The second part of Under the Bright Blue Sky completes Morio Kita's two-part novel about Japanese emigrants to Brazil. It follows the hopes, disappointments, and family histories of people who sought a new life on a vast foreign land.

Under Brazil's blue sky, the dreams and realities of emigrants intersect.

Mori is Yaeko Nogami's unfinished posthumous novel. Written late in life, it has strong autobiographical elements and looks back over the experiences and inner life of a woman writer born in the Meiji era.

Memories of nearly a century of life spread like an unfinished forest.

The Discovery of the Brain: A Microcosm within the Brain is Tadanobu Tsunoda's work on the brain and culture. Drawing on questions about the functions of the left and right brain, hearing, language, and cultural difference, it reconsiders the human brain as a small universe.

The book explores the deep ties between language and culture through the workings of the brain.

The 21st Century Warns is a six-volume documentary series by the NHK reporting team. From a late twentieth-century viewpoint, it examines issues facing the twenty-first century, including the environment, family, electronic society, resources, and population.

As a warning for the future, it surveys social and planetary issues from multiple angles.