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  1. The Japanese

    1. The Japanese

    Christopher Harding
    Fits this list for its focus on japanese.
  2. Beauty Matters

    2. Beauty Matters

    Anri Yasuda
    Fits this list for its focus on japanese.
  3. The Siren’s Lament

    3. The Siren’s Lament

    Jun'Ichiro Tanizaki, Bryan Karetnyk
    Fits this list for its focus on japanese.
  4. The Spirit of Japanese Poetry

    4. The Spirit of Japanese Poetry

    Yoné Noguchi
    Fits this list for its focus on japanese.
  5. The Kokinshū

    5. The Kokinshū

    Torquil Duthie
    Fits this list for its focus on japanese.
  6. The Sarashina Diary

    6. The Sarashina Diary

    Sugawara no Takasue no Musume Sugawara no Takasue no Musume, Sonja Arntzen
    Fits this list for its focus on japanese.
  7. The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature

    7. The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature

    J. Thomas Rimer, Natsuki Ikezawa
    Fits this list for its focus on japanese.
  8. Flowering Tales

    8. Flowering Tales

    Takeshi Watanabe
    Fits this list for its focus on japanese.
  9. The Awakening of Modern Japanese Fiction

    9. The Awakening of Modern Japanese Fiction

    Michihiro Ama
    Fits this list for its focus on japanese.
  10. Tale of Genji: a Reader's Guide

    10. Tale of Genji: a Reader's Guide

    William J. Puette
    Fits this list for its focus on japanese.
  11. The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature

    11. The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature

    J. Thomas Rimer, Van Gessel
    Fits this list for its focus on japanese.
  12. How to Read a Japanese Poem

    12. How to Read a Japanese Poem

    Steven D. Carter
    Fits this list for its focus on japanese.
  13. Theory of Literature and Other Critical Writings

    13. Theory of Literature and Other Critical Writings

    Sōseki Natsume, Michael Bourdaghs
    Fits this list for its focus on japanese.
  14. Japanese Literature: From Murasaki to Murakami

    14. Japanese Literature: From Murasaki to Murakami

    Marvin Marcus
    Fits this list for its focus on japanese.
  15. Joy, Despair, Illusion, Dreams

    15. Joy, Despair, Illusion, Dreams

    Royall Tyler
    Fits this list for its focus on japanese.
  16. The Chrysanthemum and the Sword

    16. The Chrysanthemum and the Sword

    Ruth Benedict
    Fits this list for its focus on japanese.
  17. Modern Japanese Literature

    17. Modern Japanese Literature

    Donald Keene
    Fits this list for its focus on japanese.
  18. Piercing the Structure of Tradition

    18. Piercing the Structure of Tradition

    Mariko Anno
    Fits this list for its focus on japanese.
  19. This Scheming World

    19. This Scheming World

    Ihara Saikaku, Masanori Takatsuka
    Fits this list for its focus on japanese.
  20. Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds

    20. Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds

    Keller Kimbrough, Haruo Shirane
    Fits this list for its focus on japanese.
  21. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

    21. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

    Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel
    Included for strong coming alignment with this japanese list.
  22. A Fictional Commons

    22. A Fictional Commons

    Michael K. Bourdaghs
    Included for strong studies alignment with this japanese list.
  23. The Gate

    23. The Gate

    Natsume Soseki, William F. Sibley
    Included for strong short story alignment with this japanese list.
  24. Supernatural Beings From Japanese Noh Plays of the Fifth Group

    24. Supernatural Beings From Japanese Noh Plays of the Fifth Group

    Chifumi Shimazaki, Stephen Comee
    Fits this list for its focus on japanese.

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