A picture book has been created based on the true story of parents and their child born on January 17, 1995, when a major earthquake struck western Japan.

"Ruraru-san no Hondana," written and illustrated by Hiroshi Ito (Published by Poplar Publishing Co. Ltd., 2005)Story outlineMr. Ruraru's bookshelf (th･･･ ...

the author made headlines through her comment that she wrote 5% of the book using generative AI. Set in in the near future of an imagined Japan, the story centers on the high-rise prison of the ...