The Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors was noteworthy this year due to the fact that all the nominees were women for the first time since 1935.
As women make more inroads, Kana Satomi is challenging the field of shogi in August in a bid to become the first professional Japanese female player...
With her novel Higanbana ga Saku Shima (“Island Where the Autumn Equinox Flowers Bloom”), Li Kotomi is the first person since 2008 whose first language is...
The Chronicles of Lord Asanaro (Red Circle, 2020) is an unusual and rewarding story that lingers in the consciousness longer than more overtly dramatic works....
