News & Views

Features, Analysis and Special Reports on Japanese Literature

- Opinion
  
  March 11, 2019
- A British Publisher’s Adventures in the Japanese book system
  
  by Ian Jacobs
  I learned the art of reference book selling in US in the late 1970s. Macmillan was the publisher since 1979 of Sir George Grove’s (1820-1900) Dictionary of… Read more »
  - TOPICS:
  - Art
  - Book Selling
  - Dictionary
  - History
  - Industry
  - Music
  - Publishing
- Feature
  
  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
- Feature
  
  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
- Feature
  
  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
  - AI
  - Robots
  - Science Fiction