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August 2024 Recommended List of Japanese Books

Adult Fiction

青に沈む君にこの光を

汐見 夏衛

Ao ni shizumu kimi ni kono hikari o

By Shiomi, Natsue

The winning entry of "The Second Annual Your Story Will Change Someone". An anthology of youth anthology written by three active young writers including Natsue Shiomi, has gained overwhelming support among teenagers.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$42  CA$60

Item Number: JPN39793 

ISBN: 9784813715061

OCLC Number: 1410685811

[Adult Fiction]

ともぐい [HB]

河崎 秋子

Tomogui

By Kawasaki, Akiko

Naoki Award Winner. The culmination of Kawasaki's animal literature, where the deeds and sorrows of humans and beasts touch the heart!

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$42  CA$60

Item Number: JPN39792

ISBN: 9784103553410

OCLC Number: 1409784069

[Adult Fiction]

奥州狼狩奉行始末 [HB]

東 圭一

Ōshū ōkamigari bugyō shimatsu

By Azuma, Keiichi

Winner of the 15th Haruki Kadokawa Novel Award. During the Edo period, wolf damage was a serious problem in areas where horse breeding was common. Therefore, there is a role of wolf hunter - the wolf hunter judge. However, when he pursued "Kurobori", he discovered the truth behind his father's death and the corruption within the family...

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$35  CA$50

Item Number: JPN39791 

ISBN: 9784758414524

OCLC Number: 1409783590

[Adult Fiction] 

印 [サイン] 

Arnaldur Indridason

Sain

By Indridason, Arnaldur

Japanese translation of "Harðskafi" by Icelandic mystery writer Arnaldur Indridason. Investigator Ehrendur has doubts. The sixth installment in the series of the Nordic mystery giant, which won the Icelandic Mystery Novel Award and will shake you to the core as the heartbreaking past is revealed.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$31.50  CA$45

Item Number: JPN39789 

ISBN: 9784488266080

OCLC Number: 1411592220

[Adult Fiction] 

ブラック・ショーマンと名もなき町の殺人

東野 圭吾

Burakku shōman to na mo naki machi no satsujin

By Higashino, Keigo

A feature-length mystery set in a town suffering from the coronavirus pandemic, in which a new hero, the "Black Magician," solves mysteries as brilliantly as a magic trick!

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$22.40  CA$32

Item Number: JPN39788 

ISBN: 9784334101176

OCLC Number: 1409114952

[Adult Fiction] 

おあとがよろしいようで [HB]

喜多川 泰

Oato ga yoroshii yōde

By Kitagawa, Yasushi

By a master who has sold over 1 million copies. A life-supporting novel that will help you discover your new self. She is invited to join Rakuken, but Danpei says that she has no money and lacks confidence in her communication skills...

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$35  CA$50

Item Number: JPN39579 

ISBN: 9784344041714

OCLC Number: 1402074606

[Adult Fiction] 

白銀ジャック

東野 圭吾

Hakugin jakku

By Higashino, Keigo

There's a bomb buried under the slopes - "We can detonate it from anywhere at any time." The life-threatening race against the criminal begins now!

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$21 CA$30

Item Number: JPN39574 

ISBN: 9784408558387

OCLC Number: 1402074419

[Adult Fiction] 

スモールワールズ

一穂 ミチ

Sumōru wāruzu

By Ichiho, Michi

A gem of a collection of short stories that won the Eiji Yoshikawa Literary Award for New Writers.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$21  CA$30

Item Number: JPN39569 

ISBN: 9784065334560

OCLC Number: 1403370340

[Adult Fiction] 

巨人たちの星

Kyojintachi no hoshi

By Hogan, James Patrick

Japanese translation of 'Giants' Star' by Raymond Briggs. A timeless masterpiece now available in a new edition and new cover “Inherit the Stars” series part 3. Mysterious communication from beyond Pluto Who exactly is the sender?

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$28  CA$40

Item Number: JPN39509 

ISBN: 9784488663339

OCLC Number: 1397823505

[Adult Fiction] 

半沢直樹 アルルカンと道化師 

池井戸 潤

Hanzawa naoki arurukan to dōkeshi

By Ikeido, Jun

The true mystery of Edogawa Ranpo award-winning author Jun Ikeido! The long-awaited latest volume of the hit drama “Naoki Hanzawa” series is finally here! When Hanzawa solves the "mystery" hidden in a famous painting, what is the surprising truth that he arrives at?

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$21  CA$30

Item Number: JPN39508 

ISBN: 9784065330715

OCLC Number: 1397822326

[Adult Fiction] 

ミステリと言う勿れ

豊田美加

Misuteri to iu nakare

By Toyoda, Mika

The popular movie is now a complete novel! An unknown female student suddenly calls his name. "Kuno Sei-kun, lend me your strength. Otherwise, I might be killed."

