Ok another book review about Japan. This one is written by the Australian author, Peter Carey. To be honest, I don’t think I’ve read any of his books previously. But this one I like because it’s short and he recounts his experience visiting Japan with his son Charley. This trip was for them to see…
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Book Review – Be More Japan
I’m doing my research on Japan as I am planning to go there soon. Ha! Who knows when though! This book has been quite handy in learning more about the country and Japanese culture. Actually, I studied Japanese when I was in college and uni. And despite the intense study of the Japanese language (in…
Book Review – The perfect world of Miwako Sumida
I heard a podcast (about 43:36) on this book’s author Clarissa Goenawan and found her interesting. She’s an Indonesian-born Singaporean who writes stories based in Japan about Japanese characters. She is an author who is obsessed with Japan but I’m not sure if she has actually lived there. Anyway, the book they were reviewing was…
Book Review – Ikigai
I’m reviewing two books today which cover similar topics: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles The little book of Ikigai: The essential Japanese way to finding your purpose in life by Ken Mogi So working in a library, I get to see the books that come…
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