literature

Japan’s Nobel Laureates: Soai Kensō Wins 2026 Chemistry PrizeINSIGHT | Oct 8, 2026

Kang Han-na: A South Korean Poet Finds Her Voice in Japan’s TankaCULTURE | Sep 21, 2026

Kawakami Hiromi’s “Snack Futari”: One Last Drink Before I GoCULTURE | Sep 4, 2026

How Dazai Osamu’s “No Longer Human” Became a Bestseller in South KoreaINSIGHT | Aug 17, 2026

“The Tale of the Heike”: Japan’s Military EpicCULTURE | Aug 16, 2026

Murakami Haruki Takes On Anteaters and Mother-Daughter Relationships in “The Tale of Kaho”INSIGHT | Aug 8, 2026

Remembering Higashino Keigo: A Tribute to Japan’s Mystery KingCULTURE | Jul 31, 2026

Living in Tanizaki’s ShadowsCULTURE | Jul 21, 2026

Author Kobayashi Erika’s War and Nuclear Writings Unearth New PerspectivesCULTURE | Jul 17, 2026

Tanizaki Jun’ichirō: A Writer in Pursuit of Transcendent BeautyCULTURE | Jul 14, 2026

An All-New Theatrical Constellation from Author Ogawa YōkoCULTURE | Jul 6, 2026

A Strange Twist of Fate: Translating Uketsu’s Eerie Worldview into EnglishCULTURE | Jun 18, 2026

Yagisawa Satoshi: An Interview with the Days at the Morisaki Bookshop Author About His International BestsellerCULTURE | Mar 30, 2026

The Unnamed Cat Who Triggered Japan’s Literary ExplosionCULTURE | Mar 26, 2026

The Rise of Popular Fiction: Japanese Books in the 1970s and 1980sINSIGHT | Mar 4, 2026

“The Pillow Book”: A Classic of Life in the Japanese CourtCULTURE | Feb 16, 2026

Historical Fiction and Social Issues: Japanese Books from 1965 to 1974INSIGHT | Dec 22, 2025

Japan’s Nobel Laureates: Two Scientists Recognized in 2025INSIGHT | Oct 10, 2025