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$21 CA$30

Item Number: JPN39507 

ISBN: 9784094072938

OCLC Number: 1396729701

[Adult Fiction] 

心淋し川

西條 奈加

Urasabishigawa

By Saijō, Naka

164th Naoki Prize winning work. A historical novel created by the author, woven with the joy of living and the sadness of living.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$21 CA$30

Item Number: JPN39504 

ISBN: 9784087445657

OCLC Number: 1399399470

[Adult Fiction] 

誓願 [HB]

Seigan

By Atwood, Margaret

Japanese translation of 'Father Christmas' by Raymond Briggs. Winner of the Booker prize. The testimonies of these two young women are joined by a third: Aunt Lydia. Her complex past and uncertain future unfold in surprising and pivotal ways.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$35 CA$50

Item Number: JPN39503 

ISBN: 9784151201103

OCLC Number: 1396730232

[Adult Fiction] 

星を編む [HB] 

凪良 ゆう

Hoshi o amu

By Nagira, Yū

The latest work in the 2023 Bookstore Award-winning series. A story of editors who burn their souls to make the stars called talent shine.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$35  CA$50

Item Number: JPN39485 

ISBN: 9784065327869

OCLC Number: 1409114629

[Adult Fiction] 

ガニメデの優しい巨人

Ganimede no yasashii kyojin

By Hogan, James Patrick

Japanese translation of 'The Gentle Giants of Ganymede' by James Patrick Hogan. Relics of an advanced civilization are discovered on one of Jupiter's moons.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$21  CA$30

Item Number: JPN39484 

ISBN: 9784488663322

OCLC Number: 1393354072

[Adult Fiction] 

アンと愛情

坂木 司

An to aijō

By Sakaki, Tsukasa

Cumulative total of series exceeds 1 million copies! The third installment of the blockbuster series, where the mystery of Japanese sweets deepens and Anne's daily life gradually gains experience.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$21 CA$30

Item Number: JPN39480 

ISBN: 9784334100018

OCLC Number: 1392436033

[Adult Fiction] 

影を呑んだ少女 [HB]

ハーディング.フランシス

Kage o nonda shōjo

By Hardinge, Frances

Japanese translation of 'A Skinful of Shadows' by Frances Hardinge. A historical masterpiece written by the author of 'THE LIE TREE' depicting the activities of a girl who is possessed by a ghost.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$32.20  CA$46

Item Number: JPN39474 

ISBN: 9784488151096

OCLC Number: 1396097628

[Adult Fiction] 

彼らは世界にはなればなれに立っている

太田 愛

Karera wa sekai ni hanarebanare ni tatte iru

By Ōta, Ai

This is the winner of the 4th Yamanaka Prize. The story is told by four people, and as they piece together the truth that only they know, the fate of the missing humans and the town's hidden secrets will be revealed.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$22.40  CA$32

Item Number: JPN39473 

ISBN: 9784041138625

OCLC Number: 1395225843

[Adult Fiction] 

化け者心中

蝉谷 めぐ実

Bakemono shinjū

By Semitani, Megumi

A huge debut work that won three literary awards, including the 27th Nakayama Yoshihide Literary Award! A severed head falls into the center of the ring, however, the number of actors remains the same and the demon is eating someone and replacing them s position.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$21 CA$30

Item Number: JPN39472 

ISBN: 9784041138823

OCLC Number: 1395227385

[Adult Fiction] 

クララとお日さま [HB] 

Kurara to ohisama

By Kazuo, Ishiguro

Japanese translation of 'Klara and the Sun' by Kazuo Ishiguro. The first novel to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Clara is a robot equipped with artificial intelligence that was developed as an AF (artificial best friend) to help children grow. One day, he is bought into the family of a sickly girl named Josey, and the two eventually develop a friendship, but the family has a big secret...

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$35  CA$50

Item Number: JPN39421 

ISBN: 9784151201097

OCLC Number: 1390981641

[Adult Fiction] 

十二月の十日

Jūnigatsu no tōka

By George, Saunders

Japanese translation of 'Tenth of December' by George Saunders. New York Times bestseller. A best-selling collection of short stories in the United States that uniquely depicts the love, kindness, and dignity of useless people.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$29.40  CA$42

Item Number: JPN39420 

ISBN: 9784309467856

OCLC Number: 1389733338

[Adult Fiction] 

朝井 まかて

Rui

By Asai, Makate

Winner of the 34th Renzaburo Shibata Award. Describes the fate of a son who is burdened by a literary giant, and vividly reproduces the life of being greatly shocked by the turbulent waves of the times while continuing to struggle with his own life.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$28.70  CA$41

Item Number: JPN39418 

ISBN: 9784087445442

OCLC Number: 1391617675

[Adult Fiction] 

海がきこえる. 2: アイがあるから

氷室 冴子

Umi ga kikoeru. 2: Ai ga aru kara

By Saeko, Himuro

The original novel of Studio Ghibli's animated work "Ocean Waves". A genius writer of teen novels vividly depicts the end of teenage years and love.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$23.80  CA$34

Item Number: JPN39416 

ISBN: 9784198948764

OCLC Number: 1389542175

[Adult Fiction] 

推し、燃ゆ

宇佐見 りん

Oshi moyu

By Usami, Rin

A bestseller that won the 164th Akutagawa Prize. Eternal youth literature that reflects the times. Akari pours her heart and soul into “interpreting” idol Masayuki Ueno. One day, all of a sudden, Oshii goes up in flames.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$21 CA$30

Item Number: JPN39415 

ISBN: 9784309419787

OCLC Number: 1391617077

[Adult Fiction] 

星を継ぐもの 

Hoshi o tsugu mono

By Hogan, James P.

