Feature

- Posted April 17, 2020
- The First Portable Device Loved by Japan’s Literati
  
  by Richard Nathan
  Treasured by emperors and clutched by royalty as status symbols, these multi-functional devices initially evolved from wooden sticks used for note taking and record keeping…. Read more »
  - TOPICS:
  - Art
  - Culture
  - Fans
- Posted December 28, 2018
- Born-to-Run: Japan’s Literary Racers
  
  by Richard Nathan
  Some nations have running in their blood. Japan is known for its discipline, long hours and endurance, as well as its respect for hard work…. Read more »
  - TOPICS:
  - Mitsuyo Kakuta
  - Takuji Ichikawa
  - marathon
  - Olympics
  - Running
  - Sports
- Posted December 5, 2018
- The Literary Stations of Japan: Narratives from off and on the tracks
  
  by Richard Nathan
  During most weekdays more people pass through Tokyo’s busiest station than live in Paris. The figures are staggering. Of the 50 busiest stations in the… Read more »
  - TOPICS:
  - Randy Taguchi
  - Roger Pulvers
  - Soji Shimada
  - Culture
  - railways
  - trains
  - travel
- Posted November 15, 2018
- The Uncanny Valley: Tales from The Robot-Nation
  
  by Richard Nathan
  The Uncanny Valley isn’t a work of fiction or science fiction or an article about how curious, weird and unknowable Japan is. Neither is it… Read more »
  - TOPICS:
  - Kazufumi Shiraishi
  - Soji Shimada
  - AI
  - Osamu Tezuka
  - Robots
  - Science Fiction