literature

“This Great Stage of Fools”: After 25 Years, More Writings on Japan by Alan BoothINSIGHT | Apr 11, 2019

Genji’s People: Customs of the Heian NobilityCULTURE | Mar 29, 2019

Literature Scholar Donald Keene Dies at 96NEWS | Feb 25, 2019

Donald Keene: A Life in Japanese LiteratureCULTURE | Feb 21, 2019

“How Do You Live?”: Prewar Children’s Book a 2018 Bestseller and Inspiration Behind Miyazaki’s Next AnimeCULTURE | Feb 1, 2019

The Murakami Haruki Chronicle: Celebrated Author Turns 70CULTURE | Jan 11, 2019

Lafcadio Hearn’s Journey to the Center of the Japanese SpiritINSIGHT | Jan 9, 2019

Notable Deaths in 2018NEWS | Dec 30, 2018

“The Gun”: Literary Tale of Obsession Adapted to Big ScreenCULTURE | Dec 17, 2018

Manga Adaptation and Miyazaki Hayao Make 80-Year-Old Book a BestsellerCULTURE | Dec 11, 2018

Murasaki Shikibu: A Thousand Years of Anonymous FameCULTURE | Nov 7, 2018

Murakami Haruki: Immortal Artist or Falling Star?CULTURE | Oct 5, 2018

“The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories”: An Individual CollectionCULTURE | Sep 5, 2018

“The Tale of Genji”: Japan’s Literary HeavyweightCULTURE | Aug 8, 2018

Aomori’s Shayōkan Museum: Writer Dazai Osamu’s Childhood HomeTRAVEL | Jul 25, 2018

“Life After Manzanar”: Examining the Legacy of Japanese American IncarcerationCULTURE | Jul 18, 2018

“Convenience Store Woman”: Life by the BookCULTURE | Jun 11, 2018

Book Buzz: New Translations from Japanese in 2018CULTURE | Apr 19, 2018