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Honey Pie by Haruki Murakami We are holding an online Japanese literature event on December 20 (Sun). 15:30 - 17:05 PST - Learn about the...

“In Commemoration of Radioactive Half-Life” (my translation / not translated yet) by Yuko Tsushima This is the last work of Yuko...

“American School” by Nobuo Kojima Nobuo Kojima was born in 1915. He majored in English literature at Tokyo Imperial University. In 1942,...

My wife and I went to the Museum of Modern Japanese Literature, which is a 10-minute walk from Komaba Campus of Tokyo University. I...

I’ve been an instructor of online classes entitled “Discovering Japanese Literature in English”. I’m happy to announce that a new term...

Yu Miri “Tokyo Ueno Station” This is the first time for me to read Yu Miri’s work. Both her style and theme were unique. Her...

Pico Iyer “Autumn Light” “I found that the best way that I could develop more attentive and more appreciative eyes was, oddly, by going...

\ Bookstore Recommendation / 誠品書店　“eslite bookstore” “誠品書店”, a Taiwan born bookstore. “誠” means integrity and “品” means product. This...