Another film adaptation of a bestselling Mitsuyo Kakuta’s novel has been released in Japan to critical acclaim. The Moon and Lightning (Tsuki to kaminari) by… Read more »
The first volume of a three volume new edition of The Tale of Genji, often-described as the world’s first novel, adapted and translated into a… Read more »
Following the successful launch of the film adaptation of Star Sand by Roger Pulvers in Japan, Balestier Press has snapped up the Red Circle author’s… Read more »
Shosetsu Shincho, one of Japan’s most highly regarded literary magazines, published the first instalment of the award-winning Red Circle author Kazufumi Shiraishi’s latest work in… Read more »
Following the highly successful official world premiere of Star Sand in April at the Okinawa International Movie Festival, the film adaptation of Red Circle author… Read more »
In early August Red Circle author Kazufumi Shiraishi’s novel, The Part of Me That Isn’t Broken Inside, topped Amazon’s chart of Hot New Releases in Japanese literature. The… Read more »
The leading Japanese national daily newspaper The Mainichi has launched an English language essay competition based on the play The Face of Jizo, by Hisashi… Read more »