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The First Portable Device Loved by Japan’s Literati
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 »
News & Views
Features, Analysis and Special Reports on Japanese Literature
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Poems that Decode Japan’s Intellectual DNA: The Ambassador’s choice
Diplomats are perhaps thought of as having a limited interest in areas outside those that concern international relations, domestic political developments in the country where… Read more »
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Lafcadio the Greek: The Man Who Dreamed Japan
“Pray remember that your ancestors were the very Goths and Vandals who destroyed the marvels of Greek art which even Roman ignorance and ferocity had… Read more »
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How To Read A Film: Kurosawa and his books
Is it necessary, really, to learn how to read a film?’ asks the seminal book on film studies, How To Read a Film, in the… Read more »
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