| Author | Title |
| Gabrielle Bauer | Tokyo, My Everest: A Canadian Woman in Japan |
| Elisabeth Bumiller | The Secrets of Mariko: A Year in the Life of a Japanese Woman and Her Family |
| Steven Heighton | Flight Paths of the Emperor |
| Pico Iyer | The Lady and The Monk: Four Seasons in Kyoto |
| Kenzaburo Oe | A Healing Family and A Quiet Life |
| Kenzaburo Oe | Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids |
| Peter Oliva | The City of Yes |
| Jonathan Rauch | The Outnation: A Search for the Soul of Japan |
| Saburo Shiroyama | The Takeover |
| Banana Yoshimoto | Kitchen |
| Banana Yoshimoto | Lizard |