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Book by W. G. Sebald

W. G. Sebald

W・G・ゼーバルト

Novelist

W. G. Sebald (1944–2001) was a German-born writer and literary scholar whose innovative works blurred the boundaries between fiction, memoir, history, travel writing, and photography. After settling in the United Kingdom, he taught for many years at the University of East Anglia while developing a…

Book by wada ryo

wada ryo

和田 竜

Screenwriter, Novelist

Ryō Wada (born 1969) is a Japanese novelist and screenwriter best known for his historical fiction. Drawing on historical events, he brings figures from Japan's Sengoku period to life through vivid storytelling and memorable characters. His debut novel, "Nobō no Shiro" ("The Floating Castle"),…

Book by WADA Takashi

WADA Takashi

和田 隆

Film journalist, producer

Takashi Wada (1974–) is a Japanese film journalist and producer. He joined Bunka Tsushin in 1997 and spent seventeen years reporting for a film-industry newspaper, covering Japanese and international productions, major studios and independent companies, distributors, cinemas, and filmmakers. After…

Book by WADA Yuko

WADA Yuko

和田 侑子

Translator

Yuko Wada is a Japanese translator whose work covers design, art, and food culture. She graduated from Waseda University’s School of Social Sciences, worked in design and advertising book editing and corporate translation, and became a freelance English translator in 2002. Her translation of “The…

Book by wakabayashi masayasu

wakabayashi masayasu

若林 正恭

Manzai artist, comedian, host, actor

Masayasu Wakabayashi (born 1978) is a Japanese comedian, television host, actor, and essayist. He is best known as one half of the comedy duo Audrey, where he serves as the straight man (tsukkomi). Renowned for his thoughtful humor and keen observations of everyday life, he has become one of…

Book by WAKAMATSU Hiroshi

WAKAMATSU Hiroshi

若松 寛

Historian, Mongolian history researcher

Hiroshi Wakamatsu (1937–2019) was a Japanese historian and one of Japan's foremost scholars of Mongolian history. After completing his doctoral studies at Kyoto University, he served as Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Letters at Kyoto Prefectural University and later as Professor at Kyoto…

Book by WAKI Hideyo

WAKI Hideyo

脇 英世

Information technology researcher/author

Hideyo Waki is a researcher and author on computing and information technology who taught at Tokyo Denki University. His writing ranges from explanations of computer networks to the history and leadership of technology companies, connecting technical developments with the people and organizations…

Book by WAKUI Manabu

WAKUI Manabu

涌井 学

Nonfiction writer, Writer

Manabu Wakui is a Japanese nonfiction writer and author best known for his novelizations of films and works of narrative nonfiction. His writing is distinguished by meticulous research and an ability to translate cinematic storytelling into compelling prose while deepening the emotional and…

Book by Walter A. McDougall

Walter A. McDougall

ウォルター・A・マクドゥーガル

Historian

Walter A. McDougall (born 1946) is an American historian whose research encompasses U.S. diplomatic history, international relations, technology policy, and the history of the Pacific world. After teaching at the University of California, Berkeley, he joined the University of Pennsylvania as a…

Book by Walter Isaacson

Walter Isaacson

ウォルター・アイザックソン

Writer, Journalist

Walter Isaacson (born 1952) is an American journalist and biographer. He has served as editor of Time magazine and chairman and CEO of CNN, and is currently a professor at Tulane University. Internationally acclaimed for his biographies of influential figures in science, technology, innovation, and…

Book by Walter Jackson Bate

Walter Jackson Bate

ウォルター・ジャクソン・ベイト

English literature researcher,…

Walter Jackson Bate was a scholar of English literature, criticism and biography whose Harvard career extended over half a century. John Keats connected the poet's life with the formation of his work and won the Pulitzer Prize. The Burden of the Past and the English Poet considered the pressure…

Book by Walter Mischel

Walter Mischel

ウォルター・ミシェル

Psychologist, personality theory/social…

Walter Mischel (1930–2018) was an Austrian-born American psychologist and Professor at Columbia University. He was a leading figure in personality psychology and the study of self-control, best known for the famous "marshmallow test," which examined how delayed gratification relates to later life…

Book by Ward Just

Ward Just

ウォード・ジャスト

Novelist, Journalist

Ward Just (1935–2019) was an American novelist and journalist. After reporting on the Vietnam War, he turned to fiction that explored how politics shapes personal lives. His novel Jack Gance (『大統領をめざした少年』) follows a man drawn to political ambition. Echo House (『Echo House』, untranslated into…

