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.

Latest

- Announcement
  
  May 19, 2018
- Two new editions of Kazufumi Shiraishi’s critically acclaimed novel ‘The Lightless Sea’ released in China and Japan
  
  by Koji Chikatani
  - TOPICS:
  - Kazufumi Shiraishi
  - Author
  - Book Launch
  - Publishing Contract
  - Translation
- News & Views
  
  May 12, 2018
- From Body Art to Literature: Zen and the Art of the Tattoo
  
  by Richard Nathan
  - TOPICS:
  - Feature
  - Culture
  - Steve Jobs

- Announcement
  
  May 2, 2018
- Roger Pulvers to give keynote speech at 2018 Takuboku Festival
  
  by Richard Nathan
  - TOPICS:
  - Roger Pulvers
  - Author
  - Event
  - Events
  - Poetry
  - Translation
- News & Views
  
  April 4, 2018
- Primeval Trolls and Eating Disorders: Grim tales from Japan
  
  by Richard Nathan
  - TOPICS:
  - Roger Pulvers
  - Feature
  - Children's
  - Culture
  - Folk Tales
  - Women's Fiction
- Announcement
  
  March 22, 2018
- Fuminori Nakamura successfully completes multi-city book launch in the German-speaking world
  
  by Richard Nathan
  - TOPICS:
  - Fuminori Nakamura
  - Author
  - Book Launch
  - Book promotion
- Announcement
  
  March 8, 2018
- It’s official: The Red Circle Factbook is now an ‘Encyclopedia’
  
  by Richard Nathan
  - TOPICS:
  - Red Circle
  - Factbook
  - Industry
- News & Views
  
  March 1, 2018
- A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Japanese Surreality: Yasutaka Tsutsui
  
  by Peter Tasker
  - TOPICS:
  - Opinion
  - Culture
  - Science Fiction
  - Short Story
- News & Views
  
  February 23, 2018
- Walking, Talking, Living Dolls: The doll-women of Japan & their literature
  
  by Richard Nathan
  - TOPICS:
  - Fuminori Nakamura
  - Kanji Hanawa
  - Analysis
  - Culture
  - Religion
  - Science Fiction
- Announcement
  
  February 13, 2018
- Randy Taguchi launches a new initiative to support Japan’s numerous small publishers, called ‘Potora’
  
  by Koji Chikatani
  - TOPICS:
  - Randy Taguchi
  - Author
  - Event
  - Book promotion
  - Creative Writing
  - Events
- Announcement
  
  January 29, 2018
- Three major films based on novels by Fuminori Nakamura will be launched in 2018, the first of which, ‘Evil and the Mask’, was released in January
  
  by Koji Chikatani
  - TOPICS:
  - Fuminori Nakamura
  - Author
  - Film Adaptation
  - Fim Launch
- Announcement
  
  January 26, 2018
- Daiwa Foundation to host London book launch for Roger Pulvers’ latest novel, LIV
  
  by Richard Nathan
  - TOPICS:
  - Roger Pulvers
  - Event
  - Book Launch
  - Book promotion
  - Film Adaptation
- News & Views
  
  January 16, 2018
- From Endo to Dylan: TV Ads Bridge the Cultural Divide
  
  by Peter Tasker
  - TOPICS:
  - Opinion
  - Culture
  - Industry
- Announcement
  
  January 5, 2018
- Booksellers across Japan are stocking up on Fuminori Nakamura’s latest novel, ‘R Empire’, a dark dystopian tale that is captivating everyone
  
  by Koji Chikatani
  - TOPICS:
  - Fuminori Nakamura
  - Author
  - Book Launch
  - Book promotion
  - Book Review
- Factbook
  
  January 4, 2018
- Japan’s first detective story was published in 1889
  
  by Richard Nathan
  - TOPICS:
  - Literary History
  - Crime
  - History
  - Mystery
  - Prizes
  - Science Fiction

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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.