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“What I found interesting with this book was that it explains social norms and behaviours and contemporary issues in Japan. By reading this textbook, you will have a better understanding of how Japanese society works and how Japanese people think. So for people going to Japan, particularly for study abroad but even for a short stay, I think this textbook will help.” Read more...
The Best Books to Learn Japanese
Kazuki Morimoto, Linguist
Our most recommended books
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The Taming of the Samurai: Honorific Individualism and the Making of Modern Japan
by Eiko Ikegami -
Kokoro
by Natsume Sōseki -
Masks
by Fumiko Enchi -
Depression in Japan: Psychiatric Cures for a Society in Distress
by Junko Kitanaka -
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
by Haruki Murakami & translated by Jay Rubin -
Convenience Store Woman: A Novel
by Sayaka Murata
