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Literature
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The True Story Behind the Hit Series Shogun: William Adams
The intrepid English adventurer who inspired the hit series FX's Shogun![Fresh Ink: The Defeat of Thought by Osamu Dazai](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/the-defeat-of-thought-tokyo-metropolis-japan-545x400.jpeg)
Fresh Ink: The Defeat of Thought by Osamu Dazai
Japan’s literary legend’s never-before translated work![Japanese Whisky](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/chichibu-380x247.jpg)
Japanese Whisky
Review of Brian Ashcraft's 'Japanese Whisky: The Ultimate Guide to the World’s Most Desirable Spirit'![Fresh ink: Kitagawa Chiyo Conclusion](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fresh-ink-kitagawa-chiyo-conclusion-tokyo-metropolis-japan-600x400.jpg)
Fresh ink: Kitagawa Chiyo Conclusion
Read the moving end of the working-class fable "The Silk Sandals"![Your Summer Reading List 2024](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/iStock-1241458136-380x253.jpg)
Your Summer Reading List 2024
Our best new recommendations from Tokyo’s literary scene![Fresh Ink: Kitagawa Chiyo](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fresh-ink-kitagawa-chiyo-tokyo-metropolis-japan-600x400.jpg)
Fresh Ink: Kitagawa Chiyo
Proletariat Girls’ Literature![Book Launch: Thomas Lockley’s Gentleman from Japan](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/gentleman-from-japan-tokyo-metropolis-japan-264x400.jpg)
Book Launch: Thomas Lockley’s Gentleman from Japan
Thomas Lockley follows the life of a slave-turned-elite in his latest book![Fresh Ink: Musashi Miyamoto](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Musashi-Miyamoto-History-of-the-Battle-of-Sekigahara-Japan-Tokyo-Metropolis-Magazine-800x371.jpeg)
Fresh Ink: Musashi Miyamoto
Miyamoto’s life by the blade![Fresh Ink: Two Shorts By Osamu Dazai](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_3941-400x400.jpg)
Fresh Ink: Two Shorts By Osamu Dazai
The English-language debut of “The Ocean” and “Sweltering Heat Tale”![Fresh Ink: When You Want to but Can’t](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/zero-yen-house-Sakaguchi-Kyohei-576x400.jpeg)
Fresh Ink: When You Want to but Can’t
The English-language debut of Kyohei Sakaguchi’s self-help nonfiction writing![Cirrocumulus Clouds](https://metropolisjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/kelvin-t-6KHhs_dpaVQ-unsplash-380x214.jpg)