Japan Sinks

About “Japan Sinks”

Japan Sinks (1973) by Sakyo Komatsu opens as fishermen discover a small island south of Japan has vanished, leading a scientist to theorize that shifting geological faults threaten to swallow the entire archipelago. Told from multiple viewpoints, it explores the catastrophe's political, social, and psychological effects, and won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award and the Seiun Award.