Asian Spirit English edition published online by the Japan Times (digital edition)

"Asian Spirit - The Other Kim Hye Kyung" depicts the life of Kim Hye-gyong, who abandons the everyday life of an ordinary South Korean female office worker to study abroad in Japan (published in Japanese by Urban Connections; 1,050 yen).

A large number of readers, starting with foreign students in Japan, have already fallen in love with this book, which has given great encouragement to young people unable to find their own dream through its portrayal of the youth of Asia filled with hope.

Starting from Monday 3 August 2009, the English edition of Asian Spirit will be published on the website of the Japan Times. We hope you will take this opportunity to enjoy the English edition, alongside the original Japanese edition. For further details, please see the following link:

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/universities/japanese_universities.html