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Apr 17, 2026
New Book Releases 2026 on Japan, Taiwan
Summary
This episode of the Books on Asia podcast introduces new fiction and non-fiction on Japan to be published this year, 2026, along with two upcoming books on Taiwan. Books are presented in the order they appear on the podcast. Listen to the episode for more information on each title:
- Phantom Paradise: Escape from Manchuria, by Kay Enokido (Bold Story Press, January 13, 2026)
- Kokun: The Girl from the West, by Nahoko Uehashi (transl. Cathy Hirano) (Europa Editions, January 13, 2026)
- When the Museum Is Closed, by Emi Yagi (transl. Yuki Tejima) (Soft Skull Press, January 27, 2026)
- Hooked: A Novel of Obsession, by Asako Yuzuki (transl. Polly Barton) (HarperVia, March 17, 2026)
- Sisters in Yellow, by Mieko Kawakami (transl. Laurel Taylor and Hitomi Yoshio) (Knopf, March 31, 2026)
- Hollow Inside, by Asako Otani (transl. Ginny Tapley Takemori) (Pushkin Press, May 5, 2026)
- Japan’s Anime Revolution!: Twenty Animated Films That Changed the World, by Jonathan Clements (Tuttle Publishing, May 12, 2026)
- Troubled Waters, by Ichiyō Higuchi (transl. Bryan Karetnyk) (Pushkin Press Classics, May 26, 2026)
- Taiwan 22: Travels in Paradox, by Tyrel Eskelson (Plum Rain Press, TBA)
- Hidden Formosa: Life and Travels in Rural Taiwan, an anthology edited by John Ross
(Plum Rain Press, TBA)
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