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Book by uchida tatsuru

uchida tatsuru

内田 樹

French literary scholar

Tatsuru Uchida (born 1950) is a Japanese thinker and martial artist. Born in Tokyo, he graduated in French literature from the University of Tokyo and left the doctoral program at Tokyo Metropolitan University before completion. He is professor emeritus at Kobe College. His work draws on…

Book by UDAGAWA Atsushi

UDAGAWA Atsushi

宇田川 敦史

Digital media theory expert, Associate…

Atsushi Udagawa (born 1977) is a Japanese media scholar and Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communication at Musashi University. After graduating from Kyoto University, he worked at IBM Japan and Rakuten in web development, digital marketing, and UX design before earning a Ph.D.…

Book by UDAGAWA Satoru

UDAGAWA Satoru

宇田川 悟

Food critic, photographer

Satoru Udagawa (1947–2024) was a Japanese nonfiction writer whose work focused on French society and culture, particularly food and gastronomy. Born in Tokyo, he graduated from Waseda University’s School of Political Science and Economics. He spent approximately twenty years living in Paris,…

Book by ueda akinari

ueda akinari

上田 秋成

Reader author, poet, tea master,…

Akinari Ueda (1734–1809) was a Japanese writer of yomihon fiction, poet, and scholar of kokugaku during the late Edo period. Born in Osaka, he initially inherited a merchant household but turned to medicine after a fire destroyed the family property, supporting himself as a physician while studying…

Book by UEDA Seiko

UEDA Seiko

上田 勢子

Translator

Seiko Ueda is a Japanese translator of children’s and general-interest books on psychology, rights, and diversity. Born in Tokyo, she studied sociology at Keio University and moved to the United States in 1979. She later studied photography and worked on publishing and exhibition projects. Her…

Book by UEHARA Naoko

UEHARA Naoko

上原 直子

Translator

Naoko Uehara (born 1971) is an English-to-Japanese translator whose work includes nonfiction about science, psychology, and social issues. She graduated from the theatre program at Toho Gakuen’s junior college and subsequently studied at Rose Bruford College in Britain. She worked as an assistant…

Book by UEHARA Yuko

UEHARA Yuko

上原 ゆうこ

Translator

Yuko Uehara is a Japanese translator of books on nature, animals, plants, history, and culture. She worked in agricultural research before entering translation. Her translation of Arlene Bernstein’s gardening memoir follows the relationship between tending living things and responding to personal…

Book by UEHARA Yumiko

UEHARA Yumiko

上原 裕美子

Translator

Yumiko Uehara is a Japanese book and commercial translator whose work covers psychology, society, economics, and the environment. She also teaches at Fellow Academy. Jamil Zaki’s “Hope for Cynics” uses psychological research to challenge habitual distrust and consider reasons for hope. Daniel…

Book by UEMURA Kohei

UEMURA Kohei

上村 幸平

Photographer, Nonfiction writer

Kohei Uemura (born 1998) is a Japanese photographer and nonfiction writer from Osaka. After graduating from Waseda University, he travelled and photographed in Japan and abroad before settling in Haida Gwaii, an archipelago off Canada’s west coast, where he lives alongside the Indigenous Haida…

Book by UENO Haruki

UENO Haruki

上野 晴樹

Artificial intelligence researcher

Haruki Ueno is a Japanese artificial-intelligence researcher, professor emeritus at the National Institute of Informatics, and professor emeritus at the Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI. He has worked extensively on knowledge engineering, expert systems, and artificial…

Book by UENO Keihei

UENO Keihei

上野 景平

Chemist

Keihei Ueno was a chemist and professor emeritus at Kyushu University. His books for general readers examined chemical reactions and familiar substances, connecting everyday observations with the concepts used to explain them in chemistry.

Book by UENO Kosei

UENO Kosei

植野 広生

Magazine editor, writer

Ueno Kosei (born 1962) is a Japanese magazine editor, essayist, and food producer. Born in Tochigi Prefecture, he graduated from Hosei University and worked for newspapers and other publications before joining President Inc. in 2001. He became closely involved in editing the food magazine dancyu…

Book by UENO Motomi

UENO Motomi

上野 元美

Translator

Motomi Ueno (born 1960) is a Japanese translator of English-language fiction and nonfiction. Ueno’s translations range from mysteries and adventure novels to books on technology, business, military affairs, intelligence, and reportage. Reconstructing the investigation of an unidentified submarine…

