Keigo Higashino's 'Galileo Series'

A masterwork detective novel by Keigo Higashino published in 2005. A brilliant mathematician orchestrates a perfect crime to protect a single mother and daughter, but genius physicist Galileo challenges him with logic. Winner of the Naoki Prize for its precise, beautiful plot leveraging mathematics and physics knowledge, combined with profound human drama, establishing itself as a classic of Japanese mystery literature.

Critical activities by Tetsuo Maruoka, a postwar representative of Christian literary criticism. Through deep examination of Shusaku Endo and Catholic literature, he delved into spiritual and faith issues in Japanese literature. His cultivated critical stance influenced many writers and contributed to understanding of Japanese Christian culture.

A mystery series by Keigo Higashino featuring scientific crime-solving methods rooted in physics. Adapted into films and television dramas, it gained a massive audience both domestically and internationally, establishing a new paradigm in Japanese detective fiction and revitalizing the genre.

A mystery series by Keigo Higashino featuring Yukawa Gakuto, a brilliant physicist at Teito University who solves difficult cases using scientific knowledge. The elegance of scientific principles intersects with human mysteries, representing new orthodox mystery fiction. Extensively adapted into TV dramas and films, this series is internationally recognized as representative of contemporary Japanese detective literature.

Endo Shusaku's masterpiece exploring faith and doubt during Japan's period of Christian persecution in the Edo era. It profoundly examines the relationship between God's silence and human suffering, questioning ultimate theological concerns. As a pinnacle of Japanese Catholic literature, it gained international recognition and was adapted into film in 2016.

A poet and fairy tale writer known for 'Night on the Galactic Railroad' and 'The Restaurant of Many Orders.' His unique vision fusing Iwate's nature with cosmic imagination gained recognition posthumously and is considered a treasure of Japanese literature. He influenced many creators including Hayao Miyazaki.

Akutagawa Prize-winning novel by comedian Naoki Matayoshi. Depicting comedians' dreams and setbacks, it became a bestseller with over 3 million copies, creating a social phenomenon of a comedian writing literary fiction.