Japanese translation of 'Inherit the Stars' by James P. Hogan. Winner of the 12th Nebula Award in the Overseas Feature Category. The man on the moon was dead. His corpse was 50 thousand years old - and that meant this man had somehow lived long before he ever could have existed.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$21 CA$30

Item Number: JPN39412 

ISBN: 9784488663315

OCLC Number: 1390603102

[Adult Fiction]  

陽炎の市 [HB]

Kagerō no machi

By Winslow, Don

Japanese translation of 'City of Dreams' by Don Winslow. New York Times Bestseller. A story of an ex-cop and an ex-hitman encounter gang wars and revenge in a small Mexican town.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$32.20  CA$46

Item Number: JPN39381 

ISBN: 9784596774767

OCLC Number: 1382773190

[Adult Fiction] 

どちらかが彼女を殺した

東野 圭吾

Dochiraka ga kanojo o koroshita

By Higashino, Keigo

Winner of the 52nd Japan Mystery Writers Association Award, and has been adapted into TV dramas and movies. A traffic section policeman who finds two suspects after his sister is killed and tries to conceal the evidence and revenge story.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$21  CA$30

Item Number: JPN39380 

ISBN: 9784065321393

OCLC Number: 1382774262

[Adult Fiction] 

六人の嘘つきな大学生

浅倉 秋成

Rokunin no usotsuki na daigakusei

By Asakura, Akinari

2022 Honya Awards TOP5 There is a kind of "maliciousness" that is deeper than murder. If you can win a better future, are you willing to "lie"? An immersive psychological battle where you can never guess the murderer.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$21  CA$30

Item Number: JPN39379 

ISBN: 9784041134016

OCLC Number: 1382774136

[Adult Fiction] 

とわの庭

小川 糸

Towa no niwa

By Ogawa, Ito

Candidate for the 34th Yamamoto Friday Lang Award. Towa, a blind girl, lives with her beloved mother. But one day, her mother disappeared... Towa escapes from the darkness of her fierce loneliness and begins to live her own life.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$21  CA$30

Item Number: JPN39377 

ISBN: 9784101383439

OCLC Number: 1388615632

[Adult Fiction] 

家族じまい 

桜木 紫乃

Kazokujimai

By Sakuragi, Shino

Winner of the 15th Chuoko Paper Arts Award. It tells the story of a middle-aged woman returning to her hometown, facing the aging of her parents and family relations.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$21 CA$30

Item Number: JPN39376 

ISBN: 9784087445343

OCLC Number: 1385531125

[Adult Fiction] 

高瀬庄左衛門御留書

砂原 浩太朗

Takase shōzaemon otodomegaki

By Sunahara, Kōtarō

A gem of a period novel that has won various literary awards, such as the 9th Nomura Kodo Literary Award, etc. It tells the life and mental journey of Takase Shozaemon, who is the county commander of the Kamiyama clan at the end of the Edo period.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$21 CA$30

Item Number: JPN39375 

ISBN: 9784065296295

OCLC Number: 1382773726

[Adult Fiction] 

あの花が咲く丘で、君とまた出会えたら。 [HB]

汐見夏衛

Ano hana ga saku oka de kimi to mata deaetara

By Shiomi, Natsue

Soon to be made into a movie. Yuri realizes that she seems to have slipped back in time to Japan just before the end of the war...

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$34.30  CA$49

Item Number: JPN39374 

ISBN: 9784813792475

OCLC Number: 1385530502

[Adult Fiction] 

アナログ

ビートたけし

Anarogu

By Bīto, Takeshi

Adapted into the film "Analog". One day, designer Satoru Mizushima met a mysterious woman Miyuki at the coffee shop "Piano" he was in charge of interior design...

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$21  CA$30

Item Number: JPN39373

ISBN: 9784087445060

OCLC Number: 1385532191

[Adult Fiction] 

逆ソクラテス

伊坂 幸太郎

Gyaku sokuratesu

By Isaka, Kōtarō

Winner of The 33rd Renzaburo Shibata Award. 5 short stories. The title story is about a sixth grader with average academic ability and athletic ability is suddenly approached by the transfer student Anzai with a certain strategy.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$21  CA$30

Item Number: JPN39372 

ISBN: 9784087445329

OCLC Number: 1385531655

[Adult Fiction] 

月曜日の抹茶カフェ

青山 美智子

Getsuyōbi no matcha kafe

By Aoyama, Michiko

Nominated for the Japan Booksellers' Award for three consecutive years. Starting with a cup of matcha, a heartwarming 12-month story connecting Tokyo and Kyoto.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$21 CA$30

Item Number: JPN39371 

ISBN: 9784299044099

OCLC Number: 1381116008

[Adult Fiction] 

ハンチバック [HB]

市川 沙央

Hanchibakku

By Ichikawa, Saō

Winner of the 169th Akutagawa Prize and 128th Bungakukai Newcomer Award. Severely handicapped Shakka Izawa sends out all sorts of words from her ten-tatami room.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$32.20  CA$46

Item Number: JPN39370 

ISBN: 9784163917122

OCLC Number: 1385530616

[Adult Fiction]  

Adult Non-Fiction

弱った心臓を元気にする方法

上月 正博

Yowatta shinzō o genki ni suru hōhō

By Kōzuki, Masahiro

Developed by Tohoku University Hospital! Prevent heart failure, myocardial infarction, and angina pectoris with easy methods you can do at home.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$34.30  CA$49

Item Number: JPN39805 

ISBN: 9784776213178

OCLC Number: 1411590608

[Adult Non-Fiction]

思い出の屑籠

佐藤 愛子

Omoide no kuzukago

By Satō, Aiko

From the perspective of the young "Ai-chan", we vividly capture the lives and human behavior of "the happiest times of my life".

