Start with high-confidence asian culture & society books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine
John K. Nelson
Geisha
Mineko Iwasaki
The Korean Mind
Boye Lafayette De Mente
Becoming Zimbabwean
Trishula Rachna Patel
Tackling HIV-Related Stigma and Discrimination in South Asia
Anne Stangl, Dara Carr
Letter From Japan
Marie Kondo