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  • Wafu Cooking: Everyday Recipes with Japanese Style: A Cookbook cover

    Wafu Cooking: Everyday Recipes with Japanese Style: A Cookbook

    Sonoko Sakai

  • Easy Asian Cookbook: 100+ Takeout Favorites Made Simple cover

    Easy Asian Cookbook: 100+ Takeout Favorites Made Simple

    Kathy Fang

  • Mochitsuki: 60 Sweet and Savory Mochi Recipes cover

    Mochitsuki: 60 Sweet and Savory Mochi Recipes

    Kristen Morita

  • Bake Anime: 75 Sweet Recipes Spotted In―and Inspired by―Your Favorite Anime (A Cookbook) cover

    Bake Anime: 75 Sweet Recipes Spotted In―and Inspired by―Your Favorite Anime (A Cookbook)

    Emily J Bushman

  • The wagamama Cookbook: Food is Life cover

    The wagamama Cookbook: Food is Life

    Hugo Arnold

  • Onigiri cover

    Onigiri

    Ai Watanabe, Samuel Trifot

  • Rintaro: Japanese Food from an Izakaya in California cover

    Rintaro: Japanese Food from an Izakaya in California

    Sylvan Mishima Brackett

  • The Art and Craft of Japanese Cooking: Artisans, Chefs, Recipes cover

    The Art and Craft of Japanese Cooking: Artisans, Chefs, Recipes

    Nancy Singleton Hachisu

  • Japanese Comfort Food: Delicious Everyday Home Cooking cover

    Japanese Comfort Food: Delicious Everyday Home Cooking

    Saori Ichihara

  • Delicious Japanese Street Eats: 60 Soulful Street Food Recipes - Yakitori, Ramen Okonomiyaki, Yakisoba, Gyoza, Onigiri, Karaage, Katsu Sando and many more! cover

    Delicious Japanese Street Eats: 60 Soulful Street Food Recipes - Yakitori, Ramen Okonomiyaki, Yakisoba, Gyoza, Onigiri, Karaage, Katsu Sando and many more!

    Laure Kie

  • A Day in Tokyo: A Japanese Cookbook cover

    A Day in Tokyo: A Japanese Cookbook

    Brendan Liew, Caryn Ng

  • Japanese Comfort Cooking: An Opinionated Guide to Modern, Homey, Classic Japanese Recipes cover

    Japanese Comfort Cooking: An Opinionated Guide to Modern, Homey, Classic Japanese Recipes

    Tadashi Ono, Harris Salat

  • The Gaijin Cookbook: Japanese Recipes from a Chef, Father, Eater, and Lifelong Outsider cover

    The Gaijin Cookbook: Japanese Recipes from a Chef, Father, Eater, and Lifelong Outsider

    Ivan Orkin, Chris Ying

  • Ekiben: Recipes and stories of Japan’s train bento cover

    Ekiben: Recipes and stories of Japan’s train bento

    Brendan Liew

  • Cook Anime: Eat Like Your Favorite Character―From Bento to Yakisoba: A Cookbook cover

    Cook Anime: Eat Like Your Favorite Character―From Bento to Yakisoba: A Cookbook

    Diana Ault

  • Slurp: Recipes to Elevate Your Noodles cover

    Slurp: Recipes to Elevate Your Noodles

    Dennis Yen

  • Ramen for Beginners: Traditional and Modern Recipes Made Simple cover

    Ramen for Beginners: Traditional and Modern Recipes Made Simple

    Robin Donovan

  • Tokyo Cult Recipes: Master Authentic Japanese Home Cooking with Over 100 Easy Recipes and Techniques cover

    Tokyo Cult Recipes: Master Authentic Japanese Home Cooking with Over 100 Easy Recipes and Techniques

    Maori Murota

  • Japan: The Vegetarian Cookbook cover

    Japan: The Vegetarian Cookbook

    Nancy Singleton Hachisu

  • Ramen Forever: Recipes for Ramen Success cover

    Ramen Forever: Recipes for Ramen Success

    Tim Anderson

  • Japanese Cookbook for Beginners: Classic and Modern Recipes Made Easy cover

    Japanese Cookbook for Beginners: Classic and Modern Recipes Made Easy

    Azusa Oda

  • Miso: The Essential Guide to Fermented Miso: Delicious Recipes from Japanese Classics to Everyday Umami cover

