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。
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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.
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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!🚲📚
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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
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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.”
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Back with some picks for @Bandcamp Friday over at @scrmbltokyo featuring @universe_nekoko @nmigime and more scrmbl.com/post/bandcamp-spo…
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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。
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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].
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‘Godzilla,’ Record Anime Boom and a Global Co-Production Hunt: Takeaways From the Tokyo Film Festival and Market variety.com/2026/film/market… via @variety
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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
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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].
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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].
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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.
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🎬📚
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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🦖
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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.
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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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Visionary filmmaker Michael Mann’s MANHUNTER comes to 4K UHD in its original and totally unaltered 1986 theatrical release version! Newly restored by Vinegar Syndrome exclusively for this VS release and featuring an extensive assortment of both new and archival bonus features (plus the “Legacy” Director’s Cut), this is the ultimate home video presentation of an unforgettable shocker.
Grab it on its own or as part of one of our BLACK FRIDAY FLASH PRE-ORDER BUNDLES!
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