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$32.20  CA$46

Item Number: JPN39785 

ISBN: 9784120057083

OCLC Number: 1409113552

[Adult Non-Fiction] 

快眠1分マッサージ

永井 峻

Kaimin ippun massāji

By Nagai, Takashi

Have a good night's sleep with some easy self-care that you can do yourself.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$32.20  CA$46

Item Number: JPN39778 

ISBN: 9784426129392

OCLC Number: 1410687021

[Adult Non-Fiction] 

きょうから始めるコロナワクチン解毒17の方法

井上 正康

Kyō kara hajimeru Korona wakuchin gedoku jūnana no hōhō

By Inoue, Masayasu

To protect yourself from vaccine poisons, we also feature a conversation with Yasufumi Murakami, professor emeritus at Tokyo University of Science,and Masanori Fukushima, professor emeritus at Kyoto University.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$34.30  CA$49

Item Number: JPN39777 

ISBN: 9784910818108

OCLC Number: 1410685855

[Adult Non-Fiction]  

世界一楽しい! ソロキャンプ100のこと

伊豆のぬし釣り

Sekaiichi tanoshii soro kyanpu hyaku no koto

By Izunonushizuri

500,000 subscribers on ouTube, the first solo camping book on Izu fishing! Contains the 100 best things you want to achieve at camp.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$35  CA$50

Item Number: JPN39776 

ISBN: 9784046830074

OCLC Number: 1410686523

[Adult Non-Fiction] 

君は、こんなワクワクする世界を見ずに死ねるか!

田村 耕太郎

Kimi wa konna wakuwaku suru sekai o mizuni shineruka

By Tamura, Kōtarō

Traveling, studying abroad, starting a business...suitable for everyone who is interested in the world. The author who has traveled around the world to develop business and teach reveals all the weapons for survival overseas!

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$21  CA$30

Item Number: JPN39775 

ISBN: 9784022620033

OCLC Number: 1409113383

[Adult Non-Fiction] 

もっと!とんでもないお菓子作り

江口和明

Motto tondemonai okashizukuri

By Eguchi, Kazuaki

Cooking recipe book award selected by booksellers from all over the country "Sweets category". 200,000 YouTube subscribers! All process photos and detailed explanations are included.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$35  CA$50

Item Number: JPN39561 

ISBN: 9784847073588

OCLC Number: 1401171123

[Adult Non-Fiction] 

ロサンゼルス・サンフランシスコ: [2023]

Rosanzerusu sanfuranshisuko: 2023

By 

Overseas travel is completely back! Full of the latest local news, a girl's travel guide to Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$34.30  CA$49

Item Number: JPN39560 

ISBN: 9784533155499

OCLC Number: 1402075615

[Adult Non-Fiction] 

底辺駐在員がアメリカで学んだギリギリ消耗しない生き方

US生活&旅行

Teihen chūzaiin ga amerika de mananda girigiri shōmō shinai ikikata

By US seikatsu & ryokō

This is a story about how I was a NEET at the bottom until I was 30 years old, and then became an expatriate in a foreign land and was liberated from the hardships of life.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$35  CA$50

Item Number: JPN39559 

ISBN: 9784046064424

OCLC Number: 1406600922

[Adult Non-Fiction] 

左利きさんのためのはじめての棒針編み

佐野 純子

Hidarikikisan no tame no hajimete no bōbariami

By Sano, Junko

This is the only introductory guide to stick needle knitting, with all knitting patterns and process photos specifically designed for left-handed people.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$35 CA$50

Item Number: JPN39551 

ISBN: 9784528024328

OCLC Number: 1406600945

[Adult Non-Fiction]  

新米パパの子育てのミカタ

石丸 大志

Shinmai papa no kosodate no mikata

By Ishimaru, Daishi

Winner of the 1st National Publication Audition. Whether you are a father who is about to become a father, or a father who feels that something is not going well in daily parenting, this book will help create a virtuous cycle for the family in which mothers are happy and fathers are happy.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$35  CA$50

Item Number: JPN39499 

ISBN: 9784845425181

OCLC Number: 1401172809

[Adult Non-Fiction] 

首を整えると脳が体を治しだす

島崎 広彦

Kubi o totonoeruto nō ga karada o naoshidasu

By Shimazaki, Hirohiko

Over 110,000 copies sold! 300,000 people who had given up because they thought it would never be cured realized the effect! The miraculous "neck push program".

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$21  CA$30

Item Number: JPN39490 

ISBN: 9784866431383

OCLC Number: 1396098144

[Adult Non-Fiction]  

住まいの困った」を自分で修理

Sumai no komatta o jibun de shūri

By

Tools and repair techniques are covered in detail so anyone can easily do things like leaking faucets, patching scratches on floors, patching peeling wallpaper and holes, and more.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$21 CA$30

Item Number: JPN39465 

ISBN: 9784299045942

OCLC Number: 1396097426

[Adult Non-Fiction] 

背骨コンディショニング

日野 秀彦

Sebone kondishoningu

By Hino, Hidehiko

A bestseller with over 120,000 copies. Modern medicine does not have a clear theory on what symptoms bone distortion causes. However, the relationship between bone misalignment and pain is fixed and predictable.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$21 CA$30

Item Number: JPN39454 

ISBN: 9784866431390

OCLC Number: 1395225420

[Adult Non-Fiction] 

これで死ぬ: アウトドアに行く前に知っておきたい危険の事例集

羽根田 治

Kore de shinu: autodoa ni iku mae ni shitte okitai kiken no jireishū

By Haneda, Osamu

Learn from 53 outdoor deaths the minimum safety information everyone needs to know before playing in nature.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$32.20  CA$46

Item Number: JPN39409 

ISBN: 9784635500487

OCLC Number: 1390981940

[Adult Non-Fiction] 

日本のいいものおいしいもの [JPN/ENG] 

Nihon no ii mono oishii mono

By Falls, Kailene

Japan has a large variety of foods served on sticks. The Tokyo-based American illustrator and author explores ten of these foods through watercolor illustration. Alongside each illustration is a brief explanation/history of the food, information on where to find this food, and comments on the challenges of painting each piece.

