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24 alternatives to The Japanese Lover

Two survivors of separation and loss

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Japanese Lover launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    A look at Japan's recent developments in Asia and the World

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    A Guide to Monogamy, Polyamory, and Open Relationships

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    A delightful essay on the ethos of Japanese aesthetics

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Ametora▲69

    How Japan saved American style

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    A new approach to healing through the art of storytelling

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    A biography of Joan Didion

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Reflections on the principles of "A Course in Miracles"

    2015 · its alternatives →

  10. 10

    The stories of six survivors, told a year after the bomb

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Remarkable collection of stories on love and loss

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The aftermath from survivors of a San Francisco earthquake.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Reclaiming what we've lost in a world of constant connection

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    A runaway bestseller in Japan about a girl who finds herself

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    A life cleaved by two accidents

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Porn-influenced views on sex & intimacy

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Fukosawa's innovative design approach

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Love, faith, and turmoil in post-civil-war Nigeria

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    An Intimate History

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai slum

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Five decades of writing by Harold Bloom

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The pleasures and perils of modern relationships

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Lucky▲68

    A candid memoir from a rape victim

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth

    2015 · its alternatives →

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