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Tokyo/NYC publisher of great original books and translations. アートと文学と豊かなアイデアを、新しい出版のかたちで。東京から、ニューヨークから、世界中からお届けします。

Tokyo & New York
Joined October 2016
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A big thanks to Noah Oskow at Unseen Japan for giving “Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw” such a thorough and nuanced reading, and for asking difficult, important questions. Much to think about in this review and interview with biographer William Andrews. unseen-japan.com/pink-auteur…
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ハロー!今夜8時からは世界まる見えの「ウソみたいな偶然SP」!! ゲストに、岸井ゆきのさん、塩川莉世さん、羽鳥慎一さん、マユリカさんが登場! ぜひ〜🥰 New episode of Sekai Maru Mie airs from 8 tonight on NTV!
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Spotted in Kōenji! Ian F. Martin with his new book, “Tokyo Doesn’t Exist: Not a Guide to Music or Cycling in Japan.” All 46 prefectures by bicycle (reports of a 47th are greatly exaggerated). Grab a copy and get lost with us!🚲📚 awaimedia.com/Tokyo_Doesnt_E… #booktwt @carrecords
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The @BFI's list of the Greatest Japanese Films for the past 100 years - with its pick for 1985 being Mitsuo Yanagimachi's FIRE FESTIVAL 火まつり Getting its world bluray debut Dec 7 from Third Window Films and screening @TheGardenCinema Nov 10 + 19 bfi.org.uk/lists/great-japan…
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Five essential Adachi Masao films! William Andrews, author of our new Adachi biography, introduces his work for Tokyo Calling. “Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw: A Short Introduction to Adachi Masao’s Films.” giannisimone.substack.com/p/… #booktwt @TokyoStages
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Now available from Mosakusha in Shinjuku, Sailosaibin in Sasazuka, and more! throwoutyourbooks.wordpress.…
My chapbook An Eighth Man: Reflections on Migrant Workers in Japan is now available from @TokyoUtility. Inspired by John Berger, it interweaves text and photographs (by @damoncoulter) to examine the recent wave of economic migrants to Japan through the eyes of a foreign resident.
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たろう社のちいさい紙芝居、重版しました。 谷川俊太郎さん唯一の紙芝居作品「かわださん』や、窓の向こうを当てっこする『ふしぎなまど』、かわいいイラストの『さむがりやのゆきだるま』の3作品この機会にぜひぜひです。 tarousha.com/chiisaikamishib…
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We invite writers to review Kim Hyesoon's 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐻𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑟 (WesleyanUPress, 2026), trans. Cindy Juyoung Ok, for @asiancha. "Poems of blows and vomit, births and coffins alternate...." If you're interested, email [email protected]. facebook.com/photo/?fbid=166…
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Cool reading material alert! 4 new titles in the Vinegar Syndrome store are bound to get your imagination going. --FICTIONAL SELVES: memoir by @kyle_maclachlan, released by @CrownPublishing --HANNIBAL LECTER: A LIFE by @BrianRaftery, released by @SimonSchuster --Joe Matt's revered graphic novel/autobiography PEEPSHOW from @fantagraphics --William Andrews' (@tokyostages) examination of Adachi Masao from @Awai_Books 📖Order link in comments📖
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We invite writers to review Ian F. Martin's 𝑇𝑜𝑘𝑦𝑜 𝐷𝑜𝑒𝑠𝑛'𝑡 𝐸𝑥𝑖𝑠𝑡: 𝑁𝑜𝑡 𝑎 𝐺𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑀𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐 𝑜𝑟 𝐶𝑦𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝐽𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑛 (Awai Books, 2026)for @asiancha. If you're interested, please sebd an email to [email protected]. facebook.com/photo?fbid=1661…
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We invite writers to review Ian F. Martin's 𝑇𝑜𝑘𝑦𝑜 𝐷𝑜𝑒𝑠𝑛'𝑡 𝐸𝑥𝑖𝑠𝑡: 𝑁𝑜𝑡 𝑎 𝐺𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑀𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐 𝑜𝑟 𝐶𝑦𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝐽𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑛 (Awai Books, 2026)for @asiancha. If you're interested, please sebd an email to [email protected]. facebook.com/photo?fbid=1661…
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The playwright, dancer and theatre artist Akuta Masahiko has died, it was announced today. He was 80 years old. In the late 1960s, he was a member of the University of Tokyo Zenkyoto student movement. He famously invited Mishima Yukio to debate the students, which was filmed.
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We're delighted to see others getting as much out of “Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw” as we have. Thanks to everyone who's picked up a copy of William Andrews's biography of Japanese filmmaker Adachi Masao🎬📚 awaimedia.com/WilliamAndrews… @TokyoStages #JapaneseCinema #booktwt
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“Godzilla Minus Zero” opens in Japan TODAY — Godzilla is back! Norman England’s acclaimed “Behind the Kaiju Curtain” is a must-read for fans. The only firsthand look behind the scenes. If you haven't read it yet, get your copy today🦖 awaimedia.com/BehindtheKaiju… #Godzilla #booktwt
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It's been just over two weeks since the release of Ian F. Martin's “Tokyo Doesn't Exist: Not a Guide to Music or Cycling in Japan.” Got your copy yet? Come get lost!📚🚲 Available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, MIT Press Bookstore, Blackwell's, Foyles, and bookshops worldwide.
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NEW: The demonstrations that have rocked France somehow led into a nasty spat online between Japanese and French social media users. Here's how the conversation devolved into arguments over immigration, racism, and even World War II. unseen-japan.com/japan-franc…
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“Godzilla Minus Zero” opens in Japan TODAY — Godzilla is back! Norman England’s acclaimed “Behind the Kaiju Curtain” is a must-read for fans. The only firsthand look behind the scenes. If you haven't read it yet, get your copy today🦖 awaimedia.com/BehindtheKaiju… #Godzilla #booktwt
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Always a treat to spot your own book in the wild. The only photographer to hand was my eight-year-old daughter, whose skills with a camera seem almost as inconsistent as my ability to smile naturally.
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ハロー!今夜8時からは世界まる見えの「世界のおいしいグルメSP」!! ゲストに、ギャル曽根さん、たくろうさん、長尾謙杜さん、早瀬憩さん、速水もこみちさんが登場! ぜひ〜🥰 New episode of Sekai Maru Mie airs from 8 tonight on NTV!
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