News & Views

Features, Analysis and Special Reports on Japanese Literature

- Opinion
  
  September 26, 2019
- Lafcadio the Greek: The Man Who Dreamed Japan
  
  by Peter Tasker
  “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 »
  - TOPICS:
  - Culture
  - History
- Analysis
  
  July 19, 2019
- How To Read A Film: Kurosawa and his books
  
  by Richard Nathan
  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 »
  - TOPICS:
  - Fuminori Nakamura
  - Kanji Hanawa
  - Mitsuyo Kakuta
  - Film
  - Publishing
  - Short Story
  - Storytelling
- 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