Non-fiction about life in Japan

thechanger

Can anyone recommend interesting non-fiction either set in Japan, or based on some aspect of Japanese culture?

Two examples that I enjoyed are:

• Haruki Murakami - Underground [About Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway]
• Niall Murtagh - Blue eyed salaryman [Life in corporate Japan]

Thanks

ps. I'm not looking for travel books.

hibby

Just so this thread isn't completely ignored, I will say that I read and enjoyed both of those books, but wasn't able to think of any other examples.

There is one book I enjoyed. I know you said "not travel books" but this is not a travel book as such (despite the name):
http://www.amazon.com/Travelers-Tales-Guides-Japan-Stories/dp/188521104X

It is a collection of true stories and anecdotes by foreigners living in Japan and some of them are really entertaining.

shindig-jp

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2165416/Police-investigate-man-22-cooked-genitals-served-paying-diners-committed-crime.html?ito=feeds-newsxml


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JapanZone

Dogs and Demons: Tales from the Dark Side of Japan - Alex Kerr
You Gotta Have Wa - Robert Whiting
The Roads to Sata: A 2000-Mile Walk Through Japan - Alan Booth (highly recommended!)
Looking for the Lost: Journeys Through a Vanishing Japan - Alan Booth (not quite as good, but worth a read)
Dave Barry Does Japan - Dave Barry (light reading)