Nukata swiftly composed the poem of which these lines are the beginning, and the matter was settled by her concluding comment akiyama zo are wa (‘It’s the autumn mountains for me!’ At the seventh ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, in a poem recited at the annual New Year's Poetry Reading on Wednesday, expressed how he was ...

Japan’s reverence for impermanence reveals a profound connection between beauty and loss, from poetic musings to spiritual ...

New to 4 Extra. Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and, to mark the 93rd birthday of Japan’s greatest living poet [b.15.12.1931], he selects Shuntaro Tanikawa - A Poet's Japan.