Book by UESUGI Hayato

UESUGI Hayato

上杉 隼人

Translator/Editor

Hayato Uesugi is a Japanese translator and editor specializing in English–Japanese translation. A graduate of Waseda University's Department of English Language and Literature, he has also worked as an editor, interpreter, and English-language instructor. Having translated more than one hundred…

Book by ukai tetsuo

ukai tetsuo

鵜飼 哲夫

Literary reporter

Tetsuo Ukai (born 1959) is a Japanese literary journalist whose work includes author interviews, book reviewing, and reporting on literary prizes. Born in Nagoya, he graduated from Chuo University’s Faculty of Law. He spent a quarter of a century covering literature for the Yomiuri Shimbun’s…

Book by uketsu

uketsu

雨穴

Horror writer

Uketsu is a Japanese author, YouTuber, and web writer known for his anonymous public persona, appearing in a black full-body suit and a white mask. He has gained widespread recognition for horror and mystery stories built around unsettling everyday details, mysterious floor plans, and psychological…

Book by UKITA Hiroo

UKITA Hiroo

浮田 宏生

Optical engineering researcher

Hiroo Ukita is an optical-engineering researcher whose work includes optical discs, optical micromachines, and optical tweezers. After graduate study at Tohoku University and research at NTT, he joined Ritsumeikan University. His work explores the use of light for information storage and the…

Book by Ulrike Schaede

Ulrike Schaede

ウリケ・シェーデ

Management scholar, corporate strategy…

Ulrike Schaede (born 1962) is a German management scholar and Professor of Japanese Business at the University of California San Diego. Her research focuses on Japanese corporate strategy, business transformation, corporate governance, innovation, and global competitiveness. Her best-known book,…

Book by UMEDA Chisei

UMEDA Chisei

梅田 智世

Translator

Chisei Umeda is a Japanese translator of English-language nonfiction on science, philosophy, and the natural world. Mark Rowlands’s writing about life with dogs considers consciousness, happiness, and existence through relationships between people and animals. David Toomey’s “Kingdom of Play”…

Book by umezu kazuo

umezu kazuo

楳図 かずお

Manga artist

Kazuo Umezz (1936–2024) was a Japanese manga artist. He made his professional debut in 1955 with Mori no Kyodai and helped establish horror manga through works such as Hebi Shojo. He also created comedy and science-fiction manga, combining grotesque imagery, humor, and criticism of modern…

Book by Umihiko Namekawa

Umihiko Namekawa

滑川 海彦

Translator and author in the IT field

Umihiko Namekawa is a Japanese translator and writer on information technology, the internet, and entrepreneurship. Born in Chiba Prefecture, he graduated in law from the University of Tokyo and worked for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government before entering writing and translation. He began…

Book by uminekozawa meron

uminekozawa meron

海猫沢 めろん

Novelist, Writer

Meron Uminekozawa (born 1975) is a Japanese novelist and essayist. Born in Osaka, he made his literary debut in 2004 with "Samakishiki Last Resort." His work spans science fiction, speculative literature, and contemporary culture, while his essays examine artificial intelligence, the internet,…

Book by umino chika

umino chika

羽海野 チカ

Manga artist

Chica Umino is a Japanese manga artist from Adachi, Tokyo. She worked in merchandise design and illustration before making her manga debut in 2000 with “Honey and Clover.” Set among art students sharing an apartment, the series explores unrequited love, doubts about artistic talent, and uncertainty…

Book by UMINO Katsura

UMINO Katsura

海野 桂

Translator

Katsura Umino is a Japanese translator of English-language books on art, history, social welfare, and business. In Camper English’s “Doctors and Distillers,” Umino translated a cultural history tracing relationships between beer, wine, spirits, and medicine through documents and individual lives…

Book by Una Mannion

Una Mannion

ウーナ・マニオン

Novelist

Una Mannion is an American-born novelist based in Ireland. Born in Philadelphia, she lives in County Sligo and holds a PhD from University College Cork. After many years teaching literature and creative writing in Sligo, she joined Trinity College Dublin in 2024. Her novel “Tell Me What I Am”…

Book by UNO Chiyo

UNO Chiyo

宇野 千代

Novelist, essayist

Chiyo Uno (1897–1996) was a Japanese novelist and essayist whose work explored romantic relationships and emotional attachment, alongside accounts of her own experience. Born in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, she graduated from Iwakuni Girls’ High School and began her literary career after winning…

