In a previous career, when I lived in Japan, I used to commission and edit books on topics like these.
In fact, the originator of this column in the Mainichi (Ryann Connell's predecessor) was a good friend and author of mine. (He still contributes once in a while, under the nomme de plume of Masuo Kamiyama.) ----
"nom de plume of Masuo Kamiyama"="ペンネーム カミヤマ マスオ” コネルの前任者=紙山増男≒マーク・シュライバー?