Japan’s writers were at the center of attention at the Paris Salon du Livre book fair, held March 16–19. A specially invited delegation of writers from Japan enjoyed resounding success ...

In the second part of the series, we look at 10 equally influential modern women writers from post-war Japan to recent times. Japan’s defeat in World War II inspired stories of loss and desperation.

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Mishima, who would have turned 100 today, often touted as a potential Nobel Prize winner, was one of the most acclaimed Japanese writers and seductive prose stylists of all time. He is also one of ...

Keene personally knew a number of great Japanese writers, including Junichiro Tanizaki, Yukio Mishima and Nobel laureate Yasunari Kawabata. He also admired haiku poet Matsuo Basho for expressing ...

Written by veteran Asahi Shimbun writers, the column provides useful perspectives on and insights into contemporary Japan and its culture.

He has learned to speak Romanian and write in the language on his own. In fact, he is a "hikikomori," or social recluse. Saito describes himself as “a Japanese novelist who writes novels and ...