

“Digital Geishas and Talking Frogs” Edited by Helen Mitsios
The new term of my Japanese literature discussion classes starts from May 19! We’ll be continuing to use the anthology called “Digital...
May 12, 2024


“The Makioka Sisters” by Junichiro Tanizaki
I finally finished reading the masterpiece by Tanizaki. This is literature with a capital ‘L’. I was living in the Kansai region in the...
May 11, 2024


“To Khabarovsk” & “To Zagreb” by Yoko Tawada
These two stories are both in the same collection entitled “Suspect on the Night Train”, which got the Tanizaki Prize. The protagonist...
May 3, 2024