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Bound to Please / How engineers enabled buildings to colonize the clouds
If King Kong were to visit New York today, he’d hardly recognize the place. The 381-meter Empire Sta...
September 4, 2022
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Eiko Kadono’s books have charmed children for decades
Books for children in Japan are rich and diverse. From the 1980s to the 1990s, the genre expanded be...
September 1, 2022
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Autumn book month planned to boost Japan publishing industry
A monthlong book event will be held nationwide this autumn to promote books and reading to the publi...
August 21, 2022
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80th anniversary of poet Hagiwara’s death to be to commemorated
A special exhibition to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the death of Sakutaro Hagiwara (1886-194...
August 11, 2022
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Spotlight shines on poet Chika Sagawa decades after early death at 24
As a rising star in the early years of the Showa era (1926-89), Chika Sagawa’s passing at the young ...
August 11, 2022
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Bound to Please / Looking at all the lonely people, an octopus reaches out
“Remarkably Bright Creatures,” the debut novel of American author Shelby Van Pelt, has a rotating ca...
July 23, 2022
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Little surprise as women win Japan’s prestigious literary prizes
The Akutagawa and Naoki literature prizes, which are given out twice annually, announced this year’s...
July 21, 2022
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Acclaimed writer Shogo Imamura embarks on epic literary journey
Award-winning novelist Shogo Imamura jumped into a van May 30 and set off to visit schools and books...
July 21, 2022
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Kyoto bookstore loved by great writers closes
A Kyoto used bookstore loved by writer Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965) closed its doors in June. Its ...
July 14, 2022
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Izu’s Yugashima, an idyll where Yasunari Kawabata went to heal
IZU, Shizuoka — In early April, the day after a Sunday spent working, I hurriedly left Tokyo and arr...
June 30, 2022
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Tokyo ward commemorates notable author Mori Ogai on the 100th anniversary of his death
Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, is hosting a variety of events associated with the literary giant Mori Ogai (186...
June 24, 2022
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Japanese women writers gaining recognition in English-speaking world
An English translation of “Heaven” by Japanese author Mieko Kawakami was one of six books on the sho...
June 23, 2022
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A hard-boiled detective whose case is interrupted by war
A guy walks into a bar. No sooner is he served his first after-work whiskey than the phone rings, ca...
June 16, 2022
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Haruki Murakami translates unfinished Fitzgerald novel
Haruki Murakami has long admired American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940). The Japanese nove...
June 16, 2022
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Delving into records thought to have inspired writer Kenji Miyazawa
Sendai music producer Takao Sasaki has published a book about poet and children’s author Kenji Miyaz...
June 9, 2022
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