Books
Books play a big part in our lives. Always have, always will. Besides reading a lot of books (some of which are described in our blog reading matter), we have written two, Ruth’s book on Japanese crafts, John’s on Japanese consumers, contributed chapters to several others, and piled up a modest list of book-length translations. To learn more, follow the links below.
Featured Books
Design Peak 
A compendium of architectural masterpieces by Shuhei Endo, one of Japan’s most innovative modern architectures. It includes criticism and a conversation with architectural historian Frederic Migayrou.
Japan Interactive Advertising Annual 2010
This the second Japan Interactive Advertising Annual for which English was provided by The Word Works celebrates the winners of the 2010 Tokyo Interactive Advertising Awards. The Grand Prix went to the campaign for mixi nengajo ‘mixi Near Year Cards’ in recognition of its transformation of interactive advertising from purely advertising to a money-making service.
Lucie Rie―A Retrospective 
This gorgeous book was produced in connection with a retrospective of the work of Lucie Rie (1902-1995), one of Britain’s greatest 20th century potters, held at the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo.