Every year Kodansha publishes around 2,000 new titles in every imaginable genre from fiction and children's books to nonfiction and reference. Whether longsellers or best sellers, new authors or established literary greats, the aim is always the same: to impart enjoyment and knowledge. Nobel Prize-winner Kenzaburo Oe and global publishing phenomenon Haruki Murakami are among the authors Kodansha has published, and we are also proud to be the main Japanese publisher for icons of children's literature such as Miffy, Barbapapa and Rainbow Fish.