Books like Japan Sinks by Sakyo Komatsu

Kōshun Takami’s graphic novel spins a harrowing allegory in which a group of junior‑high students are stranded on a deserted island, armed and compelled to fight until only one remains.

A boy's adventures with puppets in 18th century Japan and the world of Osaka puppeteers.

A man races against time to stop an extinction-level event, while a rival hunts him down for a cure that could save the world.

In the mid-journey to the colony world of Tantalus, a family and their alien companion are forced to survive on a hostile planet, learning to adapt alien technology and forge a new life in an unforgiving environment.

In the second book of Mira Grant’s Parasitology Series, SymboGen‐engineered tapeworms meant to cure disease backfire, turning hosts into a ravenous horde. Sal and her team race to uncover the parasite’s purpose and stop the spread.

High school student Miaka Yuki discovers a magical journey in ancient China, facing mythical foes in her quest to save her school and end time-travel threats to the present day.

> After dropping anchor for the night near a small island to the south of Japan, a crew of fishermen awaken to find that the island has vanished without a trace. An investigating scientist theorizes that the tiny island has succumbed to the same force that divided the Japanese archipelago from the mainland ― and that the disastrous shifting of a fault in the Japan Trench has placed the entire country in danger of being swallowed by the sea. >Based on rigorous scientific speculation, *Japan Sinks* recounts a completely credible series of geological events. The story unfolds from multiple points of view, offering fascinating perspectives on the catastrophe's political, social, and psychological effects. Winner of the Mystery Writers of Japan Award and the Seiun Award, this prescient 1973 science-fiction novel foreshadowed the consequences of the 1995 Osaka-Kobe earthquake and the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.

Two brothers return to their ancestral village in western Japan, each confronting personal crises and family secrets that threaten to unravel their bond against a backdrop of cultural and economic change.

A melancholy coming‑of‑age tale set in Tokyo, seen through the eyes of college student Toru Watanabe as he confronts love, loss, friendship, and mental health.