Journey to Japan with Marina as she reminisces the years when she lived in Tokyo and what it was like for her, as a young woman in the 80s. She also gives us the low-down on some of the country's most well-known and up-and-coming writers that you can read in translation. From classic favourites to more contemporary wordsmiths, and even feminist literary forces, there's a book for everyone.  Mentioned this episode: Yasunari Kawabata - Palm-of-the-Hand Stories Kenzaburō Ōe Kazuo Ishiguro - A Pale View of the Hills // An Artist of the Floating World // The Remains of the Day Haruki Murakami Banana Yoshimoto Mieko Kawakami - Breasts and Eggs Hiromi Kawakami - The Ten Loves of Mr Nishino Sayaka Murata - Convenience Store Woman Natsuo Kirino - Out Kyoko Nakajima - The Little House Yukiko Motoya - The Lonesome Bodybuilder Visit zafigo.com/busy-reading-books to learn more about us.