Book by uno shigeki

uno shigeki

宇野 重規

Political scientist, Professor,…

Shigeki Uno (born 1967) is a Japanese political scientist and Professor at the Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo. His research focuses on the history of political thought, political philosophy, and French political thought, with particular emphasis on democracy, liberty, the…

Book by UONOME Santa

UONOME Santa

魚乃目 三太

Manga artist

Santa Uonome (born 1975) is a Japanese manga artist from Nara Prefecture. After graduating from university and working for a construction company, he made his professional debut in 2007 and has since created numerous works connecting food with personal memory. His representative series, "Sensō…

Book by uoto

uoto

魚豊

Manga artist

Uoto (born 1997) is a Japanese manga artist from Tokyo. He made his serialization debut in 2018 with "100 Meters," a story about young runners devoted to the 100-meter sprint. His representative work, "Orb: On the Movements of the Earth," is a historical fiction manga set in fifteenth-century…

Book by urushibara yuki

urushibara yuki

漆原 友紀

Manga artist

Yuki Urushibara is a Japanese manga artist best known for works that explore the relationship between humanity and the natural world. Blending Japanese folklore with quiet, atmospheric storytelling, she creates narratives that evoke mystery, nature, and the rhythms of life. Her best-known work,…

Book by URUSHIMA Minoru

URUSHIMA Minoru

漆嶋 稔

Translator

Minoru Urushima (born 1956) is a Japanese translator whose work includes economics, management, international politics, and Chinese thought and history. Born in Miyazaki Prefecture, he graduated from Kobe University and joined Mitsui Bank, working in Beijing, Hong Kong, Guangdong, and Shanghai…

Book by USAGAWA Akiko

USAGAWA Akiko

宇佐川 晶子

Translator

Akiko Usagawa is a translator of English-language fiction into Japanese. After graduating from Rikkyo University and working for a company, she became a translator. Her work spans mysteries, fantasy, and historical fiction, including books by Mary Higgins Clark and David Eddings. In Amor Towles’s…

Book by usami rin

usami rin

宇佐見 りん

Novelist

Rin Usami (1999–) is a Japanese novelist who began writing as a teenager. Her fiction explores youth, family, identity, and emotional isolation with remarkable psychological insight. After making her debut by winning the Bungei Prize for "Kaka" in 2019, she received the 164th Akutagawa Prize in…

Book by USHIKI Tatsuo

USHIKI Tatsuo

牛木 辰夫

Anatomist

Tatsuo Ushiki is an anatomist who studies tissues and cells with microscopy. Educated at Niigata University, he held appointments at Iwate Medical University and Hokkaido University before returning to Niigata. His public writing introduces the structures revealed by electron microscopy and their…

Book by USHIO Tsuyoshi

USHIO Tsuyoshi

牛尾 剛

Software engineer

Tsuyoshi Ushio (born 1971) is a Japanese software engineer, author, and technology speaker. After graduating from Kansai University, he began his career as a software engineer at a major Japanese systems integrator before becoming an independent consultant specializing in Agile development and…

Book by USUI Tsukasa

USUI Tsukasa

碓井 ツカサ

Manga artist

Tsukasa Usui A Japanese manga artist who created the manga adaptation of Sesujii's mockumentary horror novel "Kinki Chiho no Aru Basho ni Tsuite." The manga translates the novel's documentary-style structure—built from magazine articles, accounts submitted by readers, online message-board posts,…

Book by UTAN Kiyomi

UTAN Kiyomi

宇丹 貴代実

Translator

Kiyomi Utan is a Japanese translator working across science, society, history, memoir, and romantic fiction. Her nonfiction translations include both scientific investigations and accounts of individual experience. She translated Lucy Adlington’s “The Dressmakers of Auschwitz,” which reconstructs…

Book by UTASHIRO Yukiko

UTASHIRO Yukiko

歌代 幸子

Nonfiction writer

Yukiko Utashiro (born 1964) is a Japanese nonfiction writer whose reporting spans sports, biographical reportage, and criminal cases. Born in Niigata Prefecture, she graduated from Gakushuin University and worked as an editor at a publishing company before becoming an independent writer. Her…

Book by utsunomiya naoko

utsunomiya naoko

宇都宮 直子

Nonfiction writer

Naoko Utsunomiya (born 1977) is a Japanese nonfiction writer and journalist. After graduating from Tama Art University and working in publishing, she became a freelance reporter, contributing to magazines such as Josei Seven and Weekly Post. She is known for immersive, long-term reporting on crime,…