One author from this country wrote a novel in which an entomologist is forced to live with a widow at the bottom of a sandpit. Another author from this country wrote a novel in which Bird copes with his son's mental illness. A third author from this country wrote about an expert in ballet who travels to a spa retreat. Those novelists from this nation wrote the novels The Woman in the Dunes, A Personal Matter, and Snow Country. For 10 points, name this home country of Kobo Abe, Kenzaburo Oe, and 
One author from this country wrote a novel in which an entomologist is forced to live with a widow at the bottom of a sandpit. Another author from this country wrote a novel in which Bird copes with his son's mental illness. A third author from this country wrote about an expert in ballet who travels to a spa retreat. Those novelists from this nation wrote the novels The Woman in the Dunes, A Personal Matter, and Snow Country. For 10 points, name this home country of Kobo Abe, Kenzaburo Oe, and Yasunari Kawabata.
One author from this country wrote a novel in which an entomologist is forced to live with a widow at the bottom of a sandpit.
Japan [or Nippon-koku; or Nihon-koku]