Jason Morgan With few exceptions, leaders of countries are career politicians. They get to their country’s top spot by learning to be as...
A new book is out making Japanese history far more accessible to the English-speaking world. The book, 英語対訳で学ぶ日本 ー 歴史と文化の111項目, covers 111 highlights from Japanese history, providing...
Ryoma ga Yuku (literally, Ryoma Goes His Way), one of the most representative historical novels by Japanese author Ryotaro Shiba (1923-1996), has...
By Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard 323 pages Henry Holt & Co.: New York, 2016 Jason Morgan, for JAPAN Forward ...
Miracles. By Ayako Sono and translated by Kevin Doak. Merwinasia; 242 pages; $45.00. The “I-novel” is a staple of Japanese literature. Perfected by world-famous literary...