What to read when you’re not watching the Olympics

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Stinging satire on Japanese society

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Territory of Light by Yuko Tsushima

A quietly powerful story of separation

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Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Faltering family saga

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Life for Sale by Yukio Mishima

Darkly comic Japanese noir

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The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura

The Art of Life

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