: A young woman and an older man bond over beach bonfires. They discuss their shared sense of emptiness and a mutual, metaphorical desire to "die from the cold".
: A man raised to believe he is the son of God follows a stranger he suspects is his biological father through an industrial wasteland. After the quake: stories
: A man's wife leaves him after being transfixed by earthquake news coverage for five days. He travels to Hokkaido to deliver a mysterious package, only to realize he may have "nothing inside" him. : A young woman and an older man bond over beach bonfires
: A surreal tale where a giant, six-foot frog enlists a mild-mannered loan collector to help fight a massive underground worm and prevent an earthquake from destroying Tokyo. After the quake: stories