Often a divisive figure, Kenzaburo Oe had a profound understanding of the human condition that only came to those who had suffered much themselves.
As one publishing affiliate states, “There are many who appreciate the unique quirkiness and humor of Japanese women writers.”
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 Japanese language school I attend in Yokohama has been conducting lessons online for over a month now. And despite my initial misgivings...
Donald Keene, world-famous scholar and translator of Japanese literature of all eras, died of heart failure at 6:21 A.M. on February 24 at a Tokyo...
Kazuo Ishiguro speaks at the Banquet in the Blue Hall of the Stockholm City Hall on December 10, 2017. After being awarded the Nobel Prize for...
The British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, 62, won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday, October 5. Born in Japan but raised in the United Kingdom, the author...
