This course provides an introduction to modern Japanese literature through the reading of a selection of representative texts in translation. Each week we will look at one significant work of Japanese ...

One of her works for a recent exhibition themed on American literature features the lyrics ... combining the original text in horizontal writing with Japanese translations in vertical writing ...

Japan's Kagoshima Pref. obtains patent for revolutionary green tea freeze-drying method ...

He’ll be remembered and studied for hundreds of years. He almost single-handedly put modern Japanese literature on the world map. If Murakami doesn’t win the Nobel Prize for Literature before ...

Japanese curry rice does not spring to mind as an obvious example, which is a shame because Japanese curry is unique in its approach and appeal. Japanese curry, or “kare” (カレー) in Japanese, is a ...

Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable fomat.

A weekly ranking of the most popular songs in Japan combining physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, YouTube and GYAO! video views and karaoke data, compiled by Billboard Japan.

The literature prize has long faced criticism that it is too focused on European and North American writers of style-heavy, story-light prose. It has also been male-dominated — Han is only the ...