Note: I haven't been able to translate all the extracts I chose by lack of time. I also found the articles rather difficult to read and quite long for most of them. I got discouraged more than once, not being able to understand the articles by simply reading them. Even after looking up words, some..
Book review: 『誰も知らない死刑の舞台裏』 by Shoji Kondo
Shoji Kondo is a journalist, author and scriptwriter. He is the representative of the NPO法人７３１部隊・細菌戦資料センター, an NPO that works on revealing the atrocities committed in Unit 731, as well as establishing Japan's responsibility and build a better relationship with China. (source) I have been wanting to learn more about death penalty in Japan since I..
Review: monthly magazine ニュースがわかる
In this post, I want to talk about an online magazine that can be great for language learners who want to practise reading in Japanese or who want to get into reading the news in Japanese. 『ニュースがわかる』 is a monthly magazine for secondary and high school readers published by Mainichi. The entire magazine has complete..
Book review: 『白馬山荘殺人事件』 by Keigo Higashino
The more I read Keigo Higashino, the more I think that I like his earlier writings the most (with the exception of the Kaga series, for which I find that the books get better and better). Based on the books that I have read that date from the late 80s and early 90s like 『白馬山荘殺人事件』, 『仮面山荘殺人事件』..
Book review: 『アンフィニシュトの書』 by Shinya Asashiro
An engrossing mystery light novel!
August wrap up
I read 6 books in August, including two novelisations and two Higashino books.
Book review: 『JR上野駅公園口』 by Miri Yu
『JR上野駅公園口』 has been widely praised since the English translation came out. I did not enjoy reading this book however, I tried to explain why in this review.
Inhae reads the news: August 2020
I only had time for two topics this month: Korean court ruling on forced labour victims: aftermaths75th anniversary of the end of WWII. News 1: Korean court ruling on forced labour victims: aftermaths This might not have been a breaking news in Japanese media, but this is one of the topics I am the most..
Book review: 『日本沈没２０２０』 by Toshio Yoshitaka
This is the novelisation of the anime series on Netflix 『日本沈没２０２０』.
Read in Japanese with novelisations
Novelisations can be a good way to get into reading books in Japanese! I have read 『君の名は。』 and 『そして父になる』 to see how these books can be used by Japanese learners to improve their reading skills.
Book review: 『容疑者Ｘの献身』 by Keigo Higashino
The Devotion of Suspect X is one of my favourite books of crime fiction ever! Highly recommended!
Book review: 『おれがあいつであいつがおれで』 by Hisashi Yamanaka
Schoolmates Kazuo and Kazumi wake up in each other’s body and try their best to fit in their new environment while looking for a way to go back to their former self… An engrossing, funny and touching story!