    Miso: The Essential Guide to Fermented Miso: Delicious Recipes from Japanese Classics to Everyday Umami

    Bonnie Chung

  • Simply Donabe: Japanese One-Pot Recipes cover

    Simply Donabe: Japanese One-Pot Recipes

    Naoko Takei Moore

  • Beyond Korean: Easy Recipes for Korean, Japanese, and Chinese Favorites cover

    Beyond Korean: Easy Recipes for Korean, Japanese, and Chinese Favorites

    Aaron Huh

  • The Bento Lunchbox: Delicious Japanese Box Lunches in 30 Minutes or Less (With Over 125 Recipes) cover

    The Bento Lunchbox: Delicious Japanese Box Lunches in 30 Minutes or Less (With Over 125 Recipes)

    Sachiko Horie

  • The Japanese Art Of The Cocktail: 80 classic and modern recipes from Katana Kitten's Masahiro Urushido reveal the craft of Japanese cocktail making cover

    The Japanese Art Of The Cocktail: 80 classic and modern recipes from Katana Kitten's Masahiro Urushido reveal the craft of Japanese cocktail making

    Masahiro Urushido, Michael Anstendig

  • Asian Pickles: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Cured, and Fermented Preserves from Korea, Japan, China, India, and Beyond [A Cookbook] cover

    Asian Pickles: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Cured, and Fermented Preserves from Korea, Japan, China, India, and Beyond [A Cookbook]

    Karen Solomon

  • Japanese Home Cooking: Simple Meals, Authentic Flavors cover

    Japanese Home Cooking: Simple Meals, Authentic Flavors

    Sonoko Sakai

  • The Japanese Art of Pickling and Fermenting: Preserving vegetables and family traditions cover

    The Japanese Art of Pickling and Fermenting: Preserving vegetables and family traditions

    Yoko Nakazawa

  • Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art cover

    Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art

    Shizuo Tsuji

  • Real Bento: Fresh and Easy Lunchbox Recipes from a Japanese Working Mom cover

    Real Bento: Fresh and Easy Lunchbox Recipes from a Japanese Working Mom

    Kanae Inoue

  • JapanEasy Kitchen: Simple Recipes Using Japanese Pantry Ingredients cover

    JapanEasy Kitchen: Simple Recipes Using Japanese Pantry Ingredients

    Tim Anderson

  • Japanese Hot Pots: Comforting One-Pot Meals cover

    Japanese Hot Pots: Comforting One-Pot Meals

    Tadashi Ono, Harris Salat

  • The Anime Café: 50 Iconic Treats, Snacks, and Drinks from Your Favorite Anime cover

    The Anime Café: 50 Iconic Treats, Snacks, and Drinks from Your Favorite Anime

    Nadine Estero

  • Oodles and Oodles of Vegan Noodles: Soba, Ramen, Udon & More―Easy Recipes for Every Day cover

    Oodles and Oodles of Vegan Noodles: Soba, Ramen, Udon & More―Easy Recipes for Every Day

    Cheynese Khachame

  • Make It Japanese: Simple Recipes for Everyone: A Cookbook cover

    Make It Japanese: Simple Recipes for Everyone: A Cookbook

    Rie McClenny

  • Donabe: Classic and Modern Japanese Clay Pot Cooking [A One-Pot Cookbook] cover

    Donabe: Classic and Modern Japanese Clay Pot Cooking [A One-Pot Cookbook]

    Naoko Takei Moore, Kyle Connaughton

  • Kansha: Celebrating Japan's Vegan and Vegetarian Traditions [A Cookbook] cover

    Kansha: Celebrating Japan's Vegan and Vegetarian Traditions [A Cookbook]

    Elizabeth Andoh

  • Umai: Recipes From a Japanese Home Kitchen cover

    Umai: Recipes From a Japanese Home Kitchen

    Millie Tsukagoshi Lagares

  • Atsuko's Japanese Kitchen: Home-cooked comfort food made simple cover

    Atsuko's Japanese Kitchen: Home-cooked comfort food made simple

    Atsuko Ikeda

  • Konbini: Cult recipes, stories and adventures from Japans iconic convenience stores cover

    Konbini: Cult recipes, stories and adventures from Japans iconic convenience stores

    Brendan Liew, Caryn Ng

  • Japan: The Cookbook cover

    Japan: The Cookbook

    Nancy Singleton Hachisu

  • Japanese Patisserie: Exploring the beautiful and delicious fusion of East meets West cover

    Japanese Patisserie: Exploring the beautiful and delicious fusion of East meets West

    James Campbell

  • Gohan: Everyday Japanese Cooking: Memories and Stories from My Family's Kitchen cover

    Gohan: Everyday Japanese Cooking: Memories and Stories from My Family's Kitchen

    Emiko Davies

  • Vegan JapanEasy: Over 80 Delicious Plant-Based Japanese Recipes cover

    Vegan JapanEasy: Over 80 Delicious Plant-Based Japanese Recipes

    Tim Anderson

  • Momofuku: A Cookbook cover

    Momofuku: A Cookbook

    David Chang, Peter Meehan

  • JapanEasy: Classic and Modern Japanese Recipes to Cook at Home cover

    JapanEasy: Classic and Modern Japanese Recipes to Cook at Home

    Tim Anderson

  • Appetites: A Cookbook cover

    Appetites: A Cookbook

    Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever

  • Culinary Encyclopedia of Japan Vol. 1 Ingredients: A deep dive into Japanese Cooking cover

    Culinary Encyclopedia of Japan Vol. 1 Ingredients: A deep dive into Japanese Cooking

    Keita Wojciechowski

  • Culinary Encyclopedia of Japan Vol. 2 Tools, Techniques, Traditions: A deep dive into Japanese Cooking cover

    Culinary Encyclopedia of Japan Vol. 2 Tools, Techniques, Traditions: A deep dive into Japanese Cooking

    Keita Wojciechowski

  • JapanEasy Bowls & Bento: Simple and Satisfying Japanese Recipes for All Day, Every Day cover

    JapanEasy Bowls & Bento: Simple and Satisfying Japanese Recipes for All Day, Every Day

    Tim Anderson

  • Milk Street Noodles: Secrets to the World’s Best Noodles, from Fettuccine Alfredo to Pad Thai to Miso Ramen cover

    Milk Street Noodles: Secrets to the World’s Best Noodles, from Fettuccine Alfredo to Pad Thai to Miso Ramen

    Christopher Kimball

  • Japanese Bakehouse: The art of shokupan and other classic recipes cover

    Japanese Bakehouse: The art of shokupan and other classic recipes

    Satoshi Narusawa

  • Studio Ghibli Cookbook: Unofficial Recipes Inspired by Spirited Away, Ponyo, and More! cover

    Studio Ghibli Cookbook: Unofficial Recipes Inspired by Spirited Away, Ponyo, and More!

    Minh-Tri Vo

  • Ramen: The Japanese-inspired cookbook packed with fresh and healthy recipes for home chefs cover

    Ramen: The Japanese-inspired cookbook packed with fresh and healthy recipes for home chefs

    Tove Nilsson

  • Love Japan: Recipes from our Japanese American Kitchen [A Cookbook] cover

    Love Japan: Recipes from our Japanese American Kitchen [A Cookbook]

    Sawako Okochi, Aaron Israel

  • Ramen: 80 easy noodle bowls and broths cover

    Ramen: 80 easy noodle bowls and broths

    Makiko Sano

  • Vegan Japan: 70 Comforting Plant-Based Recipes cover

    Vegan Japan: 70 Comforting Plant-Based Recipes

    Julia Boucachard

  • Simply Japanese: 100 Authentic Recipes for Easy Home Cooking ― A Sumptuous Full-Color Cookbook of Traditional Staples Like Udon and Soba cover

    Simply Japanese: 100 Authentic Recipes for Easy Home Cooking ― A Sumptuous Full-Color Cookbook of Traditional Staples Like Udon and Soba

    Maori Murota

  • Japanese Farm Food cover

    Japanese Farm Food

    Nancy Singleton Hachisu

  • The Japanese Pantry: From sake to soy, essential ingredients for Japanese home cooking cover

    The Japanese Pantry: From sake to soy, essential ingredients for Japanese home cooking

    Emiko Davies

  • Hokkaido: Recipes from the Seas, Fields and Farmlands of Northern Japan cover

    Hokkaido: Recipes from the Seas, Fields and Farmlands of Northern Japan

    Tim Anderson

  • East: 120 Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes from Bangalore to Beijing [American Measurements] cover

    East: 120 Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes from Bangalore to Beijing [American Measurements]

    Meera Sodha