The Ichigenkin is Tomiko Miyao’s novel about women whose pride and passion are bound to the one-stringed koto of Tosa. The story follows the severity of transmitting a traditional art through family, discipleship, and changing times.

The sound of a single string carries women’s pride and obsession across generations.

The Incident is Shohei Ooka’s courtroom novel about the instability of truth under legal examination. What first appears to be a simple murder becomes increasingly complex as testimony and trial procedure accumulate.

Courtroom language illuminates multiple truths hidden inside a single case.