Red Circle is a specialist communications and publishing company that conducts bespoke projects on behalf of a carefully selected and curated group of leading Japanese authors.

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- Announcement
  
  September 18, 2017
- First volume of new contemporary edition of the world’s oldest novel, The Tale of Genji, by Mitsuyo Kakuta launched to critical acclaim
  
  by Koji Chikatani
  - TOPICS:
  - Mitsuyo Kakuta
  - Author
  - Book Launch
  - Women Writers
  - Women's Fiction
- Announcement
  
  September 8, 2017
- Balestier Press buys worldwide English language rights to Roger Pulvers’ latest novel
  
  by Richard Nathan
  - TOPICS:
  - Roger Pulvers
  - Author
  - Publishing Contract

- News & Views
  
  September 2, 2017
- Bridget Jones and the Chick-Lit of ancient Japan
  
  by Richard Nathan
  - TOPICS:
  - Mitsuyo Kakuta
  - Randy Taguchi
  - Feature
  - Romance
  - Women Writers
  - Women's Fiction
- Announcement
  
  August 27, 2017
- Kazufumi Shiraishi’s latest work launched as a serialized novel in 70th anniversary issue of leading Japanese literary magazine
  
  by Koji Chikatani
  - TOPICS:
  - Kazufumi Shiraishi
  - Author
  - Book Launch
- Announcement
  
  August 23, 2017
- Film adaptation of Roger Pulvers’ novel ‘Star Sand’ officially released at multiple cities across Japan to critical acclaim
  
  by Koji Chikatani
  - TOPICS:
  - Roger Pulvers
  - Author
  - Film Adaptation
  - Fim Launch
- Announcement
  
  August 18, 2017
- The Part of Me That Isn’t Broken Inside by Kazufumi Shiraishi tops Amazon’s charts
  
  by Koji Chikatani
  - TOPICS:
  - Kazufumi Shiraishi
  - Author
  - Book Launch
  - Book Review
- Factbook
  
  August 15, 2017
- One bookstore in Tokyo stocks & sells only one book at a time
  
  by Richard Nathan
  - TOPICS:
  - Book Selling
  - Bookshops
  - Industry
- Factbook
  
  August 14, 2017
- Japan not included on the list of key international publishing locations
  
  by Richard Nathan
  - TOPICS:
  - Publishing
  - Book Fairs
  - Industry
  - IPA
- News & Views
  
  August 5, 2017
- Christ’s Donburi: Christian stories of Japan
  
  by Richard Nathan
  - TOPICS:
  - Feature
  - Christian Fiction
  - Religion
- Announcement
  
  August 2, 2017
- Roger Pulvers’ translation of The Face of Jizo to be used in international essay competition
  
  by Koji Chikatani
  - TOPICS:
  - Roger Pulvers
  - Author
  - Christian Fiction
  - Competition
  - Creative Writing
- Announcement
  
  July 30, 2017
- Fuminori Nakamura the spiritual heir to Kenzaburo Oe according to The Japan Times
  
  by Koji Chikatani
  - TOPICS:
  - Fuminori Nakamura
  - Media Coverage
  - Book Review
- Factbook
  
  July 20, 2017
- Japan’s most expensive book was published in 1984 with a retail price of US$17,000
  
  by Richard Nathan
  - TOPICS:
  - Publishing
  - Industry
  - Retail
  - Science
- Factbook
  
  July 3, 2017
- Most frequently requested novel at Peking University library in 2016 was a translated Japanese crime fiction title
  
  by Richard Nathan
  - TOPICS:
  - Book Buying
  - China
  - Libraries
- Announcement
  
  June 21, 2017
- Back by popular demand! Randy Taguchi’s creative writing class re-launched in Omotesando
  
  by Koji Chikatani
  - TOPICS:
  - Randy Taguchi
  - Author
  - Creative Writing
  - Events

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Meet the Founders

Richard Nathan and Koji Chikatani are two international publishing executives with a wealth of experience who have been friends for more than 20 years. Though fluent in Japanese, Richard has always wanted to read the very best Japanese creative writing in English; and for years it's been Koji's ambition to make the best Japanese contemporary writing accessible to readers outside Japan.