Past events

Keigo Higashino, the celebrated mystery writer with ties to Aichi, who recently passed away to much regret. Let’s talk about your favorite works by Keigo Higashino. This time we will take the film-adapted and much-talked-about 'Swan and the Bat' as the assigned book. Keigo Higashino fans and mystery fans alike, please join us. The event is hosted by Mephisto Prize-winning author Kenji Kuroda, a devoted fan of Keigo Higashino.

This is the second installment of Henri Ohara and Ruko's love-of-reading talk. The two unabashed book obsessives will once again gush about their passion for reading — from the one book that hooked them, to favorite authors, when and where they read, their reading histories, and recent recommendations. Chances are you'll start looking at the unread stacks in your room with new fondness! A signing will be held after the talk.

This is an event (a tanka meeting) for beginners interested in tanka and uta-kai. Please compose one tanka on the theme "Books" in advance (it's OK if you don't explicitly mention "books" in the poem) and send it as a message to the X account @seihitsudou. Deadline: October 10.

Tell us about a book you know absolutely nothing about. A reading group where participants imaginatively share and discuss plot summaries of books they haven't actually read.

Host: Tete This is a book club hosted by Tete who wants it to be a relaxed, fun time rather than a formal book presentation. The theme this time is "The One Book That Changed Your Life" — tell us which book changed your life!

This session of the tanka reading group will focus on Shuta Fujii's first tanka collection, Perspective. The host is tanka poet Satsuki Suzuki. Please bring a copy of the collection on the day.

Do you have a cookbook that's indispensable, a favorite you can't put down? Share your top-recommended recipes you want everyone to know, recipes you'd like to try next, and lovely cookbooks. Bring your cookbooks and let's talk about cooking. The host is Chiharu.

Journalist Shinichi Ikeo, an editorial board member of the Chunichi Shimbun (Tokyo bureau), will be invited to commemorate the publication of his latest book, 'Children on Provisional Release: Targets of Japan First'. Through his reporting on children and their families who, despite being born and raised in Japan, are not permitted by national and local governments to live in Japan because they lack residence status—and therefore cannot envision future dreams—we will hear in detail about the realities and problems of Japan's immigration policies.

It had been scheduled for June, but due to a typhoon it has been rescheduled to Saturday, September 26 at 14:00. Those who applied in June, please apply again. Also, the second session has been set for Saturday, November 28 at 14:00, and an event page has been created, so please check that information and apply. For this first session, the talk will cover Nagoya's yūkaku from the Keichō era through the Meiji period. The lecturers will be members of the Tokai Yūri History Research Group.

A tanka gathering hosted by tanka poet Miyako Asai. This event is open to tanka beginners and to those who have never tried composing tanka before. If you will participate, please compose one tanka and send it by email to [email protected] by September 24. The theme is free. Please note that drinks will not be sold on the day, so bring your own beverages.

A gathering for readings of Yodaka Some's original poems and conversation.

Isn't today's publishing world becoming a kind of “print macho”? Reading only in printed characters—difficult words and kanji—is not the only form of reading. By expanding ways of reading beyond the conventional frame of “reading”—comics, graphic works, audiobooks, etc.—we can lower the barriers to reading and increase readership. We will hold a talk and signing event to celebrate the publication of publishing journalist Kazufumi Iida's latest book, "An Introduction to 'Yuru Reading' for 90% of Japanese."

"We wanted to provide a venue for people with a short history of composing tanka to present!" This project started from that passionate desire. Two tanka poets who were responsible for planning, editing, and publishing will talk about their motivations. Speakers are Satsuki Suzuki and Bunchō Nagai, with guest Hiroyuki Ogiwara. Please note the event's end time may be subject to change.

Noran Nijino, who made a striking major debut with 'Sono Humming wa 7' at KADOKAWA. Her new book, 'Akari no Tomoru Hello', which the author says is her favorite work, has been published by her local Nagoya publisher Sakurayama-sha. To commemorate the publication, we will hold an author talk and signing event. On the day there will be a reading by Tomoko Shio. Please look forward to it.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nishio-born poet Noriko Ibaraki. We will welcome Makoto Kumagai, principal of Anjo Gakuen High School, who has published "Poet Noriko Ibaraki: The Girl from Nishio" (Fubaisha), and hear him speak about the book. The interviewer will be Keiko Yamamoto, a former NHK commentator and journalist.

Reading and writing are two sides of the same coin. Understanding a writer's perspective makes reading even more enjoyable. From what viewpoints does an editor read a work? Behind-the-scenes stories a must-listen for anyone aiming for newcomer awards. Lecturer profile — Hisayuki Arai Born in 1969 in Tokyo and raised in Chiba Prefecture. Graduated from Kyoto University Faculty of Law. While at university he belonged to the Detective Fiction Study Group (Kyoto University Mystery Club). He joined Shinchosha in 1993. After editing magazines and trade paperback books, he served for six years from 2010 as editor-in-chief of Shosetsu Shincho. He is currently Head of the Publishing Department. Major titles he has edited include Yoru no Picnic (Riku Onda), Juryoku Pierrot (Kotaro Isaka), Bottleneck (Honobu Yonezawa), Himawari no Sakanai Natsu (Shusuke Michio), and the anthology "Story Seller", among others. Last year the book he edited, Ushinawareta Kao (Tomoya Sakurada), won three crowns in the mystery rankings.

Would you like to chat about tanka while snacking with Some Yodaka? If you'd like to participate, please compose one tanka and send it to our X account @NBC_horiebldg or by email to [email protected] by August 3.

Shugo Noguchi, a leading researcher on reading accessibility at Aoyama Gakuin University (Library and Information Science), and Koji Fujisaka, a former library director turned bookseller who helped realize libraries that are more than just places to borrow books together with citizens and librarians, will have an in-depth conversation about the possibilities of libraries that can only be understood through practice and the potential reading accessibility brings to books.

This is the 4th Nagoya Station West Literary Marche. The exhibitors this time are as follows (in no particular order): Humming Kenkyujo Konya wa Koko de Shiori o Hon no Umimeru Saraba Dotoku koboshiyasan Kuragesha Seihitsudo Nagoya SF Anthology Those are the exhibitors. The venue is ナゴヤブックセンター, 2nd floor, Gallery N2.

We will welcome Kumiko Shindo, the leading authority on Fusae Ichikawa studies who recently published 'A Biographical Study of Fusae Ichikawa', and ask her about what she wanted to convey to readers through her research on Fusae Ichikawa, the most prominent postwar politician to come from Aichi Prefecture. The interviewer will be journalist Keiko Yamamoto, a former NHK commentator.

This is a tanka gathering for beginners. The host is Chiharu Itō, supported by Satsuki Suzuki. If you would like to participate, please compose one tanka on the theme 'Nagoya' in advance (it's OK whether or not you explicitly include 'Nagoya' in the poem) and email it to [email protected] ⇨ Please send your email to the Ekinishi Small Tanka Gathering (by July 10).

This is a talk and signing event with Kenji Kuroda, whose new book Kanzen Misshitsu no Matryoshka: Mystery in the Mystery will be published in June by Seikaisha FICTIONS. He will speak at length about his latest work and about Nagoya as a puzzle-solving city.

This is a tanka gathering for those who want to start writing tanka or have just begun. Why not try composing tanka together? Please feel free to join us. The organizer is tanka poet Miyako Asai, who received the Mahiruno Prize. If you wish to participate, please compose one tanka and email it to [email protected] by July 1. Don't forget to include your name. Beginners are welcome to try composing in the 5-7-5-7-7 rhythm.

Hiroshi Tanaka, who has had a wide-ranging career at Bungeishunju—from a weekly magazine reporter to marketing—will investigate the current state of bookstores and discuss with participants the future of bookstores that emerges from that investigation.

Hosted by Tete; co-hosted by ナゴヤブックセンター Tete is an avid reader who works in sales and reads about 200 books a year. Their reading covers novels, essays, and non-fiction, and they pick up whatever books catch their interest. This reading group warmly welcomes book lovers, of course, but also those who have just started reading and aren’t sure what to read, and people who don’t have fellow book lovers around and therefore can’t talk about books. Want to casually talk about books? Please feel free to join us. ＊ナゴヤブックセンター does not tolerate any form of discrimination or violent behavior＊

"The Bookstores of the Empire" — To commemorate winning the 38th Tetsuro Watsuji Cultural Award (General Category), Nagoya University will hold a talk and signing event with Professor Yoshitaka Hibi!

An easy-to-understand talk about how Nagoya's yūkaku changed over time, including explanations of relevant terms. The lecturer is the Tokai Yūri History Research Group.

We will welcome Daiji Kawanaka, a reporter who has attracted attention as a journalist for the Japan Junior High School Newspaper, and hear his thoughts on citizens and politics.

Covered streams, kappa, water-distribution towers and water-supply towers, roof deities — introducing the slightly unusual scenes and endearing things hidden in everyday life in and around Nagoya.

This is a tanka class for beginners — from people trying tanka for the first time to those who have tried composing a few poems. The instructor is Miyako Asai, a tanka poet who has received the Mahiru-no Prize. Please feel free to join us.

To commemorate the publication of Kozue Arakawa's first tanka collection 'Hi o Yoseru' (Bringing the Fire Closer), we will hold a talk and signing event.

This is a talk event where book lovers Henri Ohara and Ruko talk at length about their love of reading. Enjoy the conversation between the two, who read widely across genres. After the event there will be a signing session with both of them.

We will hold a talk and signing event to celebrate the publication of "Awoharism: A Selection of Early Tanka by Hiroyuki Ogihara", published by Sayusha.

A history talk event by Seishiro Mizuno, a history writer born and based in Nagoya. He will present a new theory on the Battle of Okehazama.

Seven groups will be exhibiting at the ナゴヤブックセンター 2nd-floor gallery!

A talk and signing event to commemorate the publication of 'The Flamingo on the Silver Rink', the new book by Nagoya-based author Noran Nijino.

This is a talk and signing event with mystery writer Tadashi Ota, who publishes the micro-novel zine 'Arifureta Houseki'.

Ruko, who has become engrossed in day labor jobs, working in over 250 different places because of the joy of meeting new people every day, will listen to your labor-related concerns! If you have any issues to discuss, please send your work-related worries anonymously from the 'inquiry' section when signing up. Ruko will think them over together with you on the day.

A talk event by Masahiro Okada, author of "Caregiving Murmurs"

A service to visualize ZINEs being created across Japan, along with their creators and the shops or events that distribute them, aiming to create new encounters between you and ZINEs. ZINDIES is starting! The planners and developers will talk about the goals of this new service.

A talk event by Yuzuha Hosaka. Participation fee: ¥500. Capacity: 20 people. Please bring one paperback book you recommend.

A talk event to celebrate the publication of Tomomi Hayashi's first solo book 'Living Gently: Shape of Happiness,' hosted by the personality of the radio welfare program 'With Tomomi.' General: 1000 yen + 1 drink, Librarians, Booksellers, Students: 500 yen + 1 drink

The NHK New Project X broadcast stirred a significant response on the false charge incident, the Shiga Respirator Case, with reporters from Chunichi Shimbun persistently uncovering the truth behind the crime committed by a national institution. We will hear an in-depth account from those directly involved.

We will hear from Professor Nachi Inoue, a full-time lecturer at Kinki University (Library and Information Science), about copyright issues to be aware of when making ZINES. Participation fee: 1000 yen.

Latest information on children's ADHD treatment presented by Dr. Shuichi Kato. Admission fee: 500 yen per person, accompanying family members and children are free.

We will talk with Ruko-san, who left a company she joined as a new graduate and got deeply involved in daily part-time jobs through Timee, working at 180 different places in a year. Participation fee is 1000 yen. Sign up here: https://peatix.com/event/4671292