Publication Year: 2022

List Price: US$35 CA$50

Item Number: JPN39544 

ISBN: 9784023347120

OCLC Number: 1331099768

[Adult Non-Fiction] 

Juvenile

うちゅういちのたかいたかい [HB]

ホッシーナッキー

Uchūichi no takai takai

By Hosshī nakkī, Hosshī nakkī

"Higher! Higher!" In response to his son's request, the father trains his arms as hard as he can. The father's arms get higher and higher. The only thing standing in the way as it goes over buildings, mountains, and finally flies into space is a giant meteorite!

Publication Year: 2024

List Price: US$35 CA$50

Item Number: JPN39824 

ISBN: 9784120057748

OCLC Number: 1428944813

[Juvenile] 

Hosshī nakkī, Hosshī nakkī

ねこひげぴぴん [HB]

本間千裕, Mies van Hout

Nekohige pipin

By Honma, Chihiro

Popular Dutch picture book author Mies van Hout's colorful crayon drawings of his cats. You can't help but smile when you see their movements and expressions.

Publication Year: 2024

List Price: US$34.30 CA$49

Item Number: JPN39768 

ISBN: 9784867060483

OCLC Number: 1427164094

[Juvenile] 

シャーリーのかけぶとん [HB]

いものや 悠

Shārī no kakebuton

By Imonoya, Yū

This work won the 11th Picture Book Publishing Award Encouragement Award. This is a recommended picture book for food education. Have fun learning about sushi ingredients with unique characters!

Publication Year: 2024

List Price: US$34.30  CA$49

Item Number: JPN39767 

ISBN: 9784434335440

OCLC Number: 1427693243

[Juvenile] 

おうちをみせて [HB] 

ももろ

Ōchi o misete

By Momoro

A cute story about a girl who moves into a house for the first time, and learns about living ideas and surprising structures while being shown around the homes of various animals!

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$34.30  CA$49

Item Number: JPN39746 

ISBN: 9784592763284

OCLC Number: 1388615191

[Juvenile] 

はるさんと1000本のさくら [HB]

ただのぶこ

Harusan to senbon no sakura

By Tada, Nobuko

A winner of the 2023 Picture Book Newcomer Award selected by booksellers. A touching action that will move both adults and children.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$35 CA$50

Item Number: JPN39710 

ISBN: 9784120057076

OCLC Number: 1409114517

[Juvenile] 

ひみつのたからもの [HB]

豊福まきこ

Himitsu no takaramono

By Toyofuku, Makiko

A cat refuses to eat fish with other cats, leading to gossip. However, the cat loved fish so much that he doesn't want to eat them.

Publication Year: 2024

List Price: US$35 CA$50

Item Number: JPN39706 

ISBN: 9784776411192

OCLC Number: 1420754462

[Juvenile] 

しあわせのおと [HB]

田村章子

Shiawase no oto

By Tamura, Akiko

Hoshi-kun, a celestial ray, chooses to become a baby unborn, consulting with the goddess, and in a dream, he offers a comforting message to grieving mothers.

Publication Year: 2024

List Price: US$35  CA$50

Item Number: JPN39701 

ISBN: 9784867341957

OCLC Number: 1419938233

[Juvenile] 

またあえるよ [HB]

アンニョン・タル絵 ; ユンヨリム文

Mata aeruyo

By Yun, Yŏ-rim

Translation of '우리 는 언제나 다시 만나.'A baby cries if Mom has to go in the next room for a minute, a small child cries going to kindergarten ... but soon enough the child learns to enjoy school, to go on trips, eventually to go away to college. Now it's mother's turn to miss her child, but they will always meet again!

Publication Year: 2024

List Price: US$32.90  CA$47

Item Number: JPN39679 

ISBN: 9784756258373

OCLC Number: 1422308119

[Juvenile] 

ひよこいないいないばあ! [BB]

インゲラ・アリアニウス

Hiyoko inai inai bā

By Arrhenius, Ingela P

Five beautifully illustrated spreads show a series of friendly, spring like barnyard animals hiding behind bright felt flaps. And there's a mirror on the final page! A perfect book to share with very little ones.

Publication Year: 2024

List Price: US$29.40  CA$42

Item Number: JPN39678 

ISBN: 9784265852147

OCLC Number: 1420754688

[Juvenile] 

ライオンいないいないばあ! [BB]

インゲラ・アリアニウス

Raion inai inai bā

By Arrhenius, Ingela P

Five beautifully illustrated spreads show a series of friendly savannah animals hiding behind bright felt flaps. And there's a mirror on the final page! A perfect book to share with very little ones.

Publication Year: 2024

List Price: US$29.40  CA$42

Item Number: JPN39677 

ISBN: 9784265852154

OCLC Number: 1420755304

[Juvenile] 

もっとまざっちゃおう [HB]

アリー・チャン

Motto mazatchaō

By Chung, Arree

Translation of 'Remixed: a blended family.' After breaking up, the colors must re-evaluate what it means to be a family.

Publication Year: 2024

List Price: US$35 CA$50

Item Number: JPN39668 

ISBN: 9784577051832

OCLC Number: 1419150771

[Juvenile] 

ゆき [HB]

おなのりえ

Yuki

By Ona, Norie

Before the snow falls, things are a little different than usual. In their daily lives, people wait for the snow to gradually fall. A work that makes you feel a little nervous, a little excited, and a quiet elation. Picture Book Newcomer Award 2023 Special Award Winner.

