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Yuki Tejima's metamorphosis from bookworm to literary translator
An Instagram “bookfluencer” and professional translator for over 10 years, Tejima’s love of books was, strangely enough, a hurdle to working in literary translation.
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'One Hundred Flowers': A moving exploration of loss, love and living with dementia
Author Genki Kawamura drew inspiration from his grandmother's experiences to thoughtfully portray a woman suffering from dementia in his novel.
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Osaka’s kabuki fan culture fueled an elusive figure of the ukiyo-e scene
In his new book, John Fiorillo partly lifts the veil on Shunbaisai Hokuei, who dominated the ukiyo-e art world in the Kamigata region during the early 19th century. 
CULTURE / Books
Mar 10, 2025
Grief ebbs and flows between two tragedies in 'The Place of Shells'
By Thu-Huong Ha
Mai Ishizawa’s debut novel, which won one of the three Akutagawa Prizes awarded in 2021, is also her first to be released in English, translated by Polly Barton.
CULTURE / Books
Mar 8, 2025
‘May You Have Delicious Meals’: The ugly taste of office and gender politics
By Eric Margolis
The English-language debut of Junko Takase’s Akutagawa Prize-winning novel serves complex prose in translation by Morgan Giles.
CULTURE / Books
Mar 1, 2025
Taiwan comics on the rise: Local storytellers, global aspirations
By Mike Fu
A supportive ecosystem and eager audiences — both domestic and global — are boosting the soft power of illustrated narratives from Taiwan.
CULTURE / Books
Feb 27, 2025
Jose Ando's rapid rise from first pages to the Akutagawa Prize
By Eric Margolis
Just three years after dedicating himself to writing, the author won Japan's top literary award for his novel "Dtopia," which offers a fresh perspective on identity and diversity.
CULTURE / Books
Feb 22, 2025
'A Hundred Years and a Day': Short stories unfold through the lives of structures and spaces
By Thu-Huong Ha
In Tomoka Shibasaki’s curious collection, time flows architecturally, plots meander by design and humans are unnamed, ephemeral and often disappear.
CULTURE / Books
Feb 16, 2025
'Mornings Without Mii': A cozy cat memoir that gets down in the muck
By Thu-Huong Ha
Mayumi Inaba’s 1999 memoir charts the course of the author’s 20-year relationship with her calico cat, Mii.
CULTURE / Books
Feb 7, 2025
'Uketsu': The internet phantom haunting Japan's bestseller lists
By Thu-Huong Ha
Anonymous author and YouTuber "Uketsu" deals in a quiet horror that has delighted millions of readers.

Japan and U.S. to hold joint patrol after Okinawa sexual assaults
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Ishiba warns of divided world at futuristic Osaka Expo opening ceremony
Why Trump’s dream of made-in-the-USA iPhones isn’t going to happen
A trip to remember: Japan answers the demand for curated luxury travel
Heaven from hells: The sulfuric pleasure of Unzen Onsen
How to spend the perfect day in Hiroo, Tokyo’s expat enclave
A trip to remember: Japan answers the demand for curated luxury travel
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.
Can anyone deal with Trump better than Ishiba?

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