The Japanese title is "Shanghai: Katatsumuri no Ie" ("Snail House") by Liu Liu. It is a comedy depicting the roller-coaster life of a young couple striving to leave their tiny "snail shell" of a house to buy a bigger home during a time of soaring real estate prices. A TV adaptation became a smash hit in China in 2009.
Translated into Japanese by Akiko Aoki. With Diaoyu/Sekankyu in the background, the author hopes to promote better understanding between the peoples of Japan and China.

attached to: Liu Liu