Japan Sinks

Summary

Japan Sinks is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,607 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Japan Sinks authored Sakyo Komatsu^[3].
• Japan Sinks's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• Japan Sinks was published by Kodansha^[5].
• Japan Sinks's genre is thriller^[6].
• Japan Sinks's genre is science fiction^[7].
• Japan Sinks's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese^[8].
• Japan Sinks's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[9].
• Japan Sinks was released on 1973^[10].
• Japan Sinks's translator is recorded as Michael Gallagher^[11].
• Japan Sinks's has edition or translation is recorded as Q112865088^[12].
• Japan Sinks's has edition or translation is recorded as Japan Sinks^[13].
• Japan Sinks's narrative location is recorded as Kumamoto^[14].
• Japan Sinks's narrative location is recorded as Japan^[15].
• Japan Sinks's official website is recorded as https://www3.kobunsha.com/kappa/pop/kb72043-95.html^[16].
• Japan Sinks's official website is recorded as https://www3.kobunsha.com/kappa/pop/kb72044-75.html^[17].
• Japan Sinks's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '日本沈没'}^[18].
• Japan Sinks's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japan Sinks'}^[19].
• Japan Sinks's derivative work is recorded as Japan Sinks: 2020^[20].
• Japan Sinks's derivative work is recorded as Tidal Wave^[21].
• Japan Sinks's derivative work is recorded as Nihon Chinbotsu^[22].
• Japan Sinks's form of creative work is recorded as novel^[23].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[24]

• Secondary type(s): Soundtrack^[25]

• First release date: 2006-07-26^[26]

• MusicBrainz ID: 224fecbb-c113-3dc1-a479-aa8d3a7b07fe^[27]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Japan Sinks authored Sakyo Komatsu^[3]. It was published by Kodansha^[5].

Publication

Japan Sinks was released on 1973^[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Japanese^[8]. Genres include thriller^[6] and science fiction^[7].

Why It Matters

Japan Sinks ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,607 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]