Publication Year: 2024

List Price: US$35  CA$50

Item Number: JPN39665 

ISBN: 9784120057380

OCLC Number: 1418185491

[Juvenile] 

きこえないこえ [HB]

竹上妙絵 ; 内田麟太郎作

Kikoenai koe

By Uchida, Rintarō

Elephants and whales are said to be able to communicate with each other using ultra-low frequencies that humans cannot hear. This picture book was inspired by such a mysterious voice. The poaching problem continues. Would you like to listen to the voices of elephants?

Publication Year: 2024

List Price: US$34.30  CA$49

Item Number: JPN39661 

ISBN: 9784333029143

OCLC Number: 1418184856

[Juvenile] 

愛するあなたへ [HB]

ピーター・レイノルズ

Aisuru anata e

By Reynolds, Peter H.

Peter H. Reynolds celebrates unconditional love in this delightful and poetic tribute to the rare and beautiful love that binds two hearts.

Publication Year: 2024

List Price: US$29.40  CA$42

Item Number: JPN39648 

ISBN: 9784895721509

OCLC Number: 1419938028

[Juvenile] 

だいじなのは愛とふっかふかのまくら [HB]

ピーター・レイノルズ

Daiji nanowa ai to fukkafuka no makura

By Reynolds, Peter H

Poppy believes that all they need in life is love, but the Little One keeps coming up with other things that will make their life comfortable--until it is all swept away in a storm.

Publication Year: 2024

List Price: US$35  CA$50

Item Number: JPN39647 

ISBN: 9784895721493

OCLC Number: 1419937747

[Juvenile] 

5ふんだけちょうだい [HB]

ジル・マーフィ

Gofun dake chōdai

By Murphy, Jill

An elephant mother who longs for five minutes of peace, but is chased into the bath by her three children.

Publication Year: 2024

List Price: US$34.30 CA$49

Item Number: JPN39641 

ISBN: 9784865493146

OCLC Number: 1419150525

[Juvenile] 

おばけのまよなかアイス [HB]

かんな

Obake no mayonaka aisu

By Kanna

A ghost ice cream shop serves mysterious, delicious ice cream in the dark nightside, earning a Grand Prize in the Picture Book Category of the 24th Picture Book Awards.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$35  CA$50

Item Number: JPN39629

ISBN: 9784286248295

OCLC Number: 1414530866

[Juvenile] 

なんかひとりおおくない [HB]

うめはらまんな

Nanka hitori ōkunai 

By Umehara, Manna

Grandpa's large thatched roof house contrasts with my apartment. During summer vacation, cousins play hide-and-seek and dodgeball, but something mysterious happens. Winner of Picture Book Grand Prize at 39th Nissan Fairy Tales and Picture Book Grand Prix.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$34.30  CA$49

Item Number: JPN39626 

ISBN: 9784776411123

OCLC Number: 1414530266

[Juvenile] 

あたしは本をよまない [HB]

ちばみなこ絵 ; コウタリリン作

Atashi wa hon o yomanai 

By Kōtari, Rin,

The three people, who were all separated, gradually become connected through 'reading books.' A fun story featuring three characters. Winner of the 39th Nissan Fairy Tales and Picture Book Grand Prix Fairy Tales Award.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$34.30 CA$49

Item Number: JPN39625 

ISBN: 9784776411116

OCLC Number: 1414529466

[Juvenile] 

こうのとりのゆりかご [HB]

美波晶子作・絵

Kōnotori no yurikago

By Minami, Akiko

A story about a hospital that lends a helping hand to mothers who are worried about not being able to raise their children.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$35  CA$50

Item Number: JPN39611 

ISBN: 9784867341872

OCLC Number: 1411591659

[Juvenile] 

ぼくのおとうとは機械の鼻 [PB]

みんなのことば舎文;エアーダイブ絵

Boku no otōto wa kikai no hana 

By Minna no kotobasha

The author describes their strange father, who has a machine in his nose, and feels embarrassed about his appearance. This is a thoughtful picture book written by a doctor who has been involved in pediatric home medical care.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$29.40  CA$42

Item Number: JPN39603 

ISBN: 9784990168186

OCLC Number: 1414530695

[Juvenile] 

かがくえほん: かしこく育つおんどく+よみきかせ 3-6歲 [HB]

山本省三

Kagaku ehon: kashikoku sodatsu ondoku purasu yomikikase san rokusai 

By Yamamoto, Shōzō

Contains a total of 23 stories on various science topics, with plenty of explanations and quizzes to expand your interests.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$35.00  CA$50

Item Number: JPN39589 

ISBN: 9784023341371

OCLC Number: 1402075795

[Juvenile] 

クリスマスかざりをみつけてね [BB]

Kurisumasu kazari o mitsuketene

By Trukhan, Ekaterina

Japanese translation of 'The Great Big Christmas Tree Hunt' by Ekaterina Trukhan. A Christmas picture book where you can have fun flipping through the tricks.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$29.40  CA$42

Item Number: JPN39543 

ISBN: 9784265852079

OCLC Number: 1406600280

[Juvenile] 

パイがふたつあったおはなし [HB]

ビアトリクス・ポター

Pai ga futatsu atta ohanashi 

By Potter, Beatrix

Japanese translation of 'The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan' by Beatrix Potter. Duchess the dog receives an invitation to a tea party from Libby the cat. The feast is like a mouse pie. But Duchess doesn't want to eat rats. That's right, let's change the pie!

