it would be strange to go a day without reading anything. 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 ...

Japan's annual "book week" period is underway ... options including short videos and online games. By contrast, reading requires turning pages, following lines of text, and pondering the deeper ...

2025 Whether you’re after a light read or something more mind-blowing, one of these novels is sure to tickle your fancy. Which of these Japanese books in translation will you be reading in 2025?

Participants read books in Japanese at the Fukuoka City Public Library in the city's Sawara Ward on Feb. 16, 2025. (Mainichi/Maika Hyuga) FUKUOKA -- About 25 foreigners enjoyed reading Japanese ...

Understandably, Japanese people at the time widely believed ... It’s a palm-sized book with 32 pages. Reading the book, written using the old form of Chinese characters, evokes an indescribably ...