In this 5-lesson plan unit, students will be introduced to the culture of Japan through its food, clothing, art, entertainment, and literature with a literary focus on Sei Shonagon's Pillow Book, the ...

The first report dedicated to the Japanese art market helmed by Clare McAndrew sheds light on the trade in this East Asian ...

But a quick sampling of Richard Nathan's new book, "Kaleidoscope Japan: A nation through the lens of literature" hints at a very different approach. With chapter names such as "Grim Tales ...

If this sounds like you, you might be unwittingly engaging in tsundoku - a Japanese term used to describe a person who owns a lot of unread literature. before accepting. To view this content ...

Although becoming a household name in her home country has never seemed a realistic ambition for Japanese author Mieko ... for this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature. Known for her detailed ...