A mystery novel set in Taiwan under Japanese rule, 応家の人々 belongs to my favourite novels.
Book review: 『プレゼント』by Nanami Wakatake
This is a collection of short stories featuring both Akira Hamura and detective Shuntaro Kobayashi. It is the first book of the Akira Hamura series.
Book review: 『駐在日記』 by Yukiya Shoji
Yukiya Shoji is a prolific author of fiction who wrote several mystery novels including the series "Tokyo Bandwagon" (東京バンドワゴン). 『駐在日記』 was first published in 2017 and got its first pocket edition this year (2020). There is a second volume entitled 『あの日にかえりたい』(published in 2019), which seems to be the direct following of 『駐在日記』. It is certainly..
Book review: 『老後の資金がありません』by Miu Kakiya
『老後の資金がありません』is a humorous and engrossing novel about managing household finances when everything seems to get in the way.
Book Review: 『日本語びいき』by Yumi Shimizu
Illustrations by ヨシタケシンスケ 『日本語びいき』 is definitely one of my best books of the year! The author, Yumi Shimizu (清水由美), is teaching Japanese to foreign students and wrote this book for her fellow native Japanese speakers. Through 21 short chapters, she invites her reader to rediscover the Japanese language and let oneself be amazed by patterns..