Haruki Murakami is a Japanese postmodern writer. Influenced by European and American writers, the tone of his works is light, and he is known as the standard-bearer of Japanese literature in the 1980s. His works are widely known all over the world. His representative works include Norwegian Forest, Adventure of Looking for Sheep, Dance, Dance, Kafka by the Sea, Listening to the Wind, Strange Birds and so on.
2. Keigo Higashino
Keigo Higashino is a rare "Triple Crown" in the history of japanese mystery and a very popular Japanese mystery writer. He publishes many books every year, which is a great achievement. His representative works include After School, Night Walk, Detective Galileo, Dedication of Suspect X, Worry-Free Grocery Store, etc.
3. Yasunari Kawabata
Yasunari Kawabata is a leading figure in Japanese literature and the first Japanese novelist to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. He wrote more than 100 novels in his life, with more short stories than long ones. Representative works include Dancer of Izu, Snow Country, Ancient Capital, Thousand Cranes, Mountain Sound and so on.