last summer, Bookstart Japan, a nonprofit gro･･･ ...

Sociologist Ikutaro Shimizu (1907-1988) wrote in his “Nihongo no Gijutsu” (The art of writing Japanese) that when he saw the title of a book a passenger was reading on a train, he felt ...

or things you want to avoid for your health — but find yourselves lost in Japan, here’s a quick guide to navigating the supermarket and reading Japanese food nutrition labels and ingredients. Most ...

Over the Christmas holidays, I received several books as gifts. I have only started to read after the hectic holidays.

This photo shows a spread of the picture book "Kudamono" (written by Kazuko Hirayama and published by Fukuinkan Shoten Publishers Inc.), for which Bookstart Japan obtained permission from the ...