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Goodreads "Best Japanese Books" - Page 2

This is a timely update and much longer version of a 2015 challenge posted by Lucas Garibaldi. The works provide insights into Japanese culture and history over several centuries.
Note: By Goodreads' inclusion criteria the list incorporates works by Nobel Prize winners Yasunari Kawabata & Kenzaburō Ōe but not those of Kazuo Ishiguro.
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The Elephant Vanishes (Haruki Murakami)
The Elephant Vanishes (Haruki Murakami)
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Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche
Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche
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Coin Locker Babies (Ryū Murakami)
Coin Locker Babies (Ryū Murakami)
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In Praise of Shadows (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki)
In Praise of Shadows (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki)
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The Sound of Waves (Yukio Mishima)
The Sound of Waves (Yukio Mishima)
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Real World (Natsuo Kirino)
Real World (Natsuo Kirino)
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Naomi (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki)
Naomi (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki)
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The Sound of the Mountain (Yasunari Kawabata)
The Sound of the Mountain (Yasunari Kawabata)
49
Botchan (Natsume Sōseki)
Botchan (Natsume Sōseki)
50
Asleep (Banana Yoshimoto)
Asleep (Banana Yoshimoto)
51
Geisha, a Life (Mineko Iwasaki)
Geisha, a Life (Mineko Iwasaki)
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Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window (Tetsuko Kuroyanagi)
Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window (Tetsuko Kuroyanagi)
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Runaway Horses (Yukio Mishima)
Runaway Horses (Yukio Mishima)
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Amrita (Banana Yoshimoto)
Amrita (Banana Yoshimoto)
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The Master of Go (Yasunari Kawabata)
The Master of Go (Yasunari Kawabata)
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N.P (Banana Yoshimoto)
N.P (Banana Yoshimoto)
57
The Setting Sun (Osamu Dazai)
The Setting Sun (Osamu Dazai)
58
The Silent Cry (Kenzaburo Oe)
The Silent Cry (Kenzaburo Oe)
59
Some Prefer Nettles (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki)
Some Prefer Nettles (Jun'ichirō Tanizaki)
60
Hear the Wind Sing (Haruki Murakami)
Hear the Wind Sing (Haruki Murakami)
61
The Box Man (Kobo Abe)
The Box Man (Kobo Abe)
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Audition (Ryu Murakami)
Audition (Ryu Murakami)
63
Strange Weather in Tokyo (Hiromi Kawakami)
Strange Weather in Tokyo (Hiromi Kawakami)
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The Book of Tea (Kakuzo Okakura)
The Book of Tea (Kakuzo Okakura)
65
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids (Kenzaburō Ōe)
Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids (Kenzaburō Ōe)
66
Goth (Otsuichi)
Goth (Otsuichi)
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The Old Capital (Yasunari Kawabata)
The Old Capital (Yasunari Kawabata)
68
Forbidden Colors (Yukio Mishima)
Forbidden Colors (Yukio Mishima)
69
House of the Sleeping Beauties and Other Stories (Yasunari Kawabata)
House of the Sleeping Beauties and Other Stories (Yasunari Kawabata)
70
Almost Transparent Blue (Ryū Murakami)
Almost Transparent Blue (Ryū Murakami)
71
Uzumaki (Junji Ito)
Uzumaki (Junji Ito)
72
Snakes and Earrings (Hitomi Kanehara)
Snakes and Earrings (Hitomi Kanehara)
73
Sanshirō (Natsume Sōseki)
Sanshirō (Natsume Sōseki)
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Death in Midsummer and Other Stories (Yukio Mishima)
Death in Midsummer and Other Stories (Yukio Mishima)
75
The Samurai's Garden (Gail Tsukiyama)
The Samurai's Garden (Gail Tsukiyama)
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The Waiting Years (Fumiko Enchi)
The Waiting Years (Fumiko Enchi)
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Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination (Edogawa Rampo)
Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination (Edogawa Rampo)
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The Three-Cornered World (Natsume Sōseki)
The Three-Cornered World (Natsume Sōseki)
79
The Diary of Lady Murasaki (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Diary of Lady Murasaki (Murasaki Shikibu)
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All You Need Is Kill (Hiroshi Sakurazaka)
All You Need Is Kill (Hiroshi Sakurazaka)
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