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$34.30 CA$49

Item Number: JPN39542 

ISBN: 9784152101174

OCLC Number: 1407380759

[Juvenile] 

ジンジャーとピクルスのおはなし [HB]

ビアトリクス・ポター

Jinjā to pikurusu no ohanashi

By Potter, Beatrix

Japanese translation of 'The Tale of Ginger and Pickles' by Beatrix Potter. Ginger and Pickles (a terrier and a ginger cat) kept a very popular shop. Their customers loved to buy their provisions there, but they were less keen to pay for them and ran up a gret deal of credit, making poor Ginger and Pickles lives very difficult indeed.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$34.30  CA$49

Item Number: JPN39541 

ISBN: 9784152101181

OCLC Number: 1407380429

[Juvenile] 

赤いけいとでつながって [HB] 

Akai keito de tsunagatte

By Lisa Moser, Olga Demidova

Japanese translation of 'A Friendship Yarn' by Lisa Moser and illustrated by Olga Demidova. Neighbors Porcupine and Badger find their close friendship sorely tested when they accidentally knit from opposite ends of the same piece of yarn.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$35.00  CA$50

Item Number: JPN39540 

ISBN: 9784776411000

OCLC Number: 1403369282

[Juvenile] 

10このちいさなおもちゃのあひる [BB]

Jikko no chiisana omocha no ahiru

By Carle, Eric

Japanese translation of '10 Little Rubber Ducks' by Eric Carle. When a storm strikes a cargo ship, ten rubber ducks are tossed overboard and swept off in ten different directions. Based on a factual incident.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$24.50  CA$35

Item Number: JPN39539 

ISBN: 9784032371901

OCLC Number: 1403369666

[Juvenile] 

はなとったのだれ [HB]

Hana tottano dare

By Clerici, Lorenzo

Japanese translation of 'Chi mi ha rubato il naso?' by Lorenzo Clerici. A unique picture book about an elephant that has lost its trunk and imagines what happens to its trunk.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$32.20  CA$46

Item Number: JPN39538 

ISBN: 9784591178560

OCLC Number: 1402075119

[Juvenile] 

いつかきっと [HB]

Itsuka kitto

By Amanda Gorman, Christian Robinson

Japanese translation of 'Something, Someday' by Amanda Gorman and illustrated by Christian Robinson. Amanda Gorman and Christian Robinson's timeless message of hope, Something, Someday, emphasizes the power of small gestures to create lasting change.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$35 CA$50

Item Number: JPN39536 

ISBN: 9784751531266

OCLC Number: 1406599627

[Juvenile] 

ぎんがてつどうのよる: 「銀河鉄道の夜」より [HB]

宮沢 賢治, 武田 美穂

Ginga tetsudō no yoru: ginga tetsudō no yoru yori

By Miyazawa, Kenji

A picture book version of the masterpiece "Night on the Galactic Railroad." Festival night. Giovanni goes on a journey around the galaxy with his good friend Campanella.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$35 CA$50

Item Number: JPN39534

ISBN: 9784652205297

OCLC Number: 1405942896

[Juvenile] 

ぷり [HB]

ひろたあきら

Puri

By Hirota, Akira

“Winner of the MOE Picture Bookstore Award for Newcomer of the Year” picture book author Akira Hirota has created a “Unko Picture Book” that will definitely be a hit when read aloud! A picture book that will make children love the toilet and look forward to using it.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$34.30  CA$49

Item Number: JPN39530

ISBN: 9784909926289

OCLC Number: 1406600734

[Juvenile] 

おふろさん [HB] 

せきぐちひろみ

Ofurosan

By Sekiguchi, Hiromi

Ofuro-san, a bathtub, is always making Ken-chan feel warm and comfortable. While watching Ken-chan looking comfortable every day, Ofuro-san also wants to take a bath, so they head for a large public bath.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$35 CA$50

Item Number: JPN39528 

ISBN: 9784065332597

OCLC Number: 1407380870

[Juvenile] 

もぐちゃんず [HB]

ほそのみきえ ; すぎもとしょうこさく

Moguchanzu

By Sugimoto, Shōko

Picture book publication award winner! The restaurant is open. One day, the most famous forest “Delicious food has arrived”!

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$33.60  CA$48

Item Number: JPN39527 

ISBN: 9784434327872

OCLC Number: 1405945829

[Juvenile] 

ももからうまれたおにたろう [HB]

リリー

Momo kara umareta onitarō

By Rirī

The fairy tale "Momotaro" everyone knows, but another story no one knows - what is a demon picked up the peach?

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$35 CA$50

Item Number: JPN39524 

ISBN: 9784763140791

OCLC Number: 1397822313

[Juvenile] 

挫折しそうなときは、左折しよう [HB]

Zasetsu shisō na toki wa, sasetsu shiyō

By Colagiovanni, Marc

We all have worries, fears, and frustrations. But we also all have a choice: to carry them with us--or to let them go. When things aren't going right--sometimes we simply need to...go left.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$35  CA$50

Item Number: JPN39518 

ISBN: 9784895721387

OCLC Number: 1380650864

[Juvenile] 

うさぎのあかちゃん、おうちにかえろうね [BB] 

Usagi no akachan ōchi ni kaerōne

By Carolina Búzio

Japanese translation of 'Let's go home,BABY RABBIT' by Carolina Búzio. Bilingual Children Book in Japanese and English. Meet rabbit, fox, bear and owl - four adorable baby animals who are lost in the woods!

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$34.30  CA$49

Item Number: JPN39449 

ISBN: 9784265852062

OCLC Number: 1393353902

[Juvenile] 

よるよ [HB]

コジヤジコ, 中山信一

Yoru yo

By Kojiyajiko

This is a word game picture book full of nonsensical humor in the silent night, vividly depicting the mysterious night events unfolding from "reversed words (palindromes)".

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$35  CA$50.

