Literature
The Aftershocks of Trauma
A collection of short stories about Japan’s largest earthquake disasters
Japan’s Lost Tradition of Wild Food
'Eating Wild Japan' tracks the culture of foraged foods with a guide to plants and recipes
Studio Ghibli on the Page
The best books of Hayao Miyazaki’s Ghibli universe
2021: What is the Future of Japanese Literature?
With Japanese literature in translation finally breaching feminist frontiers, what’s next?
5 (Translated) Japanese Novels to Read in 2021
New works by Mieko Kawakami, Haruki Murakami and more
Fresh Ink: ‘Tales of the Zashiki Children’ by Kenji Miyazawa
The English-language debut of a prolific Japanese writer
Scientific Literature About an Unscientific World
Kanji Hanawa divulges society’s absurdity in two translated novellas
‘The Hole’ by Hiroko Oyamada
David Boyd translates Oyamada's surreal novel of transformation and isolation
Atomic Trauma and Family Albums – 75 Years Later
Kazu Sashida's crucial book sheds light on the horrors of Hiroshima
Comedy is Tragic in ‘Spark’
A review of manzai star Naoki Matayoshi’s translated novel
The Resurgence of a Japanese Literary Master
Fifty years after his death, Yukio Mishima is reemerging in translation
Talking With the Only Gaijin in the Village
Scotsman Iain Maloney on his new book about life in rural Japan
Your Summer Reading List
Recommendations from Tokyo's literary scene
Breasts, Eggs and Existential Feminism
Mieko Kawakami’s intimate portrait of womanhood in 'Breasts and Eggs'
Yoshitomo Nara: Beyond the Big-Headed Girls
Yeewan Koon's new book traces Yoshitomo Nara's diverse career
The American Who Brought Ghibli to the World
An interview with Steve Alpert, author of 'Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man'
Questioning Normalcy in the Age of the Pandemic
'Convenience Store Woman' author Sayaka Murata on breaking norms
Art/Cult and Commerce: Japanese Cinema Since 2000
A review of American film critic Mark Schilling's new book
The Titanic Literary Accomplishment of Yoko Ogawa
Power and metaphor in 'The Memory Police'
Mind the Gap
The ongoing battle to translate Japan's leading literary women
After a Forty Year Career, the Architect Becomes a Philosopher
A review of Edward Suzuki's memoir: GOoD Design Philosophy
Yoko Tawada’s The Emissary
Mutation and hope in a not-so-distant dystopian Tokyo