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Japan’s macabre literati go global
For a while, Japanese cultural exports seemed to specialize in making people feel better. Marie Kondo taught us…
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https://www.europesays.com/japan/74846/
Japan's literary exports are getting darker. From the works of masked YouTuber Uketsu to genre-bending mysteries, a new wave of crime, horror and suspense is finding an eager readership around the world. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/08/15/books/japanese-mystery-horror-crime-uketsu/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #books #japaneseliterature #translation #crimefiction #uketsu #jhorror #jimrion #jessekirkwood #akanearaki #yasuhikonishizawa
GP appointment dealt with, trash & recycling sorted, replied to some emails; now time for actual day off relaxing time, with a wee book'n'beer session, get started on this month's book group reading.
Amazingly, Japanese fiction *without* cats & books on the cover! (Not a dig at Japanese fiction, but at Anglophone publishers who have decided that's what sells here)
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