Item Number: JPN39443 

ISBN: 9784033521602

OCLC Number: 1396097259

[Juvenile] 

つきみのまつり [HB]

羽尻利門

Tsukimi no matsuri

By Hajiri, Toshikado

A story about a night when all living things, including people and animals, admire the beautiful full moon. Hidden in each spread in the text are words (four letters) that are closely related to the picture book.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$34.30  CA$49

Item Number: JPN39442 

ISBN: 9784418238354

OCLC Number: 1393353712

[Juvenile] 

きみのそばにいるよ = Stand by you [HB]

いぬいさえこ

Kimi no soba ni iruyo = Stand by you

By Inui, Saeko

In a small forest, a gentle voice speaks at night. Animals chat under moonlight, expressing good days and warning against adversity.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$34.30  CA$49

Item Number: JPN39441 

ISBN: 9784756257567

OCLC Number: 1395225326

[Juvenile] 

おだんごダイブ [HB] 

大塚健太, 小池壮太

Odango daibu

By Ōtsuka, Kenta

The dumplings lined up on the diving board dive into the hot water! Once boiled, add mitarashi pond, kinako rice, and other seasonings to transform them into delicious dango.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$32.20  CA$46

Item Number: JPN39440 

ISBN: 9784592763314

OCLC Number: 1395225573

[Juvenile] 

ぼくのいぬはどうしてこんなにかわいいのか [HB]

えがしらみちこ, しゅん

Boku no inu wa dōshite konna ni kawaii noka

By Egashira, Michiko

A picture book created by Shun-kun, a 7-year-old boy, during his free summer research to find out why my dog is so cute. A heartwarming work full of love and care for senior dogs, and is a must-read for dog owners as well as those who are thinking of owning a pet in the future.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$32.20  CA$46

Item Number: JPN39436 

ISBN: 9784041135556

OCLC Number: 1390601984

[Juvenile] 

おかえり、フク [HB]

北川チハル,鈴木びんこ

Okaeri fuku

By Kitagawa, Chiharu

Kaneo and Reiko, a couple from a mountain village, rescue a newborn Japanese serow from a cliff. They raise it until one year old, and it grows up with the villagers. The book explores the relationship between wild animals and humans, illustrating the warmth and farewell of life.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$34.30  CA$49

Item Number: JPN39434 

ISBN: 9784333029068

OCLC Number: 1391617484

[Juvenile] 

アメツチクジラ [HB]

宮田ともみ

Ametsuchi kujira

By Miyata, Tomomi

A large whale emerges from the ground and takes Kai to the underground world...Kai then asks the fish to tell her her memories of when she was born.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$$35  CA$50

Item Number: JPN39430 

ISBN: 9784752010692

OCLC Number: 1389733651

[Juvenile] 

ひよこはにげます [HB]

五味太郎

Hiyoko wa nigemasu

By Gomi, Tarō

The chicks happily escape from the house, encountering various things and having various experiences as they run away forever.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$21  CA$30

Item Number: JPN39429 

ISBN: 9784834087291

OCLC Number: 1390603475

[Juvenile] 

石油のものがたり [HB]

大河内直彦, 山福朱実

Sekiyu no monogatari

By Ōkōchi, Naohiko

Petroleum is essential to our daily lives today, as fuel for cars, ships, and airplanes, and as a raw material for manufacturing things. How was that petroleum created?

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$32.20  CA$46

Item Number: JPN39400 

ISBN: 9784834087277

OCLC Number: 1385530489

[Juvenile] 

とべ! ジェイムズ: オレンジいろのペンギン [HB]

葉祥明

Tobe! jeimuzu: orenjiiro no pengin

By Yō, Shōmei

While dreaming to be a flying penguin, James' parents help him accept and love who he is.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$35  CA$50

Item Number: JPN39393 

ISBN: 9784333029020

OCLC Number: 1385531876

[Juvenile] 

ヨシ: 3万7千キロをおよいだウミガメのはなし [HB]

Yoshi: sanman nanasenkiro o oyoida umigame no hanashi

By Cox Lynne, Jones Richard

Japanese translation of 'Yoshi, Sea Turtle Genius: A True Story about an Amazing Swimmer.' Yoshi, a sea turtle, on her remarkable journey as she swims farther than any animal in recorded history--23,000 miles!--to return to the beach where she first hatched, to lay her own eggs.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$35  CA$50

Item Number: JPN39391 

ISBN: 9784751531242

OCLC Number: 1382773073

[Juvenile] 

ようこそこどものけんりのほん [HB]

えがしらみちこ

Yōkoso kodomo no kenri no hon

By Egasira, Michiko 

Michiko Egasira's warm illustrations gently introduce the topic of "children's rights," which is currently attracting attention. Parents and children can learn about the first steps towards children's rights.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$32.20  CA$46

Item Number: JPN39389 

ISBN: 9784592763260

OCLC Number: 1388614966

[Juvenile] 

まっしろドードー [HB]

ゆみカタリーナ

Masshiro dōdō

By Yumi Katarīna

Grand Prize in the Picture Book Category of the 23rd Picture Book Awards. While Ann sleeping deep, the bored Dodo tried to have fun by itself.

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$35  CA$50

Item Number: JPN39385 

ISBN: 9784286242675

OCLC Number: 1382773357

[Juvenile] 

ペットボトルのイルカ [HB]

篠崎美江子, 今村柊一

Petto botoru no iruka

By Shinozaki, Mieko

Winner of the Grand Prize at the 7th Picture Book Publishing Awards. After dying in the sea contaminated with plastic waste and washing up on the beach, he was rescued by the aquarium staff and is now living with his friends...

Publication Year: 2023

List Price: US$34.30  CA$49

Item Number: JPN39384 

ISBN: 9784434320934

OCLC Number: 1385532318

[Juvenile]