La submersion du Japon
A solitary fishing boat anchors for the night by a small island to the south of Japan. The next morning, the fishermen find themselves in the middle of an empty sea. Overnight, the island has vanished without a trace.
The Japanese weather service
More A solitary fishing boat anchors for the night by a small island to the south of Japan. The next morning, the fishermen find themselves in the middle of an empty sea. Overnight, the island has vanished without a trace.
The Japanese weather service sends a vessel to investigate. They find convincing evidence of a horrifying geological change.
Thrust into existence millions of years ago when a strong shift in the underlying plates tore it away from the Asian mainland, the Japanese Archipelago has been moving inexorably toward an unseen force in the Japan Trench, and is set on a collision course that threatens to pull the economic superpower under--literally.
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Karen rated it liked it
over 8 years ago
I have no idea where I got the idea to read this book. None. It’s Japanese sci-fi, in translation, from 1971. It’s not on any lists that I might have encountered, and I can’t think of what else I might have been reading reviews of that would have had someone mention this;. Read full review
Lei rated it liked it
It's a good book, but I cannot give it a high rating. It's not friendly to non-Japanese reader and requires lots of different knowledge.
Quiet rated it liked it
over 1 year ago
I'm rating this book a "3," but I'd by no means say "Japan Sinks" is really an average book. I think there's quite a lot going on in this rather famous Sci-Fi novel (and actual Science-Fiction; lots and lots of accurate information to back up the plot), and the characters. Read full review
David Bales rated it liked it
A rather plodding, but classic, novel by Sakyo Komatsu where Japan, (nobody does disasters like Japan) suffers through intense earthquakes and violent volcanic eruptions and sinks into the ocean; every Korean's dream.
Ghostcat rated it liked it
While this book lacks style and real characters development it is a page turner and the plausibility of the events makes it really scary. The most interesting part in my opinion was the political aspect of such an event and what it reveals of the humanity of governments.
Stephen Douglas Rowland rated it it was ok
about 1 month ago
Impressively technical but thoroughly dry, devoid of emotion.
My Inner Shelf rated it really liked it
over 4 years ago
Voici un roman assez court et bien curieux. Amateur de sagas à grand spectacle, passez votre chemin. Du grand spectacle en voici, mais de la saga, des héros flamboyants, des personnages hauts en couleurs, point. L’auteur nous propose d’assister à la submersion du Japon, r. Read full review
Angel 一匹狼 rated it liked it
In the foreword to "Japan Sinks", the author, Komatsu, tells you that you have in your hands an abridged version. As much as I dislike the idea of abridged versions (it is already too bad that I cannot read in all the languages of the world), I decided to keep reading.
Ron rated it really liked it
almost 6 years ago
A pretty good read, made all the more interesting by recent events in Japan. Still living in Japan after a number of years and watching the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan's northeast, I found his description of Japanese government authorities' reactions toward and action. Read full review
Kevin Dio rated it it was amazing
over 1 year ago
Un excellent roman, qui est cependant parfois difficile à lire. Le point de vue abordé est intéressant. l'auteur ne s'est pas contenté de décrire la submersion du Japon, mais les 9/10ème du livre sont consacrés à la préparation de cette submersion d'un point de vue polit. Read full review