Book by washida kiyokazu

washida kiyokazu

鷲田 清一

Philosopher

Kiyokazu Washida (born 1949) is a Japanese philosopher specializing in phenomenology, clinical philosophy, and ethics. Born in Kyoto, he graduated from Kyoto University’s Faculty of Letters in 1972 and left its doctoral programme in 1977 after completing the required coursework. He taught and…

Book by WATANABE Eri

WATANABE Eri

渡邊 英理

Researcher of modern and contemporary…

Eri Watanabe is a Japanese literary scholar and critic born in Kumamoto Prefecture and raised in Kagoshima Prefecture. She is a professor in the Graduate School of Humanities at Osaka University, specializing in modern Japanese literature, critical theory, and literature as a form of thought. Her…

Book by WATANABE Junnosuke

WATANABE Junnosuke

渡辺 準之助

Medical writer

Junnosuke Watanabe coauthored an accessible guide to blood with Shigeru Sasakawa. The book covers the functions of blood, testing, donation, and transfusion. It connects knowledge from medical practice with questions about everyday health.

Book by WATANABE Mari

WATANABE Mari

渡邊 真里

Translator

Mari Watanabe translates English-language books on science, history, society, and visual culture. She graduated from Hosei University’s Faculty of Letters and worked for a software-development company and a translation company before becoming independent. In Jay Van Bavel and Dominic J. Packer’s…

Book by WATANABE Masako

WATANABE Masako

渡邉 雅子

Sociologist, logical thinking and…

Masako Watanabe (born 1960) is a Japanese sociologist and Professor at the Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University. She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from Columbia University and previously held research positions at the Institute of Social Science, The University of…

Book by WATANABE Masao

WATANABE Masao

渡辺 正雄

Science historian

Masao Watanabe was a historian of science who taught at the University of Tokyo and other institutions. His work examines science within cultural history, including the relationship between scientific inquiry and Christianity. It presents scientific development in the context of society and ideas.

Book by watanabe masataka

watanabe masataka

渡辺 政隆

Science writer, Translator

Masataka Watanabe (born 1955) is a Japanese science writer and translator specializing in science communication, the history of science, and evolutionary biology. He completed graduate studies in agricultural science at the University of Tokyo. His translations of Darwin’s “On the Origin of…

Book by WATANABE Michito

WATANABE Michito

渡辺 理人

Computer-related authors

Michito Watanabe contributed to an introductory Japanese book on computer viruses. The coauthored work explains their mechanisms and basic countermeasures, helping users understand security problems and consider appropriate responses.

Book by WATANABE Noriko

WATANABE Noriko

渡部 典子

Translator

Noriko Watanabe is a Japanese translator, writer, and editor of business books, with a focus on management and marketing. After completing graduate studies in business administration at Keio University, she worked for training service companies before becoming independent. In her translation of…

Book by WATANABE Osamu

WATANABE Osamu

渡辺 治

Computer Scientist

Osamu Watanabe is a computer scientist studying computational complexity, algorithms, and computational learning theory. His work at the Tokyo Institute of Technology examines the possibilities and limits of computation. He has also helped introduce computer science to wider audiences through…

Book by WATANABE Shigeo

WATANABE Shigeo

渡邊 重夫

Library and information scientist

Shigeo Watanabe (born 1943) is a Japanese library and information scientist. After serving as Professor at Fuji Women's University, he taught at Hokkaido University of Education and other institutions, specializing in school libraries, intellectual freedom, and children's rights to learn and access…

Book by WATANABE Taiyo

WATANABE Taiyo

渡部 大羊

Manga artist

Taiyo Watabe is a Japanese manga artist. After publishing one-shot works including “Matsumoto Kyodai,” “Saudade ni Kuchizukete,” and “Chokoku Otome” on Shonen Jump+, Watabe began serializing “Home at the Horizon” in 2025. The series placed fourth in the 2026 Manga Taisho and is also distributed…

Book by WATANABE Taku

WATANABE Taku

渡邉 琢

Japan Independent Living Center…

Taku Watanabe (born 1975) is a Japanese researcher and practitioner specializing in disability rights and care work. After earning a master's degree in philosophy from Kyoto University, he joined the Japan Council on Independent Living Centers (JCIL), where he has worked to support independent…

Book by watanabe tamotsu

watanabe tamotsu

渡辺 保

Kabuki research, critic

Tamotsu Watanabe (born 1936) is a Japanese theater critic and Kabuki scholar from Tokyo. After graduating from Keio University with a degree in economics, he worked in Toho’s theatrical division and began his career as a critic in 1965 with “Kabuki ni Joyu o.” His criticism ranges from Kabuki to…

Book by WATANABE Toshiya

WATANABE Toshiya

渡部 俊也

Intellectual property management…

Toshiya Watanabe (born 1959) is Vice President of Institute of Science Tokyo and a Visiting Professor at the Institute for Future Initiatives, the University of Tokyo. Specializing in intellectual property management, innovation policy, and technology management, his research focuses on…

Book by WATANABE Tsutomu

WATANABE Tsutomu

渡辺 努

Economist, macroeconomics/international…

Tsutomu Watanabe (born 1959) is a Japanese economist specializing in macroeconomics, international finance, and corporate finance. After graduating from the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Bank of Japan and later served as a professor at Hitotsubashi University before becoming a professor at…

Book by WATANABE Yasushi

WATANABE Yasushi

渡辺 保史

Journalist/Writer

Yasushi Watanabe worked as a journalist and writer and taught science communication at Hokkaido University. His activities examined how knowledge about information technology and environmental science can reach wider audiences, connecting specialist fields with public understanding and…

Book by WATARAI Keiko

WATARAI Keiko

渡会 圭子

Translator

Keiko Watarai (born 1963) is a Japanese translator of nonfiction on psychology, science, and social thought. She graduated from Sophia University’s Faculty of Letters. Her translation of Veronica O’Keane’s work on memory explores how neuroscience and psychiatry illuminate the connections between…

Book by WC Ryan

WC Ryan

W・C・ライアン

Novelist

W. C. Ryan is an Irish novelist who also writes as William Ryan, the name associated with his Captain Korolev crime series set in 1930s Moscow. Before becoming a full-time writer, he worked in legal roles for multinational banks in London. He has also taught creative writing at universities and…

Book by Wen Yujou

Wen Yujou

温 又柔

Novelist

Wen Yujou (born 1980) is a Taiwanese-born Japanese novelist. Born in Taipei, she moved to Japan with her family at the age of three and writes primarily in Japanese. A graduate of Hosei University, her work explores identity, language, migration, family, and memory, drawing on her experiences of…

Book by Wendy Erskine

Wendy Erskine

ウェンディ・アースキン

Novelist

Wendy Erskine is a Northern Irish novelist and short-story writer who has combined writing with teaching English and drama at a secondary school in Belfast. Applying to a six-month fiction workshop run by The Stinging Fly prompted her to begin writing sustained short fiction, and her work…

Book by Wendy S. Walters

Wendy S. Walters

ウェンディ・S・ウォルターズ

Poet, essayist, cultural critic

Wendy S. Walters is an American poet, essayist, and cultural critic. She directs the nonfiction concentration at Columbia University’s School of the Arts, where her writing and research move across literature, visual art, architecture, and history. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she co-curated…

Book by Wendy Warren

Wendy Warren

ウェンディ・ウォーレン

Historian, Associate Professor at…

Wendy Warren is an American historian. She is a professor of history at Princeton University, where she specializes in colonial North American history, the Atlantic world, slavery, and the history of race. Her research focuses particularly on seventeenth-century New England and the experiences of…

Book by Whitney Chadwick

Whitney Chadwick

ホイットニー・チャドウィック

Art historian

Whitney Chadwick (born 1943) is an American art historian, educator, and one of the world's leading scholars of feminist art history. After earning a B.A. from Middlebury College and a Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University, she taught at San Francisco State University, where she is now Professor…

Book by Wil Haygood

Wil Haygood

ウィル・ヘイグッド

Journalist, Biographer

Wil Haygood is an American journalist and biographer. He worked as a reporter and correspondent for The Boston Globe and The Washington Post and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He now teaches journalism and nonfiction at his alma mater, Miami University, as a distinguished…

Book by Wilko Graf von Hardenberg

Wilko Graf von Hardenberg

ウィルコ・グラフ・フォン・ハル…

Historian

Wilko Graf von Hardenberg is a historian of science and the environment. He leads the project "The Sound of Nature: Soundscapes and Environmental Awareness, 1750–1950" at Humboldt University in Berlin, where his research explores the history of environmental knowledge, measurement, and policy. His…

Book by William Broad

William Broad

ウイリアム・ブロード

Science journalist

William J. Broad (born 1951) is an American science journalist. He holds a master’s degree in the history of science from the University of Wisconsin and worked for Science magazine before joining The New York Times. His reporting examines the relationships between science, technology, and society.…

Book by William D. Cohan

William D. Cohan

ウィリアム・D・コーハン

Business writer

William D. Cohan (born 1960) is an American financial journalist and author. Before becoming a writer, he spent seventeen years on Wall Street as an investment banker, working at firms including Lazard Frères, Merrill Lynch, and JPMorgan Chase. He has written extensively about Wall Street,…

Book by William Davis

William Davis

ウィリアム・デイヴィス

Physician

William Davis is an American cardiologist, author, and health advocate. After many years in clinical cardiology, he shifted his focus to preventive medicine, nutrition, and the role of diet in chronic disease. Davis is best known for arguing that modern wheat and ultra-processed foods contribute to…

Book by William Durant

William Durant

ウィリアム・デュラント

Writer, Historian, Philosopher

William Durant (1885–1981) was an American historian, philosopher, and author. After studying at Saint Peter's University and beginning his career as a philosophy teacher, he devoted himself to writing. Together with his wife, Ariel Durant, he authored the monumental eleven-volume "The Story of…

Book by William Gaddis

William Gaddis

ウィリアム・ギャディス

Novelist

William Gaddis (1922–1998) was an American novelist who used densely layered dialogue to portray a society driven by money and power. JR (『JR』), in which an eleven-year-old boy builds a sprawling business through financial speculation, won the 1976 National Book Award. His satire of a society…

Book by William Quinn

William Quinn

ウィリアム・クイン

Market manipulation/stock market/bubble…

William Quinn is a financial and economic historian and Senior Lecturer in Finance at Queen’s Business School, Queen’s University Belfast. His research focuses on historical financial bubbles, stock markets, fraud, and market manipulation. In “Boom and Bust: A Global History of Financial Bubbles,”…

Book by William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

ウィリアム・シェイクスピア

Writer, Poet

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor. Widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and world literature, he had an unparalleled influence on literature, theater, and the development of the English language. Shakespeare wrote tragedies,…

Book by William Shaw

William Shaw

ウィリアム・ショー

Novelist, Journalist

William Shaw is a British novelist and journalist. Beginning as an assistant editor at the music magazine ZigZag, he covered music and culture for publications including The Observer and The New York Times and published several nonfiction books. His debut novel, “A Song from Dead Lips” (2013),…

Book by William Shawcross

William Shawcross

ウィリアム・ショークロス

Journalist

William Shawcross (born 1946) is a British journalist whose work covers international conflict, diplomacy, humanitarian aid, and the media. In “Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon, and the Destruction of Cambodia,” he draws on government documents and extensive interviews to examine the Nixon…

Book by William T. Vollmann

William T. Vollmann

ウィリアム・T・ヴォルマン

Novelist, Journalist, Essayist

William T. Vollmann (1959–) is an American novelist, journalist, and essayist. Born in Los Angeles, he studied comparative literature at Cornell University and later reported from Afghanistan, Cambodia, Somalia, Iraq, and other regions affected by war. His “Seven Dreams” series examines encounters…

Book by William von Hippel

William von Hippel

ウィリアム・フォン・ヒッペル

Social psychologist

William von Hippel is a social psychologist whose research examines evolutionary psychology, social intelligence, and implicit social cognition. Raised in Alaska, he earned a BA in psychology from Yale University in 1985 and a PhD in social psychology from the University of Michigan in 1990. He…

Book by William W. Warner

William W. Warner

ウィリアム・W・ワーナー

Biologist

William W. Warner (1934–2006) was an American author and journalist best known for his writings on maritime history, environmental history, and the culture of the Chesapeake Bay. Combining meticulous historical research with firsthand observation, he explored the relationship between people,…

Book by Wordcraft

Wordcraft

ワ－ドクラフト

Editing group

Wordcraft is an editorial group credited with books on using personal computers. Its publications introduce readers to operating computers and making practical use of software and networks. The group’s work includes Japanese guides to Macintosh and Windows systems.

Book by Wren Nishina

Wren Nishina

仁科 斂

Novelist, translator, researcher,…

Ren Nishina (born 1994) is a Japanese novelist and translator who grew up in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and London. After completing the Philosophy, Politics and Economics program at the University of Oxford, Nishina entered the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tokyo and became a…