Blogs in September 2025

12 Years 12th September 2025

He’s 33. She’s 21. He’s a struggling stand-up comic. She’s a rising star in private equity. He’s divorced. She’s never had a boyfriend. He’s Punjabi. She’s from a conservative Jain family. They shouldn’t be together. But they can’t stay...

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Murder at the Black Cat Cafe 8th September 2025

Tokyo, 1947. The Pink Labyrinth is one of the bomb-scarred city’s most shady neighbourhoods. There, in the dead of night a patrolling policeman catches a young Buddhist monk digging in the back yard of The Black Cat Cafe, a...

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Mami Suzuki Private Eye 5th September 2025

Beneath the sheen of its orderly streets and obedient populace, all is not well in the port city of Kobe. Business is as brisk as the Haru-ichiban spring breeze for Mami Suzuki, hotel clerk by day, private investigator by...

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Swallows 2nd September 2025

Twenty-nine-year-old Riki is sick of her dead-end job, of struggling to get by ever since she moved to Tokyo from the country. So when someone offers her the chance to become a surrogate in return for a life-changing amount...

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The Wisdom of Ancient Japan 1st September 2025

Wellness coach Saori Okada brings together 60 teachings, paired with stunning traditional artworks to match each concept, all rooted in Japan’s ancient heritage. Some of the most important mindsets in modern culture are derived from ancient Japan. In her...

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