After the war, he enrolled in Kyoto University to study Japanese literature and culture. Keene performed a "kyogen" traditional Japanese comic play in 1956. For over 50 years, Keene was professor ...

Some critics wondered why the word of the year award was, essentially, functioning as advertising for a TV show that is still ...

with the aim of preparing students for both Japan-related professional careers and doctoral study in Japanese literature and culture. The program boasts four professors with specializations in the ...

The past five years saw authors from Japan win prestigious literary prizes at home and abroad, while a growing interest in translated East Asian literature contributed to an uptick in the number ...