The Columbia University professor is only the second to receive this honor in Japanese studies after Donald Keene.
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...
There is a growing awareness in the publishing industry of the demand for “diverse voices” in the offerings of publishing houses, bringing new attention to Japanese...
~Mishima’s “coup d'état” left a tremendous impact on the Japanese people~ 50 years ago, writer Tatsuro Dekune worked at a used bookstore in downtown...
The initiative, involving more than 4,500 poems, needs several hundred million yen to accomplish. It offers unequaled access to the spirit of the Japanese people in...
~Human life is limited, but I want to live forever~ Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition...
Reiwa, the era name or gengo for the reign of Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito, was taken from Japan’s oldest poetry collection, the Manyoshu (Record of...
Part 1: Traveling the San’in: Orochi and the Mythical Origins of the Sword Part 2: Japanese Swords: ‘Tatara,’ the Traditional Iron and Steel Culture...
