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Features, Analysis and Special Reports on Japanese Literature

- Feature
  
  October 14, 2018
- March of the Japanese Robot Writers
  
  by Richard Nathan
  Japan is renowned for embracing robot technology in the workplace and has enjoyed a long love affair with dolls and robots of all kinds, whether… Read more »
  - TOPICS:
  - AI
  - Robots
  - Science Fiction
- Feature
  
  September 18, 2018
- Holding Out For A Hero: Japan’s oddball rugby literature
  
  by Richard Nathan
  When Rugby, the all-out macho sport of the elite, officially arrived on Japanese shores in the 1890s, the country was experiencing a revolution-like period of… Read more »
  - TOPICS:
  - Kanji Hanawa
  - Rugby
  - Sports
- Analysis
  
  July 23, 2018
- Japan’s Olympic Literature: Stories from 1964, and Beyond
  
  by Richard Nathan
  In 1964 the Beatles song I want to Hold Your Hand topped the bestselling charts in the United States and The New York Times Fiction Best Seller of… Read more »
  - TOPICS:
  - Culture
  - Olympics
  - Robots
  - Sports
- Analysis
  
  July 22, 2018
- Japan’s Olympic Literature: Words and Deeds that shaped the movement
  
  by Richard Nathan
  The Olympic movement and the Olympic Games themselves are global canvases that nations and ambitious individuals have used to create powerful narratives and lasting impressions…. Read more »
  - TOPICS:
  - Culture
  - Olympics
  - Sports