Contents

Japan and the West

• “The Story of Tomoda and Matsunaga” by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
• “Behind the Prison” by Kafū Nagai
• Chapter 1 from Sanshirō by Natsume Sōseki

Loyal Warriors

• “The Last Testament of Okitsu Yagoemon” by Ōgai Mori
• “Patriotism” by Yukio Mishima

Men and Women

• “Flames” by Yūko Tsushima
• “In the Box” by Taeko Kōno
• “Fading Flowers” by Kenji Nakagami
• “Bee Honey” by Banana Yoshimoto
• “The Smile of a Mountain Witch” by Minako Ohba
• “A Bond for Two Lifetimes—Gleanings” by Fumiko Enchi

Nature and Memory

• “Peaches” by Abe Akira
• “The Tale of the House of Physics” by Yōko Ogawa
• “Unforgettable People” by Doppo Kunikida
• “The 1963/1982 Girl from Ipanema” by Haruki Murakami

Modern Life and Other Nonsense

• “Closet LLB” by Kōji Uno
• “Mr. English” by Keita Genji
• “Factory Town” by Minoru Betsuyaku
• “Dreams of Love, Etc.” by Mieko Kawakami
• “Shoulder-Top Secretary” by Shin'ichi Hoshi

Dread

• “Hell Screen” by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
• “Filling Up with Sugar” by Yūten Sawanishi
• “Kudan” by Hyakken Uchida

Disasters, Natural and Man-Made

• “The Great Earthquake” by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
• “Hiroshima, City of Doom” by Yōko Ōta
• “Insects” by Yūichi Seirai
• “The Silver Fifty-sen Pieces” by Yasunari Kawabata
• “American Hijiki” by Akiyuki Nosaka
• “Pink” by Tomoyuki Hoshino
• “UFO in Kushiro” by Haruki Murakami
• “Hiyoriyama” by Kazumi Saeki
• “Planting” by Aoko Matsuda
• “Same as Always” by Yūya Satō
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