The original "Totto-chan" was published in 1981. Released in China in 2003, the book became an instant bestseller. To date, China accounts for half of the 26 million copies published worldwide.

The new book starts right after Tomoe Gakuen was burned down in an air raid in 1945, and it follows Totto-chan and her family after they evacuate to Aomori Prefecture. Kuroyanagi said she was ...

The 90-year-old — whose childhood nickname was memorialized in her ... covers her music school graduation, her work as an actor at NHK and her studies in New York. A sequel to "Totto-chan ...

Between “Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window” and “Hola Frida” the depiction of people with Polio has been seen a lot in one weekend – compared to rarely if ever at all previously.

“It is strange that some countries possess them nonetheless.” She is known for her book, “Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window,” which has been translated into more than 20 language ...