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SEICHO MATSUMOTO

Seicho Matsumoto¡¯s ¡°Suspicion¡± is based on a true story known as ¡°the Beppu 300 million yen insurance murder,¡± swapping the real-life husband with a former Tokyo hostess.
CULTURE / Books
May 25, 2025
Truth is slippery in ¡®Suspicion,¡¯ a detective story based on a true crime
Seicho Matsumoto¡¯s mystery novella is based on 1974¡¯s ¡°Beppu 300 million yen insurance murder.¡±
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 9, 2023
¡®Tokyo Express¡¯: Postwar detective noir basks in the details
Jesse Kirkwood¡¯s English translation of Seicho Matsumoto¡¯s dense yet well paced novel is concise and timeless, giving contemporary readers a relatable window into the past.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 8, 2018
Japan¡¯s modern crime literature: Centuries in the making
Japan boasts an impressively large and growing body of native-grown mystery fiction that dates back to the 1920s.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 2, 2016
¡®A Quiet Place¡¯: One of Japan¡¯s great crime writers turns pale
Celebrated crime writer Seicho Matsumoto penned hundreds of works in his lifetime but so far only a handful have made it into English, which means the publication of a new novel should be cause for celebration.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 1, 2016
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Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan¡¯s anti-prostitution law
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