Category Archives: Book Reviews

“Travels in the East” Book Review

Metropolis magazine has published my review of the travel essay collection "Travels in the East" by Donald Richie.

“Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide” Book Review

Metropolis magazine has published my review of "Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide" by Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt.

“Losing Kei” Book Review

Metropolis magazine has published my review of "Losing Kei" a novel by American novelist Suzanne Kamata.

“Midori by Moonlight” Book Review

Metropolis magazine has published my review of the novel "Midori by Moonlight" by Wendy Nelson Tokunaga.

“Sessue Hayakawa: Silent Cinema and Transnational Stardom” Book Review

Metropolis magazine has published my review of the biography "Sessue Hayakawa: Silent Cinema and Transnational Stardom" by Daisuke Miyao.

“Yakuza Moon: Memoirs of a Gangster’s Daughter” Book Review

Metropolis magazine has published my review of the memoir "Yakuza Moon: Memoirs of a Gangster's Daughter" by Shoko Tendo.

“Swordless Samurai” Book Review

Metropolis magazine has published my review of the book "The Swordless Samurai: Leadership Wisdom of Japan's Sixteenth-century Legend-Toyotomi Hideyoshi" by Masao Kitami.

“Border Town” Book Review

Metropolis magazine has published my review of the novel "Border Town" by Hillel Wright.

“Glory in a Line” Book Review

Metropolis magazine has published my review of the biography "Glory in a Line: A Life of Foujita--the Artist Caught Between East and West" by Phyllis Birnbaum.

“Princess Masako” Book Review

Metropolis magazine has published my review of the book "Princess Masako: Prisoner of the Chrysanthemum Throne" by Ben Hills.