literature

Nishino Akihiro: Comedian-Turned-Illustrator Pushes New Boundaries in EntertainmentCULTURE | Feb 4, 2020

Akutagawa Ryūnosuke’s Shanghai Journal Brought to Life in New NHK DramaINSIGHT | Dec 27, 2019

The Joy of Imagination: Kadono Eiko, Creator of Kiki’s Delivery ServiceJAPAN LIFE | Dec 24, 2019

“Travels with a Writing Brush”: Journeying Through Japanese LiteratureCULTURE | Dec 20, 2019

Murakami Haruki: Breaking New Frontiers for Japanese LiteratureCULTURE | Nov 1, 2019

Champions and Candidates: Japan and the Nobel Prize in LiteratureINSIGHT | Oct 1, 2019

Autobiography into Art: Japanese Literature 1912–50CULTURE | Sep 27, 2019

The Evolution of “The Tale of Genji”CULTURE | Sep 20, 2019

Histories Built on Legends: Creating the Japanese StateCULTURE | Aug 14, 2019

Hating and Loving Japan: Memories of Growing Up TaiwaneseINSIGHT | Aug 9, 2019

The Story at the Heart of Japanese Culture: “The Tale of Genji”CULTURE | Jul 12, 2019

In Lafcadio Hearn’s Footsteps: Connections to MatsueCULTURE | Jul 9, 2019

Seeking the Essence of the Novel: A Short History of Meiji LiteratureCULTURE | Jun 28, 2019

Following Murakami’s Path: Japanese Books as World LiteratureINSIGHT | Jun 19, 2019

Finding Miyazawa Kenji’s World in His HometownTRAVEL | May 24, 2019

An Honest Look at Matsumoto Seichō, Japan’s Master of Detective FictionCULTURE | May 21, 2019

Kakehashi Kumiko: Biographer of Iwo Jima Commander Kuribayashi TadamichiCULTURE | Apr 22, 2019

Thoughts on the New Japanese Era Name, Reiwa: “Comely Peace” INSIGHT | Apr 19, 2019