Japanese literature is experiencing a boom internationally at the moment, with even mid-20th-century luminaries such as Kenzaburo Oe, Yukio Mishima and Kobo Abe experiencing a resurgence in ...
The drama is based on absurdist writer Kobo Abe’s novel of the same name. “This is an experience-based work of serious literature and entertainment,” the director said. When the ...
Giving talks at six venues, including the Cheltenham Literature Festival and the University of Oxford, she felt firsthand the craze for Japanese literature. She saw members of the audience holding her ...
Japanese animated film "Ordinary Life" (Futsu no Seikatsu) won the runner-up jury prize in the short film category on Saturday at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival. Directed by Yoriko ...
The whereabouts of some 20 Japanese nationals believed to have been present at a scam-operating center in eastern Myanmar are unknown, an ethnic armed group who conducted a search of the facility said ...
This course provides an introduction to modern Japanese literature through the reading of a selection of representative texts in translation. Each week we will look at one significant work of Japanese ...
He left behind this statement in Japanese: “Japanese writers such as Yasunari Kawabata ... In addition to Kawabata, he mentioned such great writers as Kobo Abe, Takeo Arishima, Yaeko Nogami, Hakucho ...
Daemons of the Shadow Realm (GN 5) 2024-08-06 (from $12.08) ...
Interview: BE:FIRST Vocal Group Returns to the High Seas of One Piece (Dec 6, 2024) ...