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Payal Kapadia
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 4, 2006
"Regarding the Sink," "Magyk: Septimus Heap Book One"
"Regarding the Sink," Kate Klise, Harcourt; 2005; 127pp.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 7, 2006
"How the Hangman Lost His Heart," "Fish"
"How the Hangman Lost His Heart," K.M. GRANT, Puffin; 2006; 192 pp.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Feb 7, 2006
"Firebird," "Thor's Wedding Day"
"Firebird," Susan Gates, Puffin; 2005; 212pp.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Dec 6, 2005
"The Fish in Room 11," "In my World"
"The Fish in Room 11," Heather Dyer, Chicken House; 2005;160 pp.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Nov 1, 2005
"Chasing Vermeer," "How Hedley Hopkins Did a Dare"
"Chasing Vermeer," Blue Ballietta, Chicken House; 2005; 272 pp.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Oct 4, 2005
"Barkbelly," "The Sign of the Black Dagger"
"Barkbelly," Cat Weatherill, Puffin; 2005; 352 pp.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Sep 1, 2005
"Cross Your Heart, Connie Pickles," "Hunter's Heart"
"Cross Your Heart, Connie Pickles," Sabine Durrant, Puffin Books; 2005; 247 pp.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Jul 17, 2005
There's nothing quite like a good Indian argument
THE ARGUMENTATIVE INDIAN: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity, by Amartya Sen. Penguin, 2005, 356 pp., £25 (cloth). "We do like to speak," admits Amartya Sen, citing a well-known fact about Indians in the opening paragraph of "The Argumentative Indian." But what the Nobel Prize-winning...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Jul 14, 2005
"The Opal Deception," "Solomon Snow and the Stolen Jewel"
"The Opal Deception," Eoin Colfer, Puffin Books; 2005; 344 pp. There's only one person on the planet who can have had more fun than I did reading "The Opal Deception" -- the guy who wrote it.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Jun 30, 2005
"Silverfin," "Baby Touch Playbook"
"Silverfin," Charlie Higson, Puffin Books; 2005; 372 pp. For James Bond's legions of males fans (this possibly includes your father), Charlie Higson's "SilverFin" is news of the best kind. Not for this reviewer, though, who belongs to the female half of the planet and whose grouse is that there are already...
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
May 8, 2005
Window dressing the great divide
THE SARI SHOP, by Rupa Bajwa, W.W. Norton Company, 2005, 224 pp., $13.95 (paper). Indian-ness has ceased to be the flavor of the season, or at least that's what they've been saying in Indian publishing circles. One only wishes this were true. The "Indian experience" is the proverbial dead horse, flogged...
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Apr 28, 2005
"The Mermaid's Manual," "Frozen Billy"
"The Mermaid's Manual," Dawn Applerley, Bloomsbury; 2004; 14 pp. "The Mermaid's Manual" should be a dream come true for many little girls out there. Its vibrant, glittery jacket has a neat press-button on it, which makes this picture-book look like a handy kit for wannabe mermaids.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Apr 7, 2005
"Skinny B, Skaz and Me," "Ice Drift"
"Skinny B, Skaz and Me," John Singleton, Puffin Books; 2005; 274 pp.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Mar 10, 2005
"The Whispering Road," "The Pig in the Spigot"
"The Whispering Road," Livi Michael, Puffin Books; 2005; 336 pp. If you haven't read Charles Dickens yet, what could be a better introduction than Livi Michael's "The Whispering Road"? Michael's first novel for older children imbibes Dickens' influences, dramatic storytelling and colorful characterization...
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Feb 3, 2005
"Pirates!" "Mammalabilia"
"Pirates!" Celia Rees, Bloomsbury; 2004; 296 pp. Celia Rees's "Pirates!" is a gripping read from page one: It gains on you like Blackbeard's fearsome pirate ships, takes you hostage, and holds you without mercy till the last page. Her story of two young women taking to a life at sea as pirates is so...
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Jan 13, 2005
"The Time Wreccas," "Winnie's Magic Wand"
"The Time Wreccas," Val Tyler, Puffin Books; 2005; 338 pp. Children's fiction these days is so all-knowing, so cynical, even, that possibly only a first-time writer can bring back to it the naivete that it has all but lost. Perhaps Val Tyler, author of "The Time Wreccas" has not noticed how popular...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Dec 9, 2004
"Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell," "ABC T-Rex"
"Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell," Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury; 2004; 782 pp.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Nov 4, 2004
"How I Live Now," "News photo"
"How I Live Now," Meg Rosoff, Puffin Books; 2004; 186 pp. When a good writer writes, even if it is their first book, you can "hear" their voice.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Oct 7, 2004
"The End of the Beginning," "Change Your Room"
"The End of the Beginning," Avi Harcourt, Dorling Kindersley; 2004; 140 pp. "Hmmmm," said the ant. "You'll need a lot of questions answered."
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Sep 23, 2004
"The World Came To My Place Today," "Faerie Wars"
"The World Came To My Place Today," Jo Readman and Ley Honor Roberts, Random House; 2004; 24 pp.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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