Since last summer, Bookstart Japan, a nonprofit group that promotes activities to give picture books to parents and children ...

"Mekkiramokkira Doon Don," written by Setsuko Hasegawa and illustrated by Nana Furiya (Published by Fukuinkan Shoten Publishers, Inc., 1985)Story outl･･･ ...

"Ruraru-san no Hondana," written and illustrated by Hiroshi Ito (Published by Poplar Publishing Co. Ltd., 2005)Story outlineMr. Ruraru's bookshelf (th･･･ ...

ODATE, Akita Prefecture--A new picture book on Japan's favorite canine, Hachiko, will give kids in English-speaking countries a chance to learn about his inspiring legend. "Hachi" by Eietsu ...

A children's mobile library run by a Japanese expat in northern Thailand has become more important than ever during the coronavirus pandemic. Horiuchi Yoshimi sees books as "friends" for the ...

Japanese author Kuroyanagi Tetsuko attended a book launch event at a bookstore ... She also serves as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund and remains one of Japan's ...

Children’s author Rieko Nakagawa, known for her beloved “Guri and Gura” picture book series about twin field mice, died of old age at a hospital in Tokyo on Oct 14. She was 89. Her family ...

To pay tribute to Dr Ee and other pioneers, writer Shawn Seah has penned a new series of books for children, Our Amazing Heroes. Mrs Elizabeth Choy and Captain Ho Weng Toh are the other two pioneers ...