Sports

- 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
  - Feature
  - marathon
  - Olympics
  - Running
  - Sports
- 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
  - Soji Shimada
  - Feature
  - Rugby
  - Sports
- 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:
  - Analysis
  - Culture
  - Olympics
  - Robots
  - Sports
- 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:
  - Analysis
  - Culture
  - Olympics
  - Sports