From the Japanese megalopolis to the vineyards of Alsace, the Chinese countryside and the Mongolian steppes, Jean Freund fills his Moleskine notebooks with his stories. He likes to tak
Have you been studying Japanese at evening classes? Have you installed apps to test your hiragana and kanji on your commute? Do you have a notebook with lines of words written fiercely?
In this book, you will discover personalities far removed from the image that we often have of Japan and its people, for fascinating testimonies and a certain authenticity...
Kitakyushu has a literary heritage. There are museums dedicated to Mori Ogai, Seicho Matsumoto as well as the more general Kitakyushu Literature Museum.
If Japanese pop culture has managed to make itself known beyond its borders and penetrate the collective imagination, it also manages to invest in the field of contemporary art.
Japan is a land of literature, from its origins with Genji Monogatari. There is nothing better than to visit Japan and to take away with you some of its famous writers.
Yoshihiro Tatsumi: read reviews of Yoshihiro Tatsumi's brilliant, pioneering gekiga manga A Drifting Life and Abandon the Old in Tokyo set in the harsh years of post-war Japan.
Japan Children's Books: Read reviews of Japanese books for children translated into English. Titles reviewed include Finding Little Sister by Yoriko Tsutsui and Kamishibai Man by Allen Say.
