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Best Japanese Fiction Books

Here's a list of some of my most favorite Japanese fiction books of all time. How many have you read?
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Strange Weather in Tokyo (Hiromi Kawakami)
Strange Weather in Tokyo
1
Hiromi Kawakami
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
2
Sayaka Murata
The Travelling Cat Chronicles (Hiro Arikawa)
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
3
Hiro Arikawa
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Toshikazu Kawaguchi)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
4
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
The Housekeeper and the Professor (Yoko Ogawa)
The Housekeeper and the Professor
5
Yoko Ogawa
In the Miso Soup (Ryu Murakami)
In the Miso Soup
6
Ryu Murakami
Sweet Bean Paste (Durian Sukegawa)
Sweet Bean Paste
7
Durian Sukegawa
Tokyo Ueno Station (Miri Yu)
Tokyo Ueno Station
8
Miri Yu
Men Without Women (Haruki Murakami)
Men Without Women
9
Haruki Murakami
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
Kitchen
10
Banana Yoshimoto
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle
11
Haruki Murakami
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
12
Haruki Murakami
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
13
Haruki Murakami
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Haruki Murakami)
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
14
Haruki Murakami
Kokoro (Natsume Soseki)
Kokoro
15
Natsume Soseki
The Memory Police (Yōko Ogawa)
The Memory Police
16
Yōko Ogawa
The Diving Pool (Yoko Ogawa)
The Diving Pool
17
Yoko Ogawa
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