-
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 »
News & Views
Features, Analysis and Special Reports on Japanese Literature
-
-
-
A British Publisher’s Adventures in the Japanese book system
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 »
-
-
Born-to-Run: Japan’s Literary Racers
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 »
-
-
The Literary Stations of Japan: Narratives from off and on the tracks
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 »