News & Views

Features, Analysis and Special Reports on Japanese Literature

- 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
- Analysis
  
  June 20, 2018
- Short Story Writing in Japan: From Nobel Prize winners to AI
  
  by Richard Nathan
  Stripped back to the essentials; compact but still complete; intelligently and stylishly packaged with quality shining through: These are traits that have been applied to… Read more »
  - TOPICS:
  - Kanji Hanawa
  - Kazufumi Shiraishi
  - Mitsuyo Kakuta
  - Publishing
  - Short Story
- Feature
  
  May 12, 2018
- From Body Art to Literature: Zen and the Art of the Tattoo
  
  by Richard Nathan
  Everyone seems to want a tattoo these days. The numbers are staggering: More than a third of people between the ages of eighteen and thirty… Read more »
  - TOPICS:
  - Culture
  - Steve Jobs
- Feature
  
  April 4, 2018
- Primeval Trolls and Eating Disorders: Grim tales from Japan
  
  by Richard Nathan
  Nobody can escape childhood without some exposure to monsters, demons, witches, or trolls. Be they tales about the lovable ogre Shrek, the Devil, Harry Potter,… Read more »
  - TOPICS:
  - Roger Pulvers
  - Children's
  - Culture
  - Folk Tales
  - Women's Fiction