Literature
Body Language
Poetry, dance and translation in Eiko & Koma
Tokyo Ueno Station
Yu Miri’s latest novel offers an intimate insight into a harsher side of Tokyo
INTO THE VOID
Joy Waller’s 'Pause :: Heartbeat' explores the human extreme
Wieland Wagner Interview
A German perspective on Japan's working culture
Oyako: An Ode to Parents and Children
An array of intriguing portraits of Japanese oyako
Japanese Historical Novels
The best of Japan's historical fiction
Books We Love
Merry Christmas to all our readers
Kevin Barry at the European Literature Festival
The award-winning writer shares thoughts on place, sound and Twitter ahead of his first trip to Tokyo
Five Female Japanese Writers You Should Be Reading
The best contemporary female authors with English translated novels
Five Best Japanese Novels of 2018
Metropolis lists this year’s best Japanese fiction
In Praise of Shadows
A new translation sheds light on East-West duality
Contesting Myths
Best-selling writer Robert Whiting reviews a history of Japanese “samurai baseball”
This Great Stage of Fools
An anthology of Alan Booth's uncollected writings on Japan
Andrea Fazzari: Tokyo New Wave
Photographer and writer Andrea Fazzari captures the intimate, personal sides of Tokyo's new generation of chefs
Go by Kazuki Kaneshiro – review
Shallow attempt at a bildungsroman
Japan – 100 Hidden Towns
Discover a deeper culture
Keshiki – New Voices from Japan
New book series showcases literary translation as cultural exchange (Part 2)
Keshiki – New Voices from Japan
New book series showcases literary translation as cultural exchange (Part 1)
Christmas Present Cookbooks
Japanese cookbooks cover culture and recipes
Lady First
CSI: Fujikawa
The Abundance of Less
Lessons in simple living from rural Japan
The Three Pleasures
A reporter investigates Japanese-Canadian internment camps in WWII