Japan Book Summaries

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Summary
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
by Marie Kondō 2010 213 pages
3.88
300k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
Butter Summary
Butter
by Asako Yuzuki 2017 464 pages
3.57
44k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Japan
Ikigai Summary
Ikigai
Los secretos de Japón para una vida larga y feliz
by Héctor García 2016 192 pages
3.75
82k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Japan
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop Summary
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
by Satoshi Yagisawa 2010 150 pages
3.65
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Japan
Japanese Literature
Norwegian Wood Summary
Norwegian Wood
by Haruki Murakami 1987 296 pages
4.00
600k+ ratings
Romance
Japan
Japanese Literature
Ikigai Summary
Ikigai
The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
by Héctor García 2016 208 pages
3.71
15k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
Before the Coffee Gets Cold Summary
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 2015 213 pages
3.68
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Contemporary
No Longer Human Summary
No Longer Human
by Osamu Dazai 1948 176 pages
3.97
200k+ ratings
Japanese Literature
Japan
Literature
A Book of Five Rings Summary
A Book of Five Rings
The Classic Guide to Strategy
by Miyamoto Musashi 1645 192 pages
3.96
57k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
Bushido Summary
Bushido
The Soul of Japan
by Inazo Nitobe 1899 160 pages
3.85
9k+ ratings
Philosophy
Japan
History
The Practice of Not Thinking Summary
The Practice of Not Thinking
by Ryūnosuke Koike 2013 144 pages
3.42
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
Ganbatte! Summary
Ganbatte!
The Japanese Art of Always Moving Forward
by Albert Liebermann 2021 160 pages
3.81
500+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Japan
The Setting Sun Summary
The Setting Sun
by Osamu Dazai 1947 175 pages
3.98
36k+ ratings
Classics
Japanese Literature
Japan
Ikigai & Kaizen Summary
Ikigai & Kaizen
The Japanese Strategy to Achieve Personal Happiness and Professional Success
by Anthony Raymond 2023 239 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Wabi Sabi Summary
Wabi Sabi
Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life
by Beth Kempton 2018 266 pages
3.91
6k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Japan
The Book of Ichigo Ichie Summary
The Book of Ichigo Ichie
The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way
by Héctor García 2018 208 pages
3.94
7k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Japan
The City and Its Uncertain Walls Summary
The City and Its Uncertain Walls
by Haruki Murakami 2023 464 pages
3.82
16k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
Convenience Store Woman Summary
Convenience Store Woman
by Sayaka Murata 2016 163 pages
3.68
300k+ ratings
Contemporary
Japan
Japanese Literature
The Mind of the Strategist Summary
The Mind of the Strategist
The Art of Japanese Business
by Kenichi Ohmae 1982 304 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
Business
Management
Japan
Pachinko Summary
Pachinko
by Min Jin Lee 2017 496 pages
4.34
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Japan
Goodbye, Things Summary
Goodbye, Things
The New Japanese Minimalism
by Fumio Sasaki 2015 259 pages
3.80
41k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Japan
Zen Summary
Zen
The Art of Simple Living
by Shunmyō Masuno 2009 224 pages
3.88
11k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Spirituality
Hagakure Summary
Hagakure
The Book of the Samurai
by Yamamoto Tsunetomo 1716 192 pages
4.00
16k+ ratings
Philosophy
Japan
History
Kaizen Summary
Kaizen
The Japanese Method for Transforming Habits, One Small Step at a Time
by Sarah Harvey 2019 272 pages
3.56
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Japan
Philosophy
1Q84 Summary
1Q84
by Haruki Murakami 2009 944 pages
3.95
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
The Sound of Waves Summary
The Sound of Waves
by Yukio Mishima 1954 183 pages
3.77
21k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
Shōgun Summary
Shōgun
by James Clavell 1975 1152 pages
4.41
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Japan
Historical
Schoolgirl Summary
Schoolgirl
by Osamu Dazai 1939 103 pages
4.00
20k+ ratings
Classics
Japanese Literature
Japan
The Japanese Mind Summary
The Japanese Mind
Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture
by Roger J. Davies 2002 280 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
Japan
History
Cultural
The Turtle House Summary
The Turtle House
by Amanda Churchill 2024 304 pages
4.04
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Japan
Family
Thousand Cranes Summary
Thousand Cranes
by Yasunari Kawabata 1952 147 pages
3.71
14k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
Awakening Your Ikigai Summary
Awakening Your Ikigai
How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day
by Ken Mogi 2017 224 pages
3.58
14k+ ratings
Self Help
Japan
Philosophy
Stranger in the Shogun's City Summary
Stranger in the Shogun's City
A Japanese Woman and Her World
by Amy Stanley 2020 352 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
History
Japan
Biography
The Honjin Murders Summary
The Honjin Murders
by Seishi Yokomizo 1946 189 pages
3.65
18k+ ratings
Mystery
Japan
Crime
Musashi's Book of Five Rings Summary
Musashi's Book of Five Rings
The Definitive Interpertation of Miyomoto Musashi's Classic Book of Strategy
by Stephen F. Kaufman 2012 128 pages
4.15
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Martial Arts
Classics
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running Summary
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
by Haruki Murakami 2007 188 pages
3.87
100k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Japan
The Housekeeper and the Professor Summary
The Housekeeper and the Professor
by Yōko Ogawa 2003 180 pages
4.05
85k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Contemporary
The Way of Nagomi Summary
The Way of Nagomi
How to Find Peace & Harmony in Your Life
by Ken Mogi 2022 208 pages
3.45
500+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Japan
Musashi's Dokkodo (The Way of Walking Alone) Summary
Musashi's Dokkodo (The Way of Walking Alone)
Half Crazy, Half Genius—Finding Modern Meaning in the Sword Saint’s Last Words
by Miyamoto Musashi 1645 278 pages
3.81
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Martial Arts
A Monk’s Guide to A Clean House & Mind Summary
A Monk’s Guide to A Clean House & Mind
by Shoukei Matsumoto 2011 130 pages
3.59
5k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Buddhism
The Art of Peace Summary
The Art of Peace
by Morihei Ueshiba 1992 192 pages
4.21
4k+ ratings
Philosophy
Martial Arts
Spirituality
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library Summary
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
by Michiko Aoyama 2020 304 pages
4.08
79k+ ratings
Contemporary
Japan
Books About Books
The Art of Taking Action Summary
The Art of Taking Action
Lessons from Japanese Psychology
by Gregg Krech 2014 236 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Productivity
A Tale for the Time Being Summary
A Tale for the Time Being
by Ruth Ozeki 2013 432 pages
4.06
100k+ ratings
Japan
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Made in Japan Summary
Made in Japan
Akio Morita and Sony
by Akio Morita 1986 309 pages
4.08
4k+ ratings
Business
Biography
Japan
Kintsugi Summary
Kintsugi
Embrace your imperfections and find happiness - the Japanese way
by Tomás Navarro 2017 313 pages
3.59
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Japan
Black Box Summary
Black Box
by Shiori Itō 2017 256 pages
4.47
1k+ ratings
Japan
Memoir
Feminism
Silence Summary
Silence
by Shūsaku Endō 1966 219 pages
4.09
36k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Japan
Japanese Literature
Daughters of the Samurai Summary
Daughters of the Samurai
A Journey from East to West and Back
by Janice P. Nimura 2015 352 pages
3.90
2k+ ratings
History
Japan
Biography
Coffee Life in Japan Summary
Coffee Life in Japan
by Merry White 2012 240 pages
3.73
100+ ratings
Japan
Food
Urban Studies
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