Author, Year

Occupation

Title

Publisher

1. Machiko MATSUI (2000)

sociologist

Living with Cancer in America

The Asahi Shimbun, Co.

2. Eiko UCHIDA (2001)

patient advocacy group leader

I hope to Pair Boobs

Hokusui*

3. Michi NAKAJIMA (2003)

nonfiction writer

Fighting Cancer, Learning from Cancer, Living with Cancer

Bunshun Bunko*

4. Minori MIYATA (2003)

poet

Breast Cancer-Decision Making for My Life

Lyonsha*

5. Reiko TACHIKI (2004)

journalist

Boobs in Paris and Boobs in Japan

Shueisha, Inc.

6. Mariko YAMAGUCHI

(2004)

housewife

Why My Breast Cancer Was Overlooked What Can Be Done by Me Who Have Half a Year to Live

The Asahi Shimbun, Co.

7. Setsuko TAHARA (2004)

ex-caster

Farewell Note-Breast Cancer Journal with Laughter

Shueisha, Inc.

8. Setsuko TAHARA (2004)

ex-caster

Give a Smile until One Last Breath

Kodansha, Ltd.

9. Mikiko OTONASHI

Kunio MURAI (2004)

actress (husband)

My Wife’s Breasts 16 Years for Two of Us Who Lived with “Breast Cancer”

Kobunsha, Co., Ltd.

10. Eri HIRAMASTU (2004)

singer

My Room, a Dress Shirt, And “My Truth”

Shueisha Inc.

11. Kazuko HAMANAKA

(2004)

patient advocacy group leader

Holding a Hope in My Mind

Gariver Products, Co., Ltd.

12. Michiyo YOKOUCHI (2005)

singer, dancer

Letters to the Child from Mother with Cancer, Forever

Sony Magazines, Inc.

13. Takako WAT (2006)

patient advocacy group leader

Treasure Box of Love and Courage

Doyukan, Inc.

14. Tsuneko OGURA (2006)

doctor

Wil-Before You Sleep, A Cassette Tape of Love Dedicated to My Son from a Woman Doctor Who Got Cancer

Bookmansha*

15. Yuko EMON (2006)

actress

Emon Yuko’s Diary of Cancer and Slow Life

The Asahi Shimbun, Co.

16. Atsuko MIYAZAKI (2006)

nurse

Dying As We live

Shinpusha*

17. Mayumi HONDA (2008)

journalist

I Can’t Believe That a 34-Year-Old Person Gets Cancer

Evidence-sya Inc.

18. Rika YAMAUCHI (2008)

nurse

A Nurse Barely Living

Asukashinsha Publishing

19. Tsuneko OGURA (2009)

doctor

Words from a Woman Doctor with Breast Cancer, A

Positive Prescription for Those Who Experience Relapse

Shufunotomo, Co., Ltd.

20. Makiko SATO (2010)

freelance writer

Living with Breast Cancer After Menopause

Chuokoron Shinsha, Inc.

21. Yoko SANO (2011)

children’s picture book writer

I fully Intend to Die

Kobunsha, Co., Ltd.

22. Kaoru ANDO (2011)

doctor

When a Woman Doctor Gets Breast Cancer

Metamor Publishing, Co., LTD.