Our books
We publish books for general readers. All titles are currently available in Japanese only. Translation rights are available for every title.
Series: A Human’s World Is Made of the Humanities
ジブンの世界はジンブンでできている
Each volume features three researchers in the humanities. The first half is a long interview with each researcher about how they found their questions, including detours and failures. The second half is a conversation among the three. Each researcher also recommends books for readers who want to go further. Written for readers from secondary school to adulthood.
A Human’s World Is Made of the Humanities
ジブンの世界はジンブンでできている
- Shinji Kajitani, philosopher who practices philosophical dialogue in schools and local communities
- Katsuya Orimo, archaeologist who curates exhibitions at a university museum
- Shinnosuke Okada, doctoral researcher in analytic aesthetics who studies film and other fiction
Three researchers talk about how they found what they study. The book ends with a conversation in which a philosopher and an archaeologist think through why fiction moves us.
Translation rights available
A Human’s World Is Made of the Humanities 2
ジブンの世界はジンブンでできている２
- Yosuke Horikoshi, philosopher who leads philosophical dialogue in schools and corporate development teams
- Rie Yamada, sociologist who studies the history of eating disorders in Japan and tattooing
- Yunosuke Kimura, scholar of religion who reads modern Shinto through magazines and ephemera found at used-book fairs
A philosopher, a sociologist and a scholar of religion discuss who research is useful to, who owns a personal story, and how the humanities can reach people outside the university.
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A Human’s World Is Made of the Humanities 3
ジブンの世界はジンブンでできている３
- Yoichi Isahaya, historian of the Mongol Empire who works from Persian sources and environmental history
- Yuki Sato, historian of medieval Japan who reads letters by monks of Tōdai-ji to reconstruct how disputes were settled
- Masaaki Nando, historian of modern Japanese political thought who studies Taishō-era city planning while working at a think tank
Three historians of different periods and regions talk about how they read their sources, whether there is only one truth in history, and what historians can do that AI cannot.
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Helping Children Stop Hating English
子どもの英語嫌いをなくしたい！
- Tatsuya Kimura, former English teacher at Nada Junior and Senior High School, who taught for 33 years; author of the Yumetan vocabulary series, which has sold over 3 million copies
A guide for parents and teachers on keeping children from coming to hate English. It centers on reading aloud and memorizing passages, and includes a survey of English teachers across Japan.
Translation rights availableFor publishers and agents
We handle translation and excerpt rights for all of our titles directly. On request, we can send:
- an English synopsis and table of contents
- English profiles of the authors
- printed copies or PDFs of the Japanese edition