The latest in Tokyo

Book Talk: Haunting image of lighthouse inspires thriller

2011-09-22T06:00:16Z

TOKYO (Reuters) - Michael Koryta was working on a completely different book when he became haunted by the image of a lighthouse built in the woods, despite the fact that he didn't have a story for it.

But the image persisted, eventually leading Koryta through numerous drafts to the book that became "The Ridge," a supernatural thriller th...

Book by Japan man accused of killing Briton sells well

2011-02-22T22:00:08Z

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - A book by a Japanese man accused of killing a British English teacher in a 2007 crime that riveted Japan and how he evaded capture by police for years is selling well less than a month after publication.

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"Grandma next door" poet a Japan bestseller at 99

2011-01-24T21:00:11Z

TOKYO (Reuters) - A 99-year-old woman writing about love, dreams and hanging on to hope has touched the hearts of Japanese worn out by years of a lagging economy, propelling her self-published poetry book onto bestseller lists.

Toyo Shibata's success with her first anthology, titled "Don't be Too Frustrated," is all the more surprising b...

Fans mark 40 years since far-right Japanese author's suicide

2010-11-25T16:30:34Z

Hundreds of fans of far-right Japanese author Yukio Mishima gathered in Tokyo on Thursday to mark the anniversary of his shocking samurai-style suicide after a failed coup attempt 40 years ago.

Mishima, who was 45 and an international celebrity when he committed ritual "seppuku" suicide by disembowelling himself with a sword, is considered one of the most influential writers of post-...

Book reviews: Gothic Lolita, by Dakota Lane

2010-11-29T16:09:55Z

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The Japanese Haiku--Historical Poetry Popular Today

2010-11-02T17:29:27Z

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Beauty of Haiku

2010-11-02T17:29:38Z

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5 Books I'd Read

2010-10-08T10:29:33Z

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NYLON STREET VIEW

2010-09-29T22:13:40Z

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Sharp sets December e-reader launch, clashes with Sony

2010-09-27T02:30:09Z

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sharp Corp said on Monday it would launch an e-book service and tablet-style computer in Japan in December, taking on Apple Inc's Spain (Reuters Life!) - Ian Watson, the doyen of British science fiction writing, has made what he terms "transgressive" interpretations of history in his most recent book of short stories, "The Beloved of my Beloved."

Born in 1943, Watson began writing while working as a teacher in Murakami's novel a hit in Japan even before it arrives, despite secrecy of contents

Everything has been kept secret, except the author and title. But the first novel in five years by Japan's Haruki Murakami has become a hit even before its official release Friday.

"It is amazing. People are craving his latest novel," said Global Debut of `Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' to Be Held June 28 in Tokyo

The world premiere of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," the fifth movie based on the best-selling books about the boy wizard, will be held June 28 in Tokyo.

Japan New Year

2010-12-31T05:01:02Z

Women chat as they offer this year's last prayers at a temple in China town in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)

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Japan World Markets

2010-12-30T01:01:25Z

Traders on the Tokyo Stock Exchange react during the afternoon trading in Tokyo at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010. Most Asian stock markets traded in narrow ranges Thursday as fewer investors participated in the market ahead of the New Year holiday while Japan's Ibaraki prefecture, north of Tokyo, after their classes were canceled following a knife attack at the station Friday, Dec. 17, 2010. An unemployed Japanese man with a knife attacked students and other passengers waiting on two public buses outside the station Friday in a rampage that...

CORRECTION Japan Stabbings

2010-12-16T20:01:54Z

RETRANSMISSION WITHOUT REPETITIVE PART OF THE CAPTION AND ADD BACKGROUND - Police officers investigate the bus stop where a knife attack took place in Toride, Ibaraki prefecture, north of Tokyo, Friday, Dec. 17, 2010. An unemployed Japanese man with a knife attacked grade school students aboard a bus Friday in a rampage that left 13 people injured, police said. Police arrested

Singapore Myanmar Lee

2010-12-15T00:32:05Z

FILE - In this May 20, 2010 file photo, Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew speaks during the 16th International Conference on The Future of Asia, organized by Japanese newspaper company Nikk...