A review by mystifiedbulb22
The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories by Jay Rubin

4.0

A fun, diverse collection of stories overall. I'd maybe advise against reading the stories in order as the final thematic section on disasters became quite a slog to read. My fave stories:
- The Smile of a Mountain Witch by Ohba Minako
- Peaches by Abe Akira
- The Tale of the House of Physics by Yoko Ogawa
- Factory Town by Betsuyaku Minoru
- Dreams of Love etc. By Kawakami Meiko
- Hell Screen by Akutagawa Ryunosuke
- Filling up With Sugar by Sawanishi Yuten
- Planting by Matsuda Aoko
- Same